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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 2015 trend estimate (96 026) has increased by 0.4% when compared with May 2015.
Seasonally adjusted estimates: The June 2015 seasonally adjusted estimate (97 620) has increased by 3.8% when compared with May 2015.
SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
Trend estimates: When comparing national trend estimates for June 2015 with May 2015, sales of Passenger and Sports utility vehicles increased by 0.4% and 0.6% respectively. Over the same period, Other vehicles decreased by 0.1%.
Seasonally adjusted estimates: When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for June 2015 with May 2015, all vehicle types recorded an increase in sales. Sales for Passenger and Sports utility vehicles increased by 5.4% and 3.3% respectively while Other vehicles increased by 1.1%.
SALES BY STATE
Trend estimates: Five of the eight states and territories experienced an increase in new motor vehicle sales when comparing June 2015 with May 2015. New South Wales recorded the largest percentage increase (1.1%), followed by Queensland (0.4%) and both Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory (0.2%). Over the same period, South Australia recorded the largest decrease in sales (0.5%).
Seasonally adjusted estimates: Seven of the eight states and territories experienced an increase in new motor vehicle sales when comparing June 2015 with May 2015. Tasmania recorded the largest percentage increase (6.5%) followed by Queensland (5.5%) and the Australian Capital Territory (5.2%). Over the same period, the Northern Territory was the only jurisdiction to record a decrease (6.2%).
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
April
44 956
28 697
18 932
92 585
-1.0
0.9
0.2
-0.2
May
44 624
29 038
19 029
92 690
-0.7
1.2
0.5
0.1
June
44 379
29 404
19 108
92 891
-0.5
1.3
0.4
0.2
July
44 121
29 725
19 133
92 980
-0.6
1.1
0.1
0.1
August
43 830
29 926
19 121
92 876
-0.7
0.7
-0.1
-0.1
September
43 522
30 100
19 113
92 736
-0.7
0.6
-
-0.2
October
43 300
30 288
19 146
92 734
-0.5
0.6
0.2
-
November
43 192
30 550
19 238
92 980
-0.2
0.9
0.5
0.3
December
43 081
30 937
19 357
93 375
-0.3
1.3
0.6
0.4
2015
January
42 988
31 418
19 435
93 841
-0.2
1.6
0.4
0.5
February
42 926
31 935
19 455
94 316
-0.1
1.6
0.1
0.5
March
42 906
32 430
19 470
94 806
-
1.5
0.1
0.5
April
42 944
32 823
19 489
95 256
0.1
1.2
0.1
0.5
May
43 051
33 104
19 518
95 672
0.2
0.9
0.1
0.4
June
43 224
33 300
19 503
96 026
0.4
0.6
-0.1
0.4
Seasonally Adjusted
2014
April
45 547
28 540
18 420
92 507
2.6
-2.0
-1.0
0.4
May
44 516
29 437
19 150
93 102
-2.3
3.1
4.0
0.6
June
44 245
29 277
20 343
93 865
-0.6
-0.5
6.2
0.8
July
44 415
29 961
18 542
92 917
0.4
2.3
-8.9
-1.0
August
43 678
29 206
18 876
91 760
-1.7
-2.5
1.8
-1.2
September
43 658
31 214
19 128
94 000
-
6.9
1.3
2.4
October
43 396
30 038
19 184
92 618
-0.6
-3.8
0.3
-1.5
November
43 051
30 564
18 785
92 401
-0.8
1.8
-2.1
-0.2
December
44 081
30 777
20 138
94 996
2.4
0.7
7.2
2.8
2015
January
43 607
30 278
19 280
93 165
-1.1
-1.6
-4.3
-1.9
February
43 168
33 268
19 249
95 685
-1.0
9.9
-0.2
2.7
March
45 072
31 747
19 550
96 369
4.4
-4.6
1.6
0.7
April
41 198
34 176
19 466
94 840
-8.6
7.7
