IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade was flat between September 2018 and September 2019. The largest positive annual growth rates were recorded for:

·         workshop income (6,1%);

·         sales of accessories (4,9%); and

·         used vehicle sales (3,8%).

Fuel sales declined by 6,6% year-on-year in September 2019.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 2,7% in September 2019 compared with August 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,0% in August 2019 and 1,0% in July 2019.

In the third quarter of 2019, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,1% compared with the previous quarter.

Motor trade sales increased by 2,2% in the third quarter of 2019 compared with the third quarter of 2018. The main contributors were:

·         new vehicle sales (6,3% and contributing 1,6 percentage points); and

·         used vehicle sales (5,9% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).