9314.0 - Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Nov 2014 Quality Declaration 
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NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.(a)
NT(a)
ACT(a)
Aust.

Vehicle sales (no.)

Trend
30 119
25 459
17 921
5 811
9 262
1 418
898
1 436
92 324
Seasonally Adjusted
29 801
25 730
17 680
5 789
9 130
1 406
899
1 434
91 869

Change from previous month (%)

Trend
0.2
-0.1
-0.6
-0.3
-1.3
-
0.7
-0.6
-0.2
Seasonally Adjusted
-2.0
1.7
-0.9
0.2
-2.2
-0.9
-1.2
1.7
-0.6

Change from previous year (%)

Trend
1.9
-1.2
-6.3
-0.8
-7.1
-11.8
-2.2
-4.6
-2.1
Seasonally Adjusted
0.3
-3.4
-7.2
-4.1
-7.7
-15.4
-4.0
-6.9
-3.8

- 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.




NOVEMBER KEY POINTS


TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
  • Trend estimates: The November 2014 trend estimate (92 324) has decreased by 0.2% when compared with October 2014. The trend estimate for year to date has new vehicle sales reaching the one million mark.
  • Seasonally adjusted estimates: The November 2014 seasonally adjusted estimate (91 869) has decreased by 0.6% when compared with October 2014.


SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
  • Trend estimates: When comparing national trend estimates for November 2014 with October 2014, sales of Passenger and Other vehicles decreased by 0.5% and 0.7% respectively. Over the same period, Sports utility vehicles increased by 0.4%.
  • Seasonally adjusted estimates: When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for November 2014 with October 2014, sales of Passenger and Other vehicles decreased by 1.1% and 2.3% respectively. Over the same period, Sports utility vehicles increased by 1.3%.


SALES BY STATE
  • Trend estimates: Five of the eight states and territories experienced a decrease in new motor vehicle sales when comparing November 2014 with October 2014. Western Australia recorded the largest percentage decrease (1.3%), followed by both Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory (0.6%). Over the same period, the Northern Territory recorded the largest increase in sales of 0.7%.
  • Seasonally adjusted estimates: Five of the states and territories experienced a decrease in new motor vehicle sales when comparing November 2014 with October 2014. Western Australia recorded the largest percentage decrease (2.2%) followed by New South Wales (2.0%) and the Northern Territory (1.2%). Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory both recorded an increase of 1.7%.




SUMMARY COMMENTARY

Graph Image for New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - long term

Footnote(s): Break in time series for trend between June and July 2000. See paragraph 13 of the Expanatory Notes.

Source(s): New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - long term-graph_update


Graph Image for New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - short term

New motor vehicle sales by type of vehicle by month

Passenger vehicles
Sports utility vehicles
Other vehicles
Total vehicles
Change Passenger vehicles
Change Sports utility vehicles
Change Other vehicles
Change Total vehicles
no.
no.
no.
no.
%
%
%
%

Trend

2013
September
47 418
27 788
19 124
94 330
-0.2
0.3
0.2
-
October
47 325
27 847
19 191
94 364
-0.2
0.2
0.4
-
November
47 140
27 895
19 269
94 303
-0.4
0.2
0.4
-0.1
December
46 827
27 947
19 271
94 046
-0.7
0.2
-
-0.3
2014
January
46 372
28 027
19 189
93 588
-1.0
0.3
-0.4
-0.5
February
45 840
28 188
19 048
93 076
-1.1
0.6
-0.7
-0.5
March
45 338
28 414
18 936
92 688
-1.1
0.8
-0.6
-0.4
April
44 919
28 693
18 915
92 527
-0.9
1.0
-0.1
-0.2
May
44 627
29 041
18 982
92 650
-0.6
1.2
0.4
0.1
June
44 418
29 413
19 075
92 906
-0.5
1.3
0.5
0.3
July
44 206
29 713
19 092
93 010
-0.5
1.0
0.1
0.1
August
43 960
29 947
19 013
92 919
-0.6
0.8
-0.4
-0.1
September
43 676
30 168
18 899
92 743
-0.6
0.7
-0.6
-0.2
October
43 384
30 367
18 793
92 545
-0.7
0.7
-0.6
-0.2
November
43 161
30 502
18 662
92 324
-0.5
0.4
-0.7
-0.2

Seasonally Adjusted

2013
September
47 011
27 661
18 807
93 479
-1.9
-2.9
2.1
-1.4
October
47 150
26 957
18 895
93 001
0.3
-2.5
0.5
-0.5
November
47 610
28 392
19 475
95 477
1.0
5.3
3.1
2.7
December
47 148
28 790
20 403
96 341
-1.0
1.4
4.8
0.9
2014
January
46 007
27 727
18 955
92 689
-2.4
-3.7
-7.1
-3.8
February
46 261
27 351
18 761
92 373
0.6
-1.4
-1.0
-0.3
March
44 763
28 734
18 616
92 112
-3.2
5.1
-0.8
-0.3
April
45 150
28 635
18 414
92 199
0.9
-0.3
-1.1
0.1
May
44 079
29 240
19 107
92 425
-2.4
2.1
3.8
0.2
June
44 675
29 522
20 379
94 576
1.4
1.0
6.7
2.3
July
44 644
30 002
18 433
93 079
-0.1
1.6
-9.5
-1.6
August
43 676
29 147
18 691
91 514
-2.2
-2.8
1.4
-1.7
September
43 821
31 139
19 087
94 048
0.3
6.8
2.1
2.8
October
43 342
30 113
18 943
92 398
-1.1
-3.3
-0.8
-1.8
November
42 846
30 511
18 512
91 869
-1.1
1.3
-2.3
-0.6

