1367.5 - Western Australian Statistical Indicators, Jun 2009  
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NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

  • Sales of new motor vehicles (trend) have declined for fifteen consecutive months in Western Australia after peaking at 10,381 in February 2008. In May 2009, new motor vehicles sales (8,055) were 2.4% lower than in February 2009 and 22% lower than in February 2008.
  • This overall decline in motor vehicle sales in the three months to May 2009, was driven by continuing falls in the sale of passenger vehicles and utilities, vans, trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles.
  • By contrast, sales of sports utility vehicles increased from 1,748 in February 2009 to 1,812 in May 2009 (3.7%), after falling over the previous year.
New Motor Vehicle Sales
Graph: NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

2 New Motor Vehicle Sales, by type of vehicle: Trend

Passenger
vehicles
Sports
utility
vehicles
Other
vehicles
Total
vehicles
Month
no.
no.
no.
no.

Trend

2008
March
5 492
2 243
2 597
10 332
April
5 470
2 196
2 559
10 225
May
5 446
2 133
2 509
10 088
June
5 401
2 070
2 467
9 938
July
5 307
2 018
2 448
9 772
August
5 161
1 972
2 450
9 583
September
4 995
1 926
2 450
9 371
October
4 839
1 876
2 424
9 139
November
4 701
1 818
2 356
8 875
December
4 595
1 770
2 251
8 616
2009
January
4 512
1 746
2 148
8 407
February
4 440
1 748
2 068
8 256
March
4 371
1 764
2 014
8 149
April
4 308
1 785
1 980
8 073
May
4 270
1 812
1 973
8 055

Source: Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, cat. no. 9314.0.



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