Australia Now Motor Vehicle Sales Fall 3.5% In April

5/15/2011

(RTTNews) - The sale of new motor vehicles in Australia declined a seasonally adjusted 3.5 percent in April compared to the previous month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, standing at 84,332. That follows a 3.4 percent rise in March.
By class, sales of passenger vehicles increased by 22 units (0.0 percent), while sports utility vehicles were down 9.6 percent and other vehicles lost 5.5 percent.
By region, the sales of new motor vehicles decreased in seven of the eight states and territories. New South Wales recorded the largest percentage decrease of 5.1 percent, followed by Victoria (3.5 percent) and Queensland (3.4 percent). Over the same period, the Northern Territory recorded the only increase (1.6 percent).
On an annual basis, new auto sales declined 8.4 percent after adding 1.9 percent in the previous month.