Original

2013
September
47 149
26 199
19 314
92 662
-1.9
-4.8
8.7
-0.7
October
46 939
26 258
19 406
92 603
-0.4
0.2
0.5
-0.1
November
49 089
28 889
18 946
96 924
4.6
10.0
-2.4
4.7
December
47 686
28 543
20 527
96 756
-2.9
-1.2
8.3
-0.2
2014
January
41 626
25 868
14 791
82 285
-12.7
-9.4
-27.9
-15.0
February
43 651
25 867
17 300
86 818
4.9
-
17.0
5.5
March
47 079
30 778
19 410
97 267
7.9
19.0
12.2
12.0
April
39 027
25 350
16 333
80 710
-17.1
-17.6
-15.9
-17.0
May
43 819
30 730
20 013
94 562
12.3
21.2
22.5
17.2
June
53 844
36 846
27 619
118 309
22.9
19.9
38.0
25.1
July
43 464
28 805
17 598
89 867
-19.3
-21.8
-36.3
-24.0
August
42 658
27 543
17 956
88 157
-1.9
-4.4
2.0
-1.9
September
45 194
30 027
19 757
94 978
5.9
9.0
10.0
7.7
October
43 126
28 835
19 275
91 236
-4.6
-4.0
-2.4
-3.9
November
43 063
31 032
18 137
92 232
-0.1
7.6
-5.9
1.1

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

New motor vehicle sales by state/territory of registration

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.(a)
NT(a)
ACT(a)
Aust.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.

Trend

2013
September
29 404
25 817
19 144
5 807
10 132
1 606
954
1 465
94 330
October
29 471
25 850
19 126
5 835
10 052
1 609
935
1 486
94 364
November
29 549
25 762
19 130
5 858
9 973
1 608
918
1 505
94 303
December
29 597
25 510
19 152
5 858
9 909
1 599
908
1 513
94 046
2014
January
29 584
25 176
19 135
5 846
9 863
1 578
907
1 500
93 588
February
29 504
24 903
19 052
5 831
9 851
1 546
915
1 474
93 076
March
29 415
24 798
18 903
5 823
9 866
1 511
926
1 446
92 688
April
29 357
24 882
18 725
5 827
9 891
1 483
933
1 429
92 527
May
29 414
25 086
18 580
5 843
9 903
1 462
934
1 429
92 650
June
29 581
25 304
18 479
5 857
9 871
1 447
928
1 439
92 906
July
29 763
25 416
18 389
5 860
9 781
1 435
916
1 451
93 010
August
29 897
25 449
18 277
5 858
9 654
1 426
904
1 455
92 919
September
29 998
25 460
18 152
5 846
9 517
1 421
897
1 451
92 743
October
30 072
25 481
18 023
5 831
9 384
1 418
892
1 445
92 545
November
30 119
25 459
17 921
5 811
9 262
1 418
898
1 436
92 324

Seasonally Adjusted

2013
September
29 022
25 682
18 841
5 784
10 147
1 697
893
1 412
93 479
October
28 714
25 570
18 773
5 815
10 087
1 649
929
1 465
93 001
November
29 725
26 647
19 042
6 034
9 892
1 662
937
1 539
95 477
December
30 454
26 092
19 685
5 795
10 209
1 631
921
1 553
96 341
2014
January
29 710
24 478
19 249
5 732
9 554
1 558
878
1 530
92 689
February
29 201
24 519
18 988
5 892
9 888
1 507
908
1 470
92 373
March
29 063
24 941
18 572
5 911
9 843
1 491
875
1 417
92 112
April
29 350
24 350
18 916
5 757
9 867
1 506
1 059
1 394
92 199
May
29 375
25 270
18 473
5 691
9 896
1 470
848
1 401
92 425
June
29 928
25 898
18 679
6 037
10 078
1 511
983
1 462
94 576
July
29 634
25 610
18 264
5 833
9 875
1 459
912
1 493
93 079
August
29 657
25 057
17 895
5 861
9 334
1 391
864
1 455
91 514
September
30 194
25 428
18 832
5 884
9 754
1 600
896
1 460
94 048
October
30 396
25 310
17 845
5 776
9 334
1 418
910
1 409
92 398
November
29 801
25 730
17 680
5 789
9 130
1 406
899
1 434
91 869

Original

2013
September
28 702
25 430
18 498
5 847
10 153
1 835
852
1 345
92 662
October
28 519
25 961
18 057
5 732
10 305
1 737
853
1 439
92 603
November
30 496
27 547
18 381
6 216
9 815
1 984
904
1 581
96 924
December
29 966
26 316
19 718
6 039
10 287
2 009
835
1 586
96 756
2014
January
27 080
21 289
16 660
5 082
8 707
1 280
713
1 474
82 285
February
27 585
23 411
17 367
5 567
9 427
1 263
791
1 407
86 818
March
30 656
26 311
20 073
6 184
10 117
1 457
998
1 471
97 267
April
25 625
21 108
17 041
4 897
8 604
1 182
1 070
1 183
80 710
May
29 788
26 042
19 252
5 764
9 920
1 409
978
1 409
94 562
June
37 575
31 327
24 643
7 531
12 440
1 743
1 258
1 792
118 309
July
28 587
24 756
17 767
5 514
9 556
1 302
913
1 472
89 867
August
28 404
24 184
17 169
5 618
9 137
1 418
807
1 420
88 157
September
30 388
25 670
18 890
6 099
9 882
1 734
904
1 411
94 978
October
29 839
25 559
16 990
5 628
9 534
1 488
826
1 372
91 236
November
30 419
26 282
16 814
5 888
8 876
1 650
841
1 462
92 232

(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.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
December 2014 19 January 2015
January 2015 16 February 2015
February 2015 16 March 2015
March 2015 16 April 2015
April 2015 18 May 2015
May 2015 16 June 2015



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