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(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.
JUNE KEY POINTS
TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
Trend estimates: The June 2013 trend estimate (95 172) has increased by 0.2% when compared with May 2013.
Seasonally adjusted estimates: The June 2013 seasonally adjusted estimate (97 687) has increased by 4.0% when compared with May 2013.
SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
Trend estimates: When comparing national trend estimates for June 2013 with May 2013, sales of Passenger vehicles increased by 0.4% and Sports utility increased by 12 units. Over the same period, Other vehicles decreased by 0.3%.
Seasonally adjusted estimates: When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for June 2013 with May 2013, sales of Passenger, Sports utility and Other vehicles increased by 3.7%, 2.7% and 6.6% respectively.
SALES BY STATE
Trend estimates: Four of the eight states and territories experienced an increase for new motor vehicle sales when comparing June 2013 with May 2013. Tasmania recorded the largest percentage increase (2.9%), followed by New South Wales and Victoria (both 0.5%). Over the same period, sales in South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory deceased by 0.9% and 0.6% respectively.
Seasonally adjusted estimates: Seven of the eight states and territories experienced an increase in new motor vehicle sales when comparing June 2013 with May 2013. Queensland recorded the largest percentage increase (5.3%), followed by New South Wales (4.9%) and the Tasmania (4.6%). Over the same period, the Northern Territory decreased by 4.1%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE
Release Date
July 2013
19 August 2013
August 2013
17 September 2013
September 2013
15 October 2013
October 2013
14 November 2013
November 2013
17 December 2013
December 2013
15 January 2014
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This issue presents details for the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for June 2013.
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SUMMARY COMMENTARY
Footnote(s): Break in time series for trend between June and July 2000. See paragraph 13 of the Expanatory Notes.
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
2012
April
47 436
24 884
18 268
90 588
-
1.7
2.9
1.1
May
47 328
25 330
18 860
91 519
-0.2
1.8
3.2
1.0
June
47 224
25 747
19 426
92 397
-0.2
1.6
3.0
1.0
July
47 412
26 034
19 871
93 317
0.4
1.1
2.3
1.0
August
47 947
26 198
20 155
94 300
1.1
0.6
1.4
1.1
September
48 581
26 287
20 357
95 225
1.3
0.3
1.0
1.0
October
49 061
26 379
20 534
95 974
1.0
0.4
0.9
0.8
November
49 180
26 515
20 646
96 341
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.4
December
48 857
26 719
20 626
96 202
-0.7
0.8
-0.1
-0.1
2013
January
48 219
26 983
20 496
95 698
-1.3
1.0
-0.6
-0.5
February
47 627
27 286
20 313
95 227
-1.2
1.1
-0.9
-0.5
March
47 327
27 560
20 095
94 983
-0.6
1.0
-1.1
-0.3
April
47 277
27 737
19 905
94 919
-0.1
0.6
-0.9
-0.1
May
47 356
27 872
19 788
95 015
0.2
0.5
-0.6
0.1
June
47 553
27 884
19 735
95 172
0.4
-
-0.3
0.2
Seasonally Adjusted
2012
April
47 008
24 882
18 691
90 581
-1.9
-1.1
4.5
-0.4
May
48 721
25 420
19 053
93 195
3.6
2.2
1.9
2.9
June
47 006
25 687
18 482
91 175
-3.5
1.1
-3.0
-2.2
July
44 538
25 271
20 415
90 223
-5.3
-1.6
10.5
-1.0
August
47 099
26 688
20 479
94 267
5.8
5.6
0.3
4.5
September
49 652
27 252
20 548
97 452
5.4
2.1
0.3
3.4
October
48 883
26 486
20 263
95 632
-1.5
-2.8
-1.4
-1.9
November
50 214
24 950
20 268
95 432
2.7
-5.8
-
-0.2
December
50 524
26 760
20 346
97 630
0.6
7.3
0.4
2.3
2013
January
46 571
27 734
21 093
95 398
-7.8
3.6
3.7
-2.3
February
46 123
27 815
21 546
95 484
-1.0
0.3
2.1
0.1
March
47 834
27 602
19 575
95 011
3.7
-0.8
-9.1
-0.5
April
47 393
27 492
18 775
93 660
-0.9
-0.4
-4.1
-1.4
May
46 922
27 475
19 529
93 927
-1.0
-0.1
4.0
0.3
June
48 641
28 220
20 826
97 687
3.7
