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This publication presents monthly information on sales of new motor vehicles in each state/territory in original, seasonally adjusted and trend estimated terms. The original data are sourced from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. Sales data are available for passenger vehicles, other vehicles and total vehicles at the state/territory and national levels.
NOVEMBER 2003 KEY POINTS
Trend
The rate of growth of the trend estimate for total sales of new motor vehicles has slowed over the last six months. The trend estimate decreased by 0.2% to 79,332 in November 2003 compared with October 2003. From November 2002 to November 2003 the trend estimate increased by 12.3%.
Tasmania (2.8%), Queensland (0.5%) and South Australia (0.3%) were the only states to record a growth in the trend estimate for sales of total new motor vehicles in November 2003. The Australian Capital Territory (0.7%) recorded the largest fall.
Trend estimates for the sales of total passenger vehicles fell by 0.5% and total other vehicles rose by 0.5%.
Seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted estimates of total new motor vehicle sales rose by 0.1% in November 2003 compared with October 2003. The largest increase was recorded for Victoria (1.8%) and the largest decrease was recorded for Tasmania (15.5%).
NOTES
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
As advised in the October 2003 issue, concurrent seasonal adjustment has been introduced from November 2003. An explanation can be found in Explanatory Notes paragraph 8.
TREND REVISIONS
The most recent trend estimates are likely to be revised when new seasonally adjusted estimates become available. For further information see Explanatory Notes 9 and 10.
The graph below presents the effect of two possible scenarios on the previous trend estimates.
1 | The December 2003 seasonally adjusted estimate of total vehicle sales is higher than the November 2003 seasonally adjusted estimate by 4.0%. |
2 | The December 2003 seasonally adjusted estimate of total vehicle sales is lower than the November 2003 seasonally adjusted estimate by 4.0%. |
The percentage change of 4.0% was chosen because the average absolute percentage change over the last 9 years has been 4.0%.
This edition includes changes to the seasonally adjusted series and the trend estimate series as a result of the annual re-estimation of the seasonal factors.
SUMMARY - TREND AND SEASONAL ANALYSIS
![Graph - New motor vehicle sales, Total vehicles - long term](/AUSSTATS/ABS@.NSF/0/6feddb7d807350dbca256b65007aae9f/Body/0.88CA!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
![Grahp - New motor vehicles sales, total vehicles - short term](/AUSSTATS/ABS@.NSF/0/6feddb7d807350dbca256b65007aae9f/Body/1.2D38!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Table 1: New Motor Vehicle Sales
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Passenger vehicles (No.) | Other vehicles (No.) | Total vehicles (No.) | Change Passenger vehicles (%) | Change Other vehicles (%) | Change Total vehicles (%) |
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2002 | September | 43,396 | 22,638 | 66,034 | -3.8 | -7.7 | -5.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 48,269 | 24,063 | 72,332 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 9.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 47,229 | 24,346 | 71,575 | -2.2 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 45,317 | 22,656 | 67,973 | -4.0 | -6.9 | -5.0 |
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2003 | January | 40,015 | 21,155 | 61,170 | -11.7 | -6.6 | -10.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 43,677 | 23,058 | 66,735 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 49,921 | 26,192 | 76,113 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 14.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 44,602 | 24,263 | 68,865 | -10.7 | -7.4 | -9.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 49,646 | 28,616 | 78,262 | 11.3 | 17.9 | 13.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 57,086 | 34,972 | 92,058 | 15.0 | 22.2 | 17.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 51,450 | 28,071 | 79,521 | -9.9 | -19.7 | -13.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 49,869 | 26,304 | 76,173 | -3.1 | -6.3 | -4.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 51,749 | 26,042 | 77,791 | 3.8 | -1.0 | 2.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 52,180 | 27,045 | 79,225 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 48,482 | 27,630 | 76,112 | -7.1 | 2.2 | -3.9 |