-0.4
-1.6
May
42 448
32 161
19 449
94 058
3.0
-5.9
-0.1
-0.8
June
44 727
33 223
19 670
97 620
5.4
3.3
1.1
3.8
Original
2014
April
39 027
25 350
16 333
80 710
-17.1
-17.6
-15.9
-17.0
May
43 819
30 730
20 013
94 562
12.3
21.2
22.5
17.2
June
53 844
36 846
27 619
118 309
22.9
19.9
38.0
25.1
July
43 464
28 805
17 598
89 867
-19.3
-21.8
-36.3
-24.0
August
42 658
27 543
17 956
88 157
-1.9
-4.4
2.0
-1.9
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
- 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
April
29 365
24 967
18 687
5 826
9 914
1 471
929
1 427
92 585
May
29 392
25 160
18 562
5 844
9 926
1 450
929
1 427
92 690
June
29 529
25 335
18 468
5 865
9 895
1 438
922
1 440
92 891
July
29 712
25 423
18 374
5 870
9 808
1 427
912
1 453
92 980
August
29 870
25 458
18 264
5 846
9 664
1 416
902
1 457
92 876
September
29 989
25 485
18 197
5 807
9 499
1 415
895
1 448
92 736
October
30 095
25 528
18 231
5 770
9 346
1 431
896
1 436
92 734
November
30 184
25 617
18 395
5 755
9 232
1 464
903
1 430
92 980
December
30 233
25 747
18 631
5 767
9 147
1 503
914
1 434
93 375
2015
January
30 304
25 860
18 893
5 790
9 081
1 540
928
1 445
93 841
February
30 462
25 926
19 135
5 804
9 023
1 570
937
1 458
94 316
March
30 731
25 957
19 338
5 802
8 972
1 593
944
1 469
94 806
April
31 072
25 974
19 486
5 777
8 919
1 606
947
1 475
95 256
May
31 445
25 972
19 605
5 742
8 870
1 613
947
1 478
95 672
June
31 784
25 976
19 682
5 712
8 832
1 617
943
1 481
96 026
Seasonally Adjusted
2014
April
29 458
24 556
18 863
5 734
9 951
1 504
1 041
1 400
92 507
May
29 537
25 481
18 559
5 774
10 039
1 465
835
1 412
93 102
June
29 647
25 673
18 634
6 007
9 985
1 488
986
1 446
93 865
July
29 589
25 546
18 249
5 820
9 853
1 455
913
1 492
92 917
August
29 632
25 197
17 989
5 842
9 389
1 398
859
1 453
91 760
September
30 195
25 373
18 851
5 892
9 707
1 599
904
1 480
94 000
October
30 441
25 302
17 988
5 750
9 384
1 436
902
1 415
92 618
November
29 860
25 951
17 933
5 769
9 145
1 430
894
1 420
92 401
December
30 459
25 902
20 304
5 562
9 016
1 406
953
1 393
94 996
2015
January
29 972
25 612
18 973
5 700
9 035
1 592
843
1 437
93 165
February
30 687
25 734
19 765
6 151
9 191
1 658
1 010
1 491
95 685
March
30 771
26 218
20 449
5 776
9 097
1 600
925
1 532
96 369
April
30 491
26 388
19 398
5 779
8 817
1 578
957
1 432
94 840
May
31 362
25 424
19 084
5 587
8 652
1 549
967
1 433
94 058
June
32 666
26 072
20 129
5 712
8 975
1 651
906
1 508
97 620
Original
2014
April
25 625
21 108
17 041
4 897
8 604
1 182
1 070
1 183
80 710
May
29 788
26 042
19 252
5 764
9 920
1 409
978
1 409
94 562
June
37 575
31 327
24 643
7 531
12 440
1 743
1 258
1 792
118 309
July
28 587
24 756
17 767
5 514
9 556
1 302
913
1 472
89 867
August
28 404
24 184
17 169
5 618
9 137
1 418
807
1 420
88 157
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
(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
July 2015
18 August 2015
August 2015
15 September 2015
September 2015
15 October 2015
October 2015
16 November 2015
November 2015
15 December 2015
December 2015
18 January 2016
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This issue presents details for the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for June 2015.
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