9314.0 - Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Feb 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/03/2008   
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FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES

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

Vehicle sales (no.)

Trend
27 721
23 517
20 114
5 633
10 306
1 715
889
1 405
91 300
Seasonally Adjusted
27 250
23 508
19 323
5 454
10 150
1 682
890
1 366
89 623

Change from previous month (%)

Trend
0.3
0.8
-0.2
1.3
0.1
1.0
1.3
-0.4
0.4
Seasonally Adjusted
-2.2
-0.5
-1.6
-8.1
-4.0
-3.1
-1.2
-4.7
-2.3

Change from previous year (%)

Trend
6.4
9.3
4.7
9.4
3.6
7.6
7.8
3.2
6.6
Seasonally Adjusted
4.4
6.1
-
5.2
-0.3
-3.5
8.5
-3.1
3.1

- 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.

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term
Graph: New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles—Short term



FEBRUARY KEY POINTS


TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
  • Trend - The February 2008 estimate for new motor vehicle sales (91 300) increased 0.4% when compared with January 2008. The trend estimate has been increasing for over 15 consecutive months. When compared to February 2007, the trend estimate increased by 6.6%.
  • Seasonally adjusted - The February 2008 estimate for total sales of new motor vehicles (89 623) decreased by 2.3% compared with January 2008.


SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
  • Trend - All vehicle types recorded increases in trend estimates when comparing February 2008 to January 2008. Passenger vehicles and sports utility vehicles increased by 0.4% while other vehicles increased by 0.3%. When compared to the same period 12 months ago, sports utility vehicles, other vehicles and passenger vehicles rose 17.7%, 13.1% and 1.2% respectively.
  • Seasonally adjusted - When comparing February 2008 to January 2008, sports utility vehicles increased by 0.1% while passenger vehicles and other vehicles decreased by 3.5% and 1.1 respectively.


SALES BY STATE
  • Trend - When comparing February 2008 to January 2008, six states and territories showed increases in the trend estimate of total sales of new motor vehicles. The largest increases were in South Australia and the Northern Territory, both rising 1.3%, followed by Tasmania (1.0%). The Australian Capital Territory and Queensland decreased by 0.4% and 0.2% respectively.
  • Seasonally adjusted - When comparing February 2008 to January 2008, all states and territories showed decreases in total sales. The largest decrease was in South Australia (8.1%), followed by the Australian Capital Territory (4.7%) and Western Australia (4.0%). Victoria showed the smallest decrease (0.5%).


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
March 2008 21 April 2008
April 2008 21 May 2008
May 2008 23 June 2008
June 2008 21 July 2008
July 2008 21 August 2008
August 2008 22 September 2008



ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This issue presents details from the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for February 2008.


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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Long term
Graph: New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles—Long term


New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term
Graph: New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles—Short term

New motor vehicle sales by type of vehicle

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

2006
December
52 176
15 022
16 397
83 595
1.1
2.2
1.7
1.4
2007
January
52 675
15 319
16 714
84 708
1.0
2.0
1.9
1.3
February
53 101
15 533
17 033
85 667
0.8
1.4
1.9
1.1
March
53 370
15 689
17 272
86 331
0.5
1.0
1.4
0.8
April
53 429
15 830
17 409
86 668
0.1
0.9
0.8
0.4
May
53 278
15 994
17 467
86 739
-0.3
1.0
0.3
0.1
June
52 983
16 229
17 536
86 748
-0.6
1.5
0.4
-
July
52 704
16 543
17 710
86 957
-0.5
1.9
1.0
0.2
August
52 583
16 916
18 010
87 509
-0.2
2.3
1.7
0.6
September
52 614
17 300
18 368
88 282
0.1
2.3
2.0
0.9
October
52 766
17 638
18 697
89 101
0.3
2.0
1.8
0.9
November
53 033
17 884
18 942
89 859
0.5
1.4
1.3
0.9
December
53 334
18 065
19 106
90 505
0.6
1.0
0.9
0.7
2008
January
53 550
18 213
19 207
90 970
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.5
February
53 746
18 289
19 265
91 300
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4

Seasonally Adjusted

2006
December
51 224
14 955
15 965
82 144
1.2
0.4
1.1
1.0
2007
January
53 734
15 247
16 865
85 846
4.9
2.0
5.6
4.5
February
54 213
15 443
17 277
86 933
0.9
1.3
2.4
1.3
March
53 795
15 636
17 591
87 022
-0.8
1.2
1.8
0.1
April
51 975
16 493
17 414
85 882
-3.4
5.5
-1.0
-1.3
May
52 381
15 709
17 329
85 419
0.8
-4.8
-0.5
-0.5
June
54 260
16 019
17 365
87 644
3.6
2.0
0.2
2.6
July
54 003
16 096
17 812
87 911
-0.5
0.5
2.6
0.3
August
51 664
17 101
17 601
86 366
-4.3
6.2
-1.2
-1.8
September
51 752
17 452
18 488
87 692
0.2
2.1
5.0
1.5
October
52 076
18 149
18 750
88 975
0.6
4.0
1.4
1.5
November
53 178
17 646
19 448
90 272
2.1
-2.8
3.7
1.5
December
54 726
17 827
18 952
91 505
2.9
1.0
-2.6
1.4
2008
January
54 186
18 324
19 199
91 709
-1.0
2.8
1.3
0.2
February
52 289
18 344
18 990
89 623
-3.5
0.1
-1.1
-2.3

