9314.0 - Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, November 2016 Quality Declaration 
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NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES

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

Vehicle sales
Trend (no.)
32 859
28 040
19 015
5 966
8 004
1 797
856
1 522
98 059
Seasonally Adjusted (no.)
32 104
27 817
19 227
6 018
7 765
1 701
863
1 559
97 055
Change from previous month
Trend (%)
-0.2
0.3
-0.4
-0.2
-1.3
1.3
-1.6
-0.2
-0.2
Seasonally Adjusted (%)
-3.3
0.1
2.2
5.2
-3.1
-5.4
5.5
3.5
-0.6
Change from previous year
Trend (%)
0.8
5.1
-4.1
1.2
-9.5
12.7
3.4
0.7
0.3
Seasonally Adjusted (%)
-1.4
4.6
-5.5
3.2
-12.7
8.5
7.2
3.1
-1.1

(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 TREND ESTIMATES KEY POINTS

  • The November 2016 trend estimate (98,059) decreased by 0.2% when compared with October 2016.
  • When comparing national trend estimates for November 2016 with October 2016, sales for Passenger vehicles decreased by 0.6% and sales for Sports utility vehicles increased by 0.2%. There was no movement in sales for Other vehicles.
  • The largest downward movement across all states and territories, on a trend basis, was in the Northern Territory (-1.6%), continuing a downward trend which commenced in June 2016.
  • The largest upward movement across all states and territories, on a trend basis, was in Tasmania (1.3%).




SUMMARY COMMENTARY

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

New motor vehicle sales by type of vehicle by month

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

Trend

2015
September
42 662
35 443
19 097
97 203
-0.4
1.3
0.5
0.4
October
42 332
35 807
19 363
97 502
-0.8
1.0
1.4
0.3
November
41 924
36 065
19 783
97 773
-1.0
0.7
2.2
0.3
December
41 535
36 165
20 258
97 958
-0.9
0.3
2.4
0.2
2016
January
41 191
36 173
20 660
98 023
-0.8
-
2.0
0.1
February
40 947
36 101
20 909
97 957
-0.6
-0.2
1.2
-0.1
March
40 834
36 003
20 994
97 830
-0.3
-0.3
0.4
-0.1
April
40 805
35 978
20 988
97 771
-0.1
-0.1
-
-0.1
May
40 757
36 114
20 933
97 803
-0.1
0.4
-0.3
-
June
40 653
36 462
20 847
97 963
-0.3
1.0
-0.4
0.2
July
40 403
36 972
20 788
98 163
-0.6
1.4
-0.3
0.2
August
40 051
37 478
20 784
98 313
-0.9
1.4
-
0.2
September
39 692
37 843
20 793
98 328
-0.9
1.0
-
-
October
39 359
38 070
20 808
98 238
-0.8
0.6
0.1
-0.1
November
39 104
38 144
20 811
98 059
-0.6
0.2
-
-0.2

Seasonally Adjusted

2015
September
43 988
37 032
18 394
99 415
4.9
7.1
-1.7
4.4
October
41 245
35 968
19 567
96 780
-6.2
-2.9
6.4
-2.7
November
41 929
35 697
20 495
98 121
1.7
-0.8
4.7
1.4
December
42 740
35 067
19 462
97 269
1.9
-1.8
-5.0
-0.9
2016
January
40 303
37 022
20 899
98 224
-5.7
5.6
7.4
1.0
February
40 740
36 518
20 873
98 132
1.1
-1.4
-0.1
-0.1
March
41 516
36 349
21 852
99 717
1.9
-0.5
4.7
1.6
April
41 117
35 316
20 688
97 121
-1.0
-2.8
-5.3
-2.6
May
39 887
35 831
20 462
96 180
-3.0
1.5
-1.1
-1.0
June
42 319
36 121
20 746
99 186
6.1
0.8
1.4
3.1
July
40 047
36 827
21 044
97 918
-5.4
2.0
1.4
-1.3
August
39 348
37 805
20 782
97 936
-1.7
2.7
-1.2
-
September
40 138
38 793
21 087
100 018
2.0
2.6
1.5
2.1
October
39 238
38 234
20 174
97 646
-2.2
-1.4
-4.3
-2.4
November
38 910
37 043
21 102
97 055
-0.8
-3.1
4.6
-0.6

Original

2015
September
46 084
36 968
18 340
101 392
13.3
12.4
7.1
11.8
October
40 856
34 744
18 721
94 321
-11.3
-6.0
2.1
-7.0
November
41 726
36 070
20 843
98 639
2.1
3.8
11.3
4.6
December
44 172
35 439
20 005
99 616
5.9
-1.7
-4.0
1.0
2016
January
35 214
33 073
16 086
84 373
-20.3
-6.7
-19.6
-15.3
February
39 558
36 865
20 020
96 443
12.3
11.5
24.5
14.3
March
43 652
38 437
22 423
104 512
10.3
4.3
12.0
8.4
April
36 671
31 783
19 117
87 571
-16.0
-17.3
-14.7
-16.2
May
38 222
36 230
22 220
96 672
4.2
14.0
16.2
10.4
June
53 832
46 011
28 726
128 569
40.8
27.0
29.3
33.0
July
38 033
33 817
19 481
91 331
-29.3
-26.5
-32.2
-29.0
August
38 945
36 396
19 568
94 909
2.4
7.6
0.4
3.9
September
42 076
39 497
21 123
102 696
8.0
8.5
7.9
8.2
October
37 817
36 442
19 098
93 357
-10.1
-7.7
-9.6
-9.1
November
39 852
37 536
21 549
98 937
5.4
3.0
12.8
6.0

- 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.

