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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.
NOVEMBER TREND ESTIMATES KEY POINTS
The November 2015 trend estimate (97 973) has increased by 0.3% when compared with October 2015.
When comparing national trend estimates for November 2015 with October 2015, sales of Sports utility and Other vehicles increased by 1.2% and 1.1% respectively. Over the same period sales for Passenger vehicles decreased by 0.9%.
Four of the eight states and territories experienced an increase in new motor vehicle sales when comparing November 2015 with October 2015. South Australia recorded the largest percentage increase (1.0%), followed by Queensland (0.7%) and Victoria (0.4%). Over the same period the Northern Territory recorded the largest percentage decrease (1.0%).
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
2014
September
43 533
29 980
19 264
92 777
-0.6
0.4
0.1
-0.2
October
43 330
30 140
19 274
92 745
-0.5
0.5
0.1
-
November
43 239
30 416
19 305
92 959
-0.2
0.9
0.2
0.2
December
43 143
30 858
19 355
93 357
-0.2
1.5
0.3
0.4
2015
January
43 044
31 386
19 393
93 823
-0.2
1.7
0.2
0.5
February
42 976
31 935
19 419
94 331
-0.2
1.8
0.1
0.5
March
42 881
32 428
19 448
94 757
-0.2
1.5
0.1
0.5
April
42 838
32 880
19 418
95 136
-0.1
1.4
-0.2
0.4
May
42 865
33 346
19 292
95 503
0.1
1.4
-0.7
0.4
June
42 898
33 874
19 139
95 911
0.1
1.6
-0.8
0.4
July
42 900
34 462
19 032
96 394
-
1.7
-0.6
0.5
August
42 805
35 104
19 003
96 913
-0.2
1.9
-0.2
0.5
September
42 585
35 688
19 086
97 359
-0.5
1.7
0.4
0.5
October
42 319
36 128
19 253
97 701
-0.6
1.2
0.9
0.4
November
41 955
36 553
19 465
97 973
-0.9
1.2
1.1
0.3
Seasonally Adjusted
2014
September
43 262
30 589
19 433
93 283
-1.0
4.2
0.3
0.9
October
43 777
29 998
19 284
93 059
1.2
-1.9
-0.8
-0.2
November
43 055
30 537
18 617
92 209
-1.6
1.8
-3.5
-0.9
December
44 148
30 761
20 135
95 044
2.5
0.7
8.2
3.1
2015
January
43 647
30 227
19 239
93 114
-1.1
-1.7
-4.4
-2.0
February
43 169
33 246
19 205
95 619
-1.1
10.0
-0.2
2.7
March
44 991
31 784
19 537
96 312
4.2
-4.4
1.7
0.7
April
41 385
34 409
19 378
95 172
-8.0
8.3
-0.8
-1.2
May
42 065
32 241
19 385
93 691
1.6
-6.3
-
-1.6
June
44 615
33 389
19 300
97 304
6.1
3.6
-0.4
3.9
July
42 705
34 547
19 368
96 619
-4.3
3.5
0.4
-0.7
August
41 641
34 879
18 487
95 007
-2.5
1.0
-4.6
-1.7
September
44 671
37 288
18 462
100 421
7.3
6.9
-0.1
5.7
October
41 184
36 285
19 218
96 687
-7.8
-2.7
4.1
-3.7
November
41 488
35 715
20 494
97 696
0.7
-1.6
6.6
1.0
Original
2014
September
45 194
30 027
19 757
94 978
5.9
9.0
10.0
7.7
October
43 126
28 835
19 275
91 236
-4.6
-4.0
-2.4
-3.9
November
43 063
31 032
18 137
92 232
-0.1
7.6
-5.9
1.1
December
45 051
30 666
21 092
96 809
4.6
-1.2
16.3
5.0
2015
January
39 799
27 679
14 638
82 116
-11.7
-9.7
-30.6
-15.2
February
40 775
32 039
17 610
90 424
2.5
15.8
20.3
10.1
March
48 185
35 503
21 366
105 054
18.2
10.8
21.3
16.2
April
35 015
29 664
16 977
81 656
-27.3
-16.4
-20.5
-22.3
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