Original

2006
December
48 348
14 258
14 457
77 063
-6.8
-6.2
-11.1
-7.5
2007
January
49 189
14 303
13 444
76 936
1.7
0.3
-7.0
-0.2
February
52 628
14 912
16 200
83 740
7.0
4.3
20.5
8.8
March
57 757
17 589
19 046
94 392
9.7
18.0
17.6
12.7
April
45 109
14 274
16 231
75 614
-21.9
-18.8
-14.8
-19.9
May
52 727
16 912
18 958
88 597
16.9
18.5
16.8
17.2
June
63 768
18 966
22 363
105 097
20.9
12.1
18.0
18.6
July
53 589
15 396
17 306
86 291
-16.0
-18.8
-22.6
-17.9
August
52 748
17 440
18 018
88 206
-1.6
13.3
4.1
2.2
September
50 197
15 874
17 418
83 489
-4.8
-9.0
-3.3
-5.3
October
53 336
17 748
18 205
89 289
6.3
11.8
4.5
6.9
November
54 195
17 702
20 184
92 081
1.6
-0.3
10.9
3.1
December
51 722
17 114
17 414
86 250
-4.6
-3.3
-13.7
-6.3
2008
January
49 295
17 646
15 329
82 270
-4.7
3.1
-12.0
-4.6
February
53 030
18 277
18 591
89 898
7.6
3.6
21.3
9.3

- 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)
Aus
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.

Trend

2006
December
25 479
20 943
18 586
5 048
9 846
1 584
812
1 297
83 595
2007
January
25 789
21 236
18 927
5 104
9 909
1 592
819
1 332
84 708
February
26 064
21 513
19 217
5 147
9 946
1 594
825
1 361
85 667
March
26 300
21 709
19 384
5 163
9 967
1 598
828
1 382
86 331
April
26 461
21 828
19 422
5 147
9 991
1 600
827
1 392
86 668
May
26 529
21 902
19 345
5 109
10 036
1 600
824
1 394
86 739
June
26 558
21 986
19 214
5 081
10 101
1 598
819
1 391
86 748
July
26 613
22 123
19 168
5 074
10 170
1 603
817
1 389
86 957
August
26 747
22 308
19 289
5 106
10 229
1 621
818
1 391
87 509
September
26 936
22 505
19 532
5 178
10 266
1 640
825
1 400
88 282
October
27 148
22 692
19 808
5 274
10 279
1 657
836
1 407
89 101
November
27 345
22 896
20 027
5 376
10 283
1 672
850
1 410
89 859
December
27 517
23 119
20 141
5 475
10 290
1 687
864
1 412
90 505
2008
January
27 639
23 337
20 148
5 562
10 298
1 698
878
1 410
90 970
February
27 721
23 517
20 114
5 633
10 306
1 715
889
1 405
91 300

Seasonally Adjusted

2006
December
25 034
20 468
18 362
4 912
9 897
1 419
805
1 247
82 144
2007
January
26 189
21 570
19 224
5 244
9 892
1 565
834
1 328
85 846
February
26 102
22 163
19 327
5 184
10 184
1 743
820
1 410
86 933
March
26 617
21 988
19 569
5 232
9 795
1 611
832
1 378
87 022
April
26 343
21 267
19 209
5 190
10 062
1 553
840
1 418
85 882
May
25 985
21 558
19 378
4 949
9 831
1 534
816
1 368
85 419
June
27 029
22 282
19 353
5 105
10 085
1 582
821
1 387
87 644
July
26 844
22 177
19 497
5 147
10 292
1 766
804
1 384
87 911
August
26 558
22 258
18 496
5 056
10 293
1 498
817
1 390
86 366
September
26 344
22 705
19 387
5 093
10 301
1 637
822
1 403
87 692
October
27 319
22 517
19 671
5 330
10 242
1 635
847
1 414
88 975
November
27 653
22 689
20 385
5 394
10 162
1 771
835
1 383
90 272
December
27 610
23 159
21 285
5 290
10 250
1 618
855
1 438
91 505
2008
January
27 867
23 629
19 630
5 937
10 577
1 735
901
1 433
91 709
February
27 250
23 508
19 323
5 454
10 150
1 682
890
1 366
89 623

Original

2006
December
22 927
19 790
16 551
4 700
9 471
1 748
688
1 188
77 063
2007
January
24 429
19 000
16 769
4 620
8 929
1 285
651
1 253
76 936
February
25 636
21 510
18 221
5 138
9 625
1 463
771
1 376
83 740
March
29 107
23 408
21 772
5 588
10 530
1 533
978
1 476
94 392
April
23 245
18 833
16 907
4 616
8 701
1 214
883
1 215
75 614
May
26 649
22 151
20 428
5 237
10 172
1 587
973
1 400
88 597
June
31 965
25 491
24 997
6 152
11 995
1 750
1 107
1 640
105 097
July
26 851
21 655
19 600
4 871
9 645
1 561
739
1 369
86 291
August
26 549
22 958
19 145
5 128
10 730
1 481
791
1 424
88 206
September
24 946
21 788
18 025
4 738
10 244
1 684
724
1 340
83 489
October
27 556
23 097
18 933
5 329
10 460
1 708
781
1 425
89 289
November
27 835
23 644
20 189
5 556
10 435
2 225
803
1 394
92 081
December
25 290
22 432
19 557
5 078
9 809
2 010
719
1 355
86 250
2008
January
25 810
21 044
16 972
5 256
9 650
1 490
722
1 326
82 270
February
27 855
23 803
18 914
5 607
9 952
1 484
876
1 407
89 898

(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.