Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, April 2019

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 10,4% year-on-year in April 2019. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

  • sales of accessories (11,7%);
  • fuel sales (11,7%);
  • new vehicle sales (10,2%); and
  • used vehicle sales (10,0%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 3,9% in April 2019 compared with March 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of 2,2% in March 2019 and -1,3% in February 2019.

In the three months ended April 2019, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,7% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 0,8% in the three months ended April 2019 compared with the three months ended April 2018. Fuel sales grew by 7,1% (contributing 1,9 percentage points) while new vehicle sales declined by 6,2% (contributing -1,7 percentage points).