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Vehicle registrations - United Kingdom. November of 2016

British sales of passenger car improve

In November, vehicle registrations in United Kingdom grew by 3.04% with respect to November of 2015. In total, 219,021 cars were registered and 3,127,942 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 2.84% more than the year before.

The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of November is:

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 34,920, 3.69% more than in November of 2015.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 184,101, which represents a figure of 2.92% more than in November of 2015.

United Kingdom is among the ten countries where the greatest number of cars have been registered in the last year, in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by British residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 47.84 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.35 of them in the last month, United Kingdom, occupies 7th place, so, compared to the other countries in the ranking, its population has a good standard of living.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has grown in the last year. The increase in this figure is positive, as it generally indicates improved public confidence in the country's economy.

Changes in British vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have grown since 2006, as 2,759,482 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 45.52.

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in United Kingdom. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about United Kingdom in en British economy.

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DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
November 201634,920184,101219,0213.35433,1012,694,8413,127,94247.84
October 201632,133180,168212,3013.25431,8592,689,6163,121,47547.74
September 201665,183469,696534,8798.18434,0562,687,1123,121,16847.74
August 201618,32981,64099,9691.53434,6812,679,9333,114,61447.64
July 201627,979178,523206,5023.16433,8972,677,3533,111,25047.59
June 201641,722255,766297,4884.55435,1692,677,2503,112,41947.61
May 201632,957203,585236,5423.62434,1092,679,3013,113,41047.62
April 201632,444189,505221,9493.39433,4042,674,4223,107,82647.54
March 201670,636518,707589,3439.01430,1842,670,6953,100,87947.43
February 201616,59783,39599,9921.53428,0762,644,7623,072,83847.00
January 201624,621169,678194,2992.97427,5332,638,3253,065,85846.89
December 201535,580180,077215,6573.30427,9032,633,5033,061,40646.83
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