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Seasonally Adjusted |
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2002 | September | 45,698 | 25,009 | 70,707 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 45,614 | 24,507 | 70,121 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -0.8 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 46,086 | 24,223 | 70,309 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 42,109 | 21,532 | 63,641 | -8.6 | -11.1 | -9.5 |
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2003 | January | 47,471 | 26,138 | 73,609 | 12.7 | 21.4 | 15.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 46,876 | 24,892 | 71,768 | -1.3 | -4.8 | -2.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 48,196 | 25,697 | 73,893 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 48,866 | 26,062 | 74,928 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 50,048 | 26,881 | 76,929 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 50,390 | 27,410 | 77,800 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 49,950 | 27,832 | 77,782 | -0.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 51,563 | 27,356 | 78,919 | 3.2 | -1.7 | 1.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 53,021 | 27,813 | 80,834 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 49,358 | 27,665 | 77,023 | -6.9 | -0.5 | -4.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 48,753 | 28,366 | 77,119 | -1.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
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Trend |
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2002 | September | 45,397 | 24,569 | 69,966 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 45,653 | 24,629 | 70,282 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 45,960 | 24,710 | 70,670 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 46,345 | 24,837 | 71,182 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
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2003 | January | 46,851 | 25,046 | 71,897 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 47,472 | 25,382 | 72,854 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 48,145 | 25,825 | 73,970 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 48,856 | 26,291 | 75,147 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 49,646 | 26,740 | 76,386 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 50,378 | 27,148 | 77,526 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 50,933 | 27,510 | 78,443 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 51,243 | 27,786 | 79,029 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 51,336 | 28,012 | 79,348 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 51,246 | 28,209 | 79,455 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 50,987 | 28,345 | 79,332 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
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Table 2: New Motor Vehicle Sales by State/Territory of Registration
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW (No.) | Vic. (No.) | Qld (No.) | SA (No.) | WA (No.) | Tas. (No.) | NT (No.) | ACT (No.) | Aust. (No.) |
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2002 | September | 22,236 | 18,765 | 12,497 | 4,187 | 5,493 | 1,239 | 507 | 1,110 | 66,034 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 24,618 | 20,185 | 13,456 | 4,499 | 6,627 | 1,203 | 580 | 1,164 | 72,332 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 24,349 | 19,829 | 13,224 | 4,641 | 6,320 | 1,398 | 628 | 1,186 | 71,575 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 21,741 | 19,706 | 12,672 | 4,531 | 5,989 | 1,584 | 585 | 1,165 | 67,973 |
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2003 | January | 20,648 | 16,490 | 11,632 | 3,988 | 5,762 | 1,025 | 534 | 1,091 | 61,170 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 21,965 | 18,152 | 12,956 | 4,754 | 6,164 | 1,069 | 582 | 1,093 | 66,735 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 25,541 | 20,408 | 14,843 | 5,147 | 6,917 | 1,218 | 769 | 1,270 | 76,113 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 23,588 | 18,368 | 13,386 | 4,507 | 5,948 | 1,177 | 728 | 1,163 | 68,865 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 26,259 | 21,053 | 14,967 | 5,273 | 7,127 | 1,454 | 789 | 1,340 | 78,262 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 31,168 | 24,132 | 18,084 | 6,089 | 8,662 | 1,549 | 866 | 1,508 | 92,058 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 26,983 | 21,248 | 15,716 | 5,298 | 6,973 | 1,407 | 635 | 1,261 | 79,521 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 25,391 | 19,799 | 15,248 | 5,263 | 7,048 | 1,589 | 555 | 1,280 | 76,173 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 25,738 | 21,200 | 15,293 | 5,222 | 6,894 | 1,639 | 593 | 1,212 | 77,791 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 25,533 | 21,337 | 15,521 | 5,430 | 7,487 | 2,008 | 607 | 1,302 | 79,225 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 25,099 | 20,254 | 15,058 | 5,214 | 6,925 | 1,717 | 630 | 1,215 | 76,112 |