Trend

2015
September
32 494
26 526
19 762
5 690
8 763
1 602
828
1 538
97 203
October
32 530
26 610
19 814
5 793
8 805
1 600
822
1 528
97 502
November
32 608
26 669
19 827
5 895
8 842
1 595
828
1 511
97 773
December
32 769
26 685
19 761
5 964
8 850
1 587
843
1 498
97 958
2016
January
32 954
26 683
19 643
5 996
8 803
1 578
864
1 502
98 023
February
33 102
26 668
19 515
5 988
8 705
1 565
888
1 527
97 957
March
33 176
26 664
19 429
5 953
8 590
1 550
908
1 560
97 830
April
33 157
26 739
19 401
5 928
8 490
1 546
922
1 589
97 771
May
33 086
26 891
19 394
5 918
8 428
1 561
927
1 599
97 803
June
33 029
27 130
19 377
5 923
8 395
1 599
921
1 588
97 963
July
33 004
27 396
19 334
5 943
8 363
1 648
910
1 566
98 163
August
33 007
27 632
19 268
5 961
8 306
1 697
897
1 545
98 313
September
32 992
27 816
19 178
5 971
8 216
1 740
883
1 531
98 328
October
32 939
27 946
19 099
5 979
8 107
1 774
870
1 525
98 238
November
32 859
28 040
19 015
5 966
8 004
1 797
856
1 522
98 059

Seasonally Adjusted

2015
September
33 397
27 294
19 904
5 697
8 833
1 903
813
1 574
99 415
October
32 082
26 251
19 766
5 951
8 701
1 588
873
1 568
96 780
November
32 560
26 605
20 345
5 832
8 894
1 568
805
1 512
98 121
December
32 493
26 843
19 125
5 992
8 875
1 685
816
1 441
97 269
2016
January
32 773
26 723
19 951
6 083
8 837
1 551
835
1 471
98 224
February
33 285
26 633
19 609
5 934
8 734
1 506
935
1 496
98 132
March
33 823
26 731
20 285
6 062
8 709
1 563
928
1 615
99 717
April
33 117
26 807
18 938
5 714
8 460
1 585
896
1 604
97 121
May
32 641
26 274
19 141
6 005
8 038
1 578
940
1 563
96 180
June
33 015
27 553
20 037
5 979
8 422
1 537
935
1 709
99 186
July
32 871
27 185
19 478
5 774
8 648
1 571
874
1 518
97 918
August
32 828
27 760
18 956
5 999
8 286
1 727
920
1 460
97 936
September
33 634
28 202
19 244
6 239
8 348
1 861
917
1 572
100 018
October
33 202
27 780
18 810
5 723
8 010
1 798
818
1 506
97 646
November
32 104
27 817
19 227
6 018
7 765
1 701
863
1 559
97 055

Original

2015
September
33 983
27 675
20 387
5 859
9 009
2 090
785
1 604
101 392
October
31 196
26 503
18 246
5 825
8 534
1 719
785
1 513
94 321
November
33 176
27 421
19 249
6 019
8 724
1 764
734
1 552
98 639
December
32 740
27 785
19 711
6 315
8 969
1 913
733
1 450
99 616
2016
January
28 392
22 426
17 193
5 208
7 861
1 298
626
1 369
84 373
February
32 633
26 782
18 711
5 988
8 725
1 319
851
1 434
96 443
March
35 963
27 716
21 470
6 087
9 054
1 515
1 023
1 684
104 512
April
29 391
23 963
17 753
5 174
7 601
1 313
969
1 407
87 571
May
32 867
26 125
19 565
5 949
7 935
1 503
1 180
1 548
96 672
June
43 449
34 262
27 270
7 613
10 749
1 853
1 240
2 133
128 569
July
30 219
25 517
18 445
5 210
8 234
1 389
831
1 486
91 331
August
31 788
27 096
18 062
5 785
8 144
1 743
881
1 410
94 909
September
34 424
28 766
19 702
6 551
8 668
2 074
880
1 631
102 696
October
31 850
27 546
16 870
5 450
7 580
1 937
713
1 411
93 357
November
32 955
28 991
18 733
6 259
7 657
1 903
808
1 631
98 937

(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 2016 17 January 2017
January 2017 15 February 2017
February 2017 15 March 2017
March 2017 19 April 2017
April 2017 16 May 2017
May 2017 19 June 2017



ABOUT THIS ISSUE

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