IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 24,5% year-on-year in August 2022. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• fuel sales (38,5%);
• workshop income (32,8%); and
• new vehicle sales (22,5%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 4,1% in August 2022 compared with July 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 2,6% in July 2022 and 0,1% in June 2022.

In the three months ended August 2022, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 4,0% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 24,2% in the three months ended August 2022 compared with the three months ended August 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:

• fuel sales (43,3% and contributing 12,1 percentage points);
• new vehicle sales (17,0% and contributing 4,1 percentage points); and
• used vehicle sales (19,0% and contributing 3,8 percentage points).