QTPA Member Alert |ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Apr 2013 (16/5/2013)
ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Apr 2013
The sales of Motor Vehicles along with Retail sales and Dwellings are excellent gauge on the economy and collectively provides information to the turf industry for future and current trends.
APRIL 2013 KEY FIGURES
| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas.(a) | NT(a) | ACT(a) | Aust. | ||
| Vehicle sales (no.) | ||||||||||
| Trend | 28 798 | 25 212 | 19 578 | 5 994 | 10 907 | 1 551 | 936 | 1 494 | 94 470 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 28 569 | 25 575 | 18 771 | 5 968 | 10 657 | 1 515 | 925 | 1 441 | 93 423 | |
| Change from previous month (%) | ||||||||||
| Trend | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.4 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted | -1.3 | 3.7 | -7.7 | 2.5 | -3.2 | -9.3 | -4 | -6.4 | -1.6 | |
| Change from previous year (%) | ||||||||||
| Trend | 3.4 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 18.7 | -1.4 | 6.3 | 4.4 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 2.4 | 7 | -1.9 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 13.5 | 6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
(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.
APRIL KEY POINTS
TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
- Trend estimates: The April 2013 trend estimate (94 470) has decreased by 0.4% when compared with March 2013.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: The April 2013 seasonally adjusted estimate (93 423) has decreased by 1.6% when compared with March 2013.
SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
- Trend estimates: When comparing national trend estimates for April 2013 with March 2013, sales of Sports utility vehicles increased by 1.0%. Over the same period, Passenger vehicles and Other vehicles decreased by 0.7% and 1.5% respectively.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for April 2013 with March 2013, sales of Passenger, Sports utility and Other vehicles decreased by 1.3%, 0.6% and 3.8% respectively.
SALES BY STATE
- Trend estimates: Six of the eight states and territories experienced a decrease for new motor vehicle sales when comparing April 2013 with March 2013. Queensland recorded the largest percentage decrease (1.0%), followed by Western Australia (0.9%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.8%). Over the same period, sales in Tasmania and Victoria increased by 0.4% and 0.2% respectively.
- Seasonally adjusted estimates: Six of the eight states and territories experienced a decrease in new motor vehicle sales when comparing April 2013 with March 2013. Tasmania recorded the largest percentage decrease (9.3%), followed by Queensland (7.7%) and the Australian Capital Territory (6.4%). Over the same period, Victoria and South Australia increased by 3.7% and 2.5% respectively.
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