9314.0 - Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, July 2016 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/08/2016   
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JULY KEY FIGURES

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

Vehicle sales
Trend (no.)
32 919
27 056
19 557
5 863
8 441
1 552
917
1 618
97 922
Seasonally Adjusted (no.)
32 969
27 066
19 570
5 768
8 743
1 545
875
1 525
98 062
Change from previous month
Trend (%)
-0.3
0.5
0.2
-0.4
0.1
0.3
-0.5
0.1
0.1
Seasonally Adjusted (%)
-0.2
-1.9
-2.6
-3.7
3.2
0.5
-6.7
-11.0
-1.3
Change from previous year
Trend (%)
2.3
2.7
-0.3
5.1
-3.6
-2.8
5.9
6.6
1.5
Seasonally Adjusted (%)
3.0
1.3
0.5
1.8
1.1
-4.3
1.3
0.3
1.6

(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.






JULY TREND ESTIMATES KEY POINTS
  • The July 2016 trend estimate (97 922) increased by 0.1% when compared with June 2016.
  • When comparing national trend estimates for July 2016 with June 2016, sales for Passenger vehicles increased by 0.4% and sales for Other vehicles decreased by 0.4%. There was no movement in sales for Sports utility vehicles.
  • The largest upward movement across all states and territories, on a trend basis, was in Victoria (0.5%), continuing an upward trend which commenced in March 2016.




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
May
42 859
33 410
19 235
95 504
-0.1
1.5
-0.5
0.4
June
42 836
33 988
19 117
95 940
-0.1
1.7
-0.6
0.5
July
42 846
34 579
19 013
96 438
-
1.7
-0.5
0.5
August
42 832
35 135
18 959
96 927
-
1.6
-0.3
0.5
September
42 663
35 614
19 036
97 313
-0.4
1.4
0.4
0.4
October
42 320
35 947
19 299
97 566
-0.8
0.9
1.4
0.3
November
41 902
36 133
19 735
97 770
-1.0
0.5
2.3
0.2
December
41 501
36 143
20 237
97 880
-1.0
-
2.5
0.1
2016
January
41 146
36 086
20 668
97 901
-0.9
-0.2
2.1
-
February
40 888
36 021
20 926
97 835
-0.6
-0.2
1.2
-0.1
March
40 794
36 005
21 010
97 809
-0.2
-
0.4
-
April
40 787
35 992
21 011
97 790
-
-
-
-
May
40 828
35 979
20 984
97 791
0.1
-
-0.1
-
June
40 880
36 012
20 962
97 855
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
July
41 028
36 013
20 881
97 922
0.4
-
-0.4
0.1

Seasonally Adjusted

2015
May
42 710
32 310
19 370
94 389
5.3
-7.0
-0.3
-0.4
June
44 132
33 667
19 336
97 134
3.3
4.2
-0.2
2.9
July
43 002
34 250
19 285
96 537
-2.6
1.7
-0.3
-0.6
August
41 608
34 830
18 540
94 978
-3.2
1.7
-3.9
-1.6
September
44 396
37 539
18 543
100 478
6.7
7.8
-
5.8
October
41 101
36 247
19 182
96 530
-7.4
-3.4
3.4
-3.9
November
41 750
35 440
20 558
97 748
1.6
-2.2
7.2
1.3
December
42 792
35 043
19 548
97 384
2.5
-1.1
-4.9
-0.4
2016
January
40 347
36 820
20 905
98 072
-5.7
5.1
6.9
0.7
February
40 580
36 542
20 751
97 872
0.6
-0.8
-0.7
-0.2
March
41 577
36 269
22 041
99 888
2.5
-0.7
6.2
2.1
April
41 127
35 191
20 733
97 051
-1.1
-3.0
-5.9
-2.8
May
39 767
35 749
20 498
96 014
-3.3
1.6
-1.1
-1.1
June
42 502
36 064
20 794
99 360
6.9
0.9
1.4
3.5
July
40 291
36 597
21 173
98 062
-5.2
1.5
1.8
-1.3

