QTPA Member Alert |ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Mar 2013 (18/4/2013)
ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Mar 2013
MARCH 2013 KEY FIGURES
| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas.(a) | NT(a) | ACT(a) | Aust. | ||
| Vehicle sales (no.) | ||||||||||
| Trend | 29 001 | 24 931 | 20 299 | 6 024 | 11 189 | 1 561 | 956 | 1 536 | 95 497 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 28 960 | 24 576 | 20 501 | 5 844 | 11 056 | 1 655 | 975 | 1 545 | 95 113 | |
| Change from previous month (%) | ||||||||||
| Trend | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | – | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | -0.4 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted | – | -3.1 | 1.9 | -1.7 | -2.2 | 7.7 | -1.2 | 2.8 | -0.6 | |
| Change from previous year (%) | ||||||||||
| Trend | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 21.4 | 4 | 11.5 | 6.7 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 3.8 | 0.3 | 8.4 | -0.6 | 8.6 | 23.2 | 6.9 | 13.4 | 4.5 | |
| – 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 2013 KEY POINTS
TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
- Trend estimates: The March 2013 trend estimate (95 497) has decreased by 0.4% when compared with February 2013.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: The March 2013 seasonally adjusted estimate (95 113) has decreased by 0.6% when compared with February 2013.
SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
- Trend estimates: When comparing national trend estimates for March 2013 with February 2013, sales of Sports utility vehicles increased by 1.1%. Over the same period, Passenger vehicles and Other vehicles sales decreased by 1.3% and 0.2% respectively.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for March 2013 with February 2013, sales of Passenger vehicles increased by 3.3%. Over the same period, Sports utility vehicles and Other vehicles sales decreased by 0.5% and 9.1% respectively.
SALES BY STATE
- Trend estimates: Seven of the eight states and territories experienced a decrease in new motor vehicle sales when comparing March 2013 with February 2013. Victoria recorded the largest percentage decrease (0.7%), followed by Western Australia (0.6%) and then the Northern Territory (0.5%). Over the same period, the Australian Capital Territory remained unchanged.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: Four of the eight states and territories experienced an increase in new motor vehicle sales when comparing March 2013 with February 2013. Tasmania recorded the largest percentage increase (7.7%), followed by the Australian Capital Territory (2.8%) and Queensland (1.9%). Over the same period, Victoria and Western Australia decreased by 3.1% and 2.2% respectively.
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