QTPA Member Alert | ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Mar 2012 (18/4/2012)
ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Mar 2012
Disposable income and investment in capital such as new motor vehicles is an interesting area to compare with our Turf production industry and the investment in home improvements and new construction.
MARCH 2012 KEY FIGURES
NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas.(a) | NT(a) | ACT(a) | Aust. | |
Vehicle sales (no.) | |||||||||
| Trend | 26 791 | 23 428 | 18 349 | 5 464 | 9 862 | 1 224 | 870 | 1 297 | 87 286 |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 27 482 | 24 241 | 18 601 | 5 796 | 10 044 | 1 292 | 900 | 1 337 | 89 694 |
Change from previous month (%) | |||||||||
| Trend | – | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 4.2 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 4.0 |
Change from previous year (%) | |||||||||
| Trend | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 9.0 | -13.5 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 2.1 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 13.0 | 9.7 | -9.7 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| – nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) | |||||||||
| (a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes. | |||||||||
MARCH KEY POINTS
TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
- The March 2012 trend estimate (87 286) has increased by 0.6% when compared with February 2012.
- Seasonally Adjusted – The March 2012 seasonally adjusted estimate for new motor vehicle sales (89 694) increased by 4.0% when compared with February 2012.
SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
- When comparing national trend estimates for March 2012 with February 2012, sales of Passenger and Sports utility vehicles increased by 0.1% and 1.9% respectively. Over the same period sales of Other vehicles decreased by 7 units.
- Seasonally Adjusted – When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for March 2012 with February 2012, sales of Passenger, Sports utility and Other vehicles increased by 3.3%, 7.5% and 1.4% respectively.
SALES BY STATE
- Five of the eight states and territories have experienced an increase in the trend estimate for new motor vehicle sales when comparing March 2012 with February 2012. South Australia recorded the largest percentage increase (1.6%), followed by the Western Australia (1.2%) and Victoria (1.1%). Sales in the Australian Capital Territory have decreased by 0.8% over the same period.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, sales of new motor vehicles increased in all eight states and territories when comparing March 2012 with February 2012. The Australian Capital Territory recorded the largest percentage increase, with 9.5%, followed by the Northern Territory (8.3%) and South Australia (6.9%).
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