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2002 | September | 23,873 | 19,451 | 13,712 | 4,497 | 6,051 | 1,299 | 590 | 1,234 | 70,707 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 23,765 | 18,951 | 13,579 | 4,459 | 6,406 | 1,223 | 606 | 1,132 | 70,121 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 23,821 | 19,381 | 13,175 | 4,535 | 6,321 | 1,282 | 623 | 1,171 | 70,309 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 20,805 | 18,235 | 11,898 | 4,247 | 5,616 | 1,089 | 626 | 1,125 | 63,641 |
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2003 | January | 24,955 | 19,903 | 13,902 | 4,909 | 6,721 | 1,299 | 661 | 1,259 | 73,609 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 23,993 | 19,519 | 13,687 | 5,010 | 6,446 | 1,275 | 669 | 1,169 | 71,768 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 24,526 | 20,097 | 14,467 | 4,992 | 6,572 | 1,315 | 695 | 1,229 | 73,893 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 25,537 | 20,151 | 14,470 | 5,048 | 6,391 | 1,381 | 693 | 1,257 | 74,928 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 25,707 | 20,888 | 14,804 | 5,099 | 7,045 | 1,420 | 678 | 1,288 | 76,929 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 26,049 | 21,140 | 14,738 | 5,111 | 7,305 | 1,484 | 665 | 1,308 | 77,800 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 25,736 | 20,834 | 15,482 | 5,191 | 7,157 | 1,495 | 644 | 1,243 | 77,782 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 26,502 | 20,534 | 15,861 | 5,367 | 7,206 | 1,574 | 605 | 1,270 | 78,919 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 27,349 | 21,236 | 15,840 | 5,445 | 7,348 | 1,635 | 680 | 1,301 | 80,834 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 24,676 | 20,104 | 15,775 | 5,331 | 7,263 | 1,977 | 631 | 1,266 | 77,023 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 24,861 | 20,473 | 15,775 | 5,314 | 7,144 | 1,671 | 642 | 1,239 | 77,119 |
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Trend |
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2002 | September | 23,843 | 19,037 | 13,437 | 4,442 | 6,163 | 1,261 | 606 | 1,177 | 69,966 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 23,898 | 19,173 | 13,454 | 4,472 | 6,243 | 1,257 | 609 | 1,176 | 70,282 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 23,987 | 19,295 | 13,465 | 4,541 | 6,326 | 1,257 | 620 | 1,179 | 70,670 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 24,116 | 19,419 | 13,528 | 4,646 | 6,390 | 1,262 | 637 | 1,184 | 71,182 |
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2003 | January | 24,309 | 19,577 | 13,670 | 4,769 | 6,444 | 1,274 | 656 | 1,198 | 71,897 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 24,569 | 19,809 | 13,898 | 4,888 | 6,508 | 1,296 | 672 | 1,214 | 72,854 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 24,864 | 20,092 | 14,178 | 4,985 | 6,607 | 1,329 | 681 | 1,234 | 73,970 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 25,188 | 20,373 | 14,484 | 5,060 | 6,742 | 1,364 | 682 | 1,254 | 75,147 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 25,581 | 20,624 | 14,795 | 5,120 | 6,908 | 1,409 | 677 | 1,272 | 76,386 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 25,972 | 20,811 | 15,085 | 5,174 | 7,061 | 1,468 | 667 | 1,288 | 77,526 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 26,271 | 20,913 | 15,350 | 5,233 | 7,182 | 1,537 | 659 | 1,298 | 78,443 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 26,412 | 20,942 | 15,570 | 5,294 | 7,248 | 1,610 | 652 | 1,301 | 79,029 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 26,430 | 20,933 | 15,745 | 5,340 | 7,273 | 1,681 | 647 | 1,299 | 79,348 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 26,347 | 20,906 | 15,874 | 5,371 | 7,278 | 1,742 | 644 | 1,293 | 79,455 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 26,202 | 20,837 | 15,947 | 5,388 | 7,242 | 1,790 | 642 | 1,284 | 79,332 |
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