2.7
6.6
4.0
Original
2012
April
40 496
21 841
16 760
79 097
-20.8
-20.2
-12.2
-19.0
May
48 448
26 863
20 758
96 069
19.6
23.0
23.9
21.5
June
57 439
31 617
23 510
112 566
18.6
17.7
13.3
17.2
July
43 354
23 845
19 442
86 641
-24.5
-24.6
-17.3
-23.0
August
46 612
26 216
20 724
93 552
7.5
9.9
6.6
8.0
September
49 210
25 079
20 338
94 627
5.6
-4.3
-1.9
1.1
October
49 291
25 737
20 556
95 584
0.2
2.6
1.1
1.0
November
51 652
26 145
20 550
98 347
4.8
1.6
-
2.9
December
50 618
25 548
19 261
95 427
-2.0
-2.3
-6.3
-3.0
2013
January
41 957
26 623
16 850
85 430
-17.1
4.2
-12.5
-10.5
February
43 338
26 834
20 046
90 218
3.3
0.8
19.0
5.6
March
48 664
29 148
19 588
97 400
12.3
8.6
-2.3
8.0
April
42 844
24 384
17 889
85 117
-12.0
-16.3
-8.7
-12.6
May
46 774
29 152
20 862
96 788
9.2
19.6
16.6
13.7
June
57 636
34 398
26 724
118 758
23.2
18.0
28.1
22.7
- 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
2012
April
27 883
23 896
19 190
5 566
10 398
1 304
948
1 403
90 588
May
28 176
24 039
19 449
5 593
10 536
1 322
970
1 433
91 519
June
28 430
24 225
19 683
5 621
10 647
1 350
983
1 458
92 397
July
28 643
24 493
19 901
5 659
10 759
1 393
992
1 476
93 317
August
28 848
24 826
20 096
5 719
10 884
1 444
993
1 490
94 300
September
29 040
25 159
20 242
5 799
11 008
1 492
986
1 500
95 225
October
29 198
25 388
20 349
5 884
11 137
1 526
979
1 512
95 974
November
29 265
25 448
20 399
5 951
11 238
1 544
973
1 524
96 341
December
29 202
25 368
20 334
5 995
11 260
1 545
968
1 531
96 202
2013
January
29 068
25 249
20 169
6 005
11 180
1 542
959
1 527
95 698
February
28 991
25 208
19 984
5 983
11 048
1 549
949
1 515
95 227
March
29 020
25 280
19 810
5 940
10 913
1 574
945
1 500
94 983
April
29 116
25 400
19 679
5 886
10 795
1 613
944
1 487
94 919
May
29 271
25 544
19 600
5 833
10 697
1 653
944
1 474
95 015
June
29 407
25 682
19 571
5 779
10 622
1 702
944
1 465
95 172
Seasonally Adjusted
2012
April
27 994
23 964
19 213
5 504
10 311
1 339
871
1 385
90 581
May
28 715
24 002
20 067
5 508
11 075
1 321
1 063
1 444
93 195
June
28 389
23 850
18 909
5 567
10 493
1 332
1 063
1 571
91 175
July
27 505
23 911
18 822
5 608
10 605
1 452
931
1 389
90 223
August
29 281
24 765
20 154
5 747
10 616
1 276
942
1 486
94 267
September
29 651
26 259
20 399
5 900
11 170
1 570
981
1 523
97 452
October
29 109
25 273
20 099
5 871
11 235
1 545
1 025
1 474
95 632
November
28 601
25 114
20 413
5 828
11 254
1 691
996
1 535
95 432
December
30 093
25 504
20 671
6 032
11 345
1 458
964
1 563
97 630
2013
January
28 721
25 238
19 920
6 392
11 033
1 666
898
1 530
95 398
February
28 963
25 338
20 065
5 915
11 210
1 521
976
1 496
95 484
March
29 055
24 689
20 281
5 846
11 006
1 639
961
1 534
95 011
April
28 686
25 629
18 937
5 911
10 592
1 552
919
1 433
93 660
May
28 950
25 390
19 259
5 687
10 504
1 674
970
1 493
93 927
June
30 376
26 149
20 273
5 840
10 826
1 751
930
1 542
97 687
Original
2012
April
24 426
20 785
17 062
4 746
8 939
1 072
863
1 204
79 097
May
29 811
24 600
20 933
5 689
11 025
1 266
1 252
1 493
96 069
June
34 785
28 662
25 051
6 728
12 698
1 443
1 357
1 842
112 566
July
26 594
22 991
18 234
5 298
9 968
1 268
917
1 371
86 641
August
28 706
24 696
19 791
5 577
11 072
1 365
898
1 447
93 552
September
28 854
25 263
19 579
5 821
11 054
1 651
918
1 487
94 627
October
28 792
26 078
19 602
5 848
11 228
1 612
949
1 475
95 584
November
30 030
25 740
20 368
6 024
11 676
2 015
938
1 556
98 347
December
28 619
25 238
20 116
6 265
11 014
1 772
859
1 544
95 427
2013
January
26 194
22 583
16 946
5 918
10 198
1 403
748
1 440
85 430
February
27 427
24 415
18 369
5 696
10 679
1 309
867
1 456
90 218
March
29 928
25 360
21 135
5 680
11 145
1 564
1 075
1 513
97 400
April
25 982
23 023
17 666
5 381
9 497
1 273
971
1 324
85 117
May
29 707
26 226
20 221
5 761
10 610
1 597
1 132
1 534
96 788
June
37 194
30 647
26 245
6 999
12 782
1 917
1 162
1 812
118 758
(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.
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