QTPA Member Alert |ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Jul 2013 (20/8/2013)
ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Jul 2013
The sale of new motor vehicles across Australia is a good indication of considerable income and volatility of the marketplace. This is also a good indication for turf sales.
JULY 2013 KEY FIGURES
| NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas(a) | NT(a) | ACT(a) | Aust |
Vehicle sales (no.)
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Trend | 29 396 | 25 616 | 19 373 | 5 719 | 10 503 | 1 717 | 980 | 1 463 | 94 767 |
Seasonally Adjusted | 28 998 | 25 342 | 19 132 | 5 710 | 10 486 | 1 686 | 1 020 | 1 423 | 93 797 |
Change from previous month (%)
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Trend | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
Seasonally Adjusted | -4.0 | -2.6 | -5.1 | -2.1 | -2.6 | -3.8 | 8.6 | -6.7 | -3.5 |
Change from previous year (%)
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Trend | 2.5 | 4.6 | -3.0 | 1.1 | -2.5 | 23.4 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 1.4 |
Seasonally Adjusted | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -2.0 | 16.7 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
(a) Seasonally adjusted number of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution.
JULY KEY POINTS
TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
- Trend estimates: The July 2013 trend estimate (94 767) has increased by 0.2% when compared with June 2013.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: The July 2013 seasonally adjusted estimate (93 797) has decreased by 3.5% when compared with June 2013.
SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
- Trend estimates: When comparing national trend estimates for July 2013 with June 2013, sales of Sports utility and Other vehicles decreased by 0.1% and 0.2% respectively. Over the same period, Passenger vehicles increased by 0.5%.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for July 2013 with June 2013, sales of Passenger, Sports utility and Other vehicles decreased by 3.0%, 2.3% and 6.2% respectively.
SALES BY STATE
- Trend estimates: Four of the eight states and territories experienced an increase for new motor vehicle sales when comparing July 2013 with June 2013. Tasmania recorded the largest percentage increase (1.5%), followed by the Northern Territory (1.1%) and then New South Wales (0.6%). Over the same period, sales in South Australia and Western Australia decreased by 0.7% and 0.6% respectively.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: Seven of the eight states and territories experienced a decrease in new motor vehicle sales when comparing July 2013 with June 2013. The Australian Capital Territory recorded the largest percentage decrease (6.7%), followed by Queensland (5.1%) and New South Wales (4.0%). Over the same period, sales in the Northern Territory increased by 8.6%.
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