Original

2015
May
40 592
32 530
20 205
93 327
15.9
9.7
19.0
14.3
June
56 386
42 256
27 208
125 850
38.9
29.9
34.7
34.8
July
41 420
32 679
18 209
92 308
-26.5
-22.7
-33.1
-26.7
August
40 673
32 900
17 132
90 705
-1.8
0.7
-5.9
-1.7
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

- 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
May
31 380
26 097
19 508
5 684
8 841
1 601
910
1 483
95 504
June
31 806
26 209
19 545
5 613
8 786
1 596
889
1 497
95 940
July
32 185
26 332
19 609
5 576
8 754
1 597
866
1 518
96 438
August
32 440
26 459
19 689
5 604
8 750
1 605
843
1 537
96 927
September
32 554
26 581
19 756
5 680
8 764
1 611
826
1 542
97 313
October
32 585
26 671
19 791
5 782
8 781
1 608
818
1 530
97 566
November
32 639
26 721
19 792
5 885
8 800
1 599
823
1 511
97 770
December
32 765
26 712
19 722
5 959
8 801
1 587
839
1 496
97 880
2016
January
32 922
26 683
19 606
5 996
8 759
1 575
862
1 498
97 901
February
33 057
26 661
19 480
5 991
8 676
1 563
888
1 519
97 835
March
33 151
26 680
19 411
5 965
8 584
1 556
909
1 553
97 809
April
33 152
26 737
19 402
5 939
8 502
1 552
921
1 584
97 790
May
33 084
26 825
19 439
5 912
8 452
1 551
924
1 604
97 791
June
33 005
26 933
19 512
5 885
8 434
1 548
922
1 616
97 855
July
32 919
27 056
19 557
5 863
8 441
1 552
917
1 618
97 922

Seasonally Adjusted

2015
May
31 464
25 652
19 081
5 610
8 669
1 525
936
1 451
94 389
June
32 387
26 108
20 012
5 651
8 955
1 654
877
1 490
97 134
July
32 019
26 729
19 475
5 664
8 650
1 615
864
1 520
96 537
August
31 873
25 765
19 272
5 293
8 735
1 711
825
1 503
94 978
September
33 709
27 520
20 227
5 759
8 882
1 927
824
1 630
100 478
October
32 276
26 203
19 478
5 878
8 666
1 618
855
1 556
96 530
November
32 342
26 624
20 304
5 830
8 803
1 548
793
1 504
97 748
December
32 493
26 913
19 225
6 012
8 816
1 665
822
1 438
97 384
2016
January
32 755
26 692
19 883
6 077
8 803
1 558
834
1 471
98 072
February
33 196
26 646
19 464
5 915
8 717
1 516
931
1 487
97 872
March
33 920
26 681
20 394
6 086
8 706
1 556
933
1 612
99 888
April
33 092
26 750
18 910
5 726
8 499
1 565
901
1 608
97 051
May
32 539
26 199
19 179
5 992
8 039
1 570
937
1 559
96 014
June
33 033
27 590
20 090
5 989
8 471
1 538
938
1 713
99 360
July
32 969
27 066
19 570
5 768
8 743
1 545
875
1 525
98 062

Original

2015
May
30 996
25 231
19 312
5 429
8 353
1 440
1 144
1 422
93 327
June
42 105
32 615
27 270
7 286
11 503
1 989
1 189
1 893
125 850
July
30 332
25 902
18 700
5 256
8 341
1 445
836
1 496
92 308
August
30 529
24 608
18 183
5 088
8 371
1 710
767
1 449
90 705
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

(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
August 2016 15 September 2016
September 2016 18 October 2016
October 2016 16 November 2016
November 2016 14 December 2016
December 2016 17 January 2017
January 2017 15 February 2017



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