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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

4.2b Motor Vehicle Registrations

Annual change (a) - per cent

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Annual

1963-64

15.6

1964-65

5.5

1965-66

-11.4

1966-67

2.0

1967-68

16.7

1968-69

6.0

8.2

9.5

-2.1

1.2

1.0

2.0

1969-70

9.8

21.5

27.1

11.0

10.1

9.6

10.3

13.6

3.1

9.3

-7.8

2.2

9.4

1970-71

4.5

1.8

-6.5

-0.8

1.8

7.8

12.4

-11.2

-5.4

-5.0

5.5

5.4

0.8

1971-72

6.7

15.1

-0.8

1.8

0.9

-7.2

-11.5

-3.6

-4.5

-2.9

4.3

-2.0

0.0

1972-73

-9.7

-18.2

3.6

-0.1

5.6

7.9

5.9

9.7

17.3

11.2

16.6

12.5

4.2

1973-74

13.8

25.0

15.7

24.8

13.5

-9.7

9.0

2.2

-5.2

6.3

11.2

-4.7

8.2

1974-75

5.4

3.1

8.7

0.6

-1.2

9.1

-13.1

34.3

37.2

25.5

-8.9

5.3

8.1

1975-76

-2.6

-6.8

-20.7

-14.3

-19.9

-11.0

5.1

-25.2

-14.7

-11.2

2.8

3.6

-9.6

1976-77

-7.0

-11.9

6.1

2.1

22.4

40.8

9.5

3.5

-15.4

-26.2

-12.4

-5.4

-1.7

1977-78

2.6

4.5

-4.5

-7.5

-12.9

-19.9

-6.5

-2.6

0.0

18.9

0.7

-2.3

-3.3

1978-79

0.8

8.8

23.4

11.6

8.9

2.6

-5.5

2.2

10.8

5.9

10.8

6.4

7.2

1979-80

12.1

0.6

-10.8

-1.8

1.9

-8.1

8.4

2.5

-4.9

-7.6

-10.9

-8.0

-2.5

1980-81

-9.3

-3.3

-2.7

2.5

-1.1

13.7

3.0

2.3

-1.6

5.7

8.4

10.5

2.3

1981-82

8.4

3.1

-3.2

-8.0

2.8

0.8

6.9

-4.9

9.5

3.6

6.9

-0.7

1.9

1982-83

-3.2

3.4

6.1

5.0

-8.4

19.2

-18.2

-12.8

-4.2

-14.5

-13.4

-7.8

-3.8

1983-84

-13.3

-5.5

-6.8

-3.6

3.6

-18.1

13.1

20.1

4.7

14.9

15.5

12.2

1.7

1984-85

16.6

1.4

9.4

14.6

10.2

7.9

17.4

22.6

15.9

13.9

9.6

1.6

10.8

1985-86

7.5

8.0

11.4

2.1

15.1

-3.3

-10.5

-27.5

-21.6

-13.8

-23.5

-18.3

-6.7

1986-87

-22.2

-12.2

-28.1

-26.3

-36.1

-25.4

-15.8

-11.0

-19.8

-25.5

-17.0

-11.7

-21.1

1987-88

-9.2

-19.3

-1.1

0.8

-0.1

16.9

-7.2

-0.7

4.3

15.6

18.6

14.3

2.2

1988-89

4.6

17.4

24.2

20.3

33.2

11.3

6.8

23.3

34.0

10.0

10.3

13.2

16.6

1989-90

26.2

11.9

7.9

4.1

1.1

-2.8

22.0

7.7

12.1

18.0

17.4

-0.3

9.9

1990-91

4.7

0.0

-1.8

0.3

-10.3

-5.6

-11.6

-14.6

-26.2

-22.2

-18.0

-14.0

-10.5

1991-92

-16.5

-8.7

-16.4

-13.9

-2.6

-5.2

9.0

4.4

15.3

9.3

-2.6

16.3

-0.8

1992-93

7.3

6.2

11.3

7.4

3.8

14.8

-8.8

-2.4

-2.5

3.4

4.5

-2.0

2.9

1993-94

-2.5

14.7

-7.4

3.0

6.7

2.9

7.4

15.5

3.9

8.1

11.8

8.5

5.8

1994-95

15.3

-3.3

20.2

19.4

11.4

10.0

12.3

5.6

10.6

12.3

19.6

4.3

11.0

1995-96

1.1

4.9

0.2

-4.4

-2.3

-0.2

0.6

3.7

1.3

-2.3

-6.3

14.2

0.6

1996-97

0.3

3.2

2.6

3.6

6.2

2.3

8.6

7.5

8.6

8.2

4.9

1.5

4.9

1997-98

16.7

10.8

21.6

22.4

19.9

23.0

14.1

8.9

11.8

15.7

13.5

27.9

17.3

1998-99

21.9

9.0

4.9

-2.8

(a) New registrations of motor cars, station wagons, 4WD passenger vehicles and forward control passenger vehicles. Monthly data are seasonally adjusted. This series is subject to large irregular fluctuations and care should be exercised when interpreting movements in the series.

Source: Registrations of New Motor Vehicles, ABS (9301.0, 9303.0)

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