Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), motor trade sales increased by 0,2% year-on-year in January 2025. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

• used vehicle sales (8,8% and contributing 1,7 percentage points); and
• new vehicle sales (2,9% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

The largest negative contributor was fuel sales (-7,9% and contributing -2,3 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,7% in January 2025 compared with December 2024. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,5% in December 2024 and 0,0% in November 2024.

Motor trade sales decreased by 2,1% in the three months ended January 2025 compared with the three months ended January 2024. The main negative contributors to this decrease were:

• fuel sales (-5,8% and contributing -1,7 percentage points);
• sales of accessories (-2,5% and contributing -0,5 of a percentage point); and
• workshop income (-8,3% and contributing -0,4 of a percentage point).

The only positive contributor was used vehicle sales (4,3% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 2,1% in the three months ended January 2025 compared with the previous three months. The largest positive contributor to this increase was new vehicle sales (7,3% and contributing 1,8 percentage points).