- 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
2014
September
29 977
25 474
18 231
5 815
9 524
1 414
903
1 439
92 777
October
30 083
25 500
18 256
5 769
9 376
1 429
904
1 428
92 745
November
30 177
25 579
18 404
5 745
9 258
1 462
910
1 425
92 959
December
30 246
25 715
18 627
5 753
9 162
1 502
919
1 433
93 357
2015
January
30 333
25 831
18 882
5 778
9 079
1 541
932
1 447
93 823
February
30 499
25 916
19 127
5 805
9 005
1 573
942
1 463
94 331
March
30 735
25 957
19 310
5 806
8 933
1 596
946
1 473
94 757
April
31 059
25 997
19 421
5 761
8 873
1 606
939
1 480
95 136
May
31 445
26 076
19 460
5 686
8 819
1 607
920
1 489
95 503
June
31 828
26 190
19 492
5 618
8 781
1 606
894
1 503
95 911
July
32 156
26 318
19 569
5 588
8 769
1 608
866
1 520
96 394
August
32 394
26 453
19 689
5 607
8 775
1 612
843
1 540
96 913
September
32 540
26 579
19 821
5 649
8 778
1 610
826
1 556
97 359
October
32 618
26 670
19 953
5 699
8 778
1 604
813
1 566
97 701
November
32 601
26 770
20 093
5 757
8 778
1 598
805
1 570
97 973
Seasonally Adjusted
2014
September
30 076
25 141
18 642
5 852
9 638
1 579
911
1 444
93 283
October
30 515
25 433
18 112
5 715
9 542
1 429
903
1 410
93 059
November
29 776
25 803
17 985
5 762
9 106
1 438
908
1 432
92 209
December
30 419
25 933
20 279
5 581
9 071
1 413
956
1 393
95 044
2015
January
30 037
25 566
18 968
5 669
9 008
1 588
843
1 434
93 114
February
30 733
25 695
19 710
6 144
9 179
1 660
1 010
1 490
95 619
March
30 905
26 218
20 342
5 763
9 041
1 583
925
1 534
96 312
April
30 550
26 554
19 436
5 775
8 826
1 600
955
1 475
95 172
May
31 264
25 356
18 984
5 598
8 590
1 535
945
1 418
93 691
June
32 502
26 094
20 050
5 682
8 915
1 661
887
1 513
97 304
July
31 984
26 732
19 490
5 654
8 763
1 617
851
1 528
96 619
August
31 915
25 766
19 293
5 247
8 720
1 721
828
1 516
95 007
September
33 651
27 591
20 150
5 763
8 889
1 945
803
1 629
100 421
October
32 178
26 288
19 613
5 839
8 721
1 627
855
1 565
96 687
November
32 254
26 584
20 460
5 787
8 757
1 539
798
1 516
97 696
Original
2014
September
30 388
25 670
18 890
6 099
9 882
1 734
904
1 411
94 978
October
29 839
25 559
16 990
5 628
9 534
1 488
826
1 372
91 236
November
30 419
26 282
16 814
5 888
8 876
1 650
841
1 462
92 232
December
30 257
26 783
20 853
5 830
9 143
1 645
894
1 404
96 809
2015
January
26 796
22 211
16 570
5 039
8 101
1 364
662
1 373
82 116
February
28 975
24 742
18 212
5 915
8 851
1 409
877
1 443
90 424
March
33 773
28 536
22 499
6 173
9 823
1 560
1 064
1 626
105 054
April
26 264
22 160
17 335
4 843
7 609
1 280
948
1 217
81 656
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
(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 2015
18 January 2016
January 2016
15 February 2016
February 2016
15 March 2016
March 2016
18 April 2016
April 2016
17 May 2016
May 2016
16 June 2016
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This issue presents details for the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for November 2015.
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