IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Subdivision:  Distributive trade

Summary of release published on 17 July 2014

Statistical release P6343.2

Motor trade sales

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales decreased by 1,1% year-on-year in May 2014. The largest negative annual growth rates were recorded for new vehicle sales (-7,6%) and used vehicle sales (-3,0%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,6% in May 2014 compared with April 2014. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,4% in April 2014 and -0,1% in March 2014.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,4% in the three months ended May 2014 compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 0,2% in the three months ended May 2014 compared with the three months ended May 2013. The main contributor to this increase was fuel sales (5,9% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).