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Vehicle registrations - Australia. April of 2007

Australians passenger car registrations rise

In April, vehicle registrations in Australia grew by 10.14% with respect to April of 2006. In total, 75,614 cars were registered and 990,093 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 1.28% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 30,505, 15.8% more than in April of 2006.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 45,109, which represents a figure of 6.62% more than in April of 2006.

Australia is the 15th-placed country in ranking of 135 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Australians 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 48 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.67 of them in the last month, Australia, occupies 9th 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 Australian 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 1997, as 663,236 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 36.18.

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

Australia - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
April 200730,50545,10975,6143.67374,755615,338990,09348.00
March 200736,63557,75794,3924.58370,593612,536983,12947.66
February 200731,11252,62883,7404.06367,926607,967975,89347.31
January 200727,74749,18976,9363.73365,777603,822969,59947.00
December 200628,71548,34877,0633.74364,272598,394962,66646.67
November 200631,44751,85083,2974.10366,889597,991964,88047.50
October 200629,39850,53279,9303.94366,229598,892965,12147.51
September 200628,60551,38879,9933.94364,515596,794961,30947.33
August 200629,63152,03081,6614.02368,232597,524965,75647.55
July 200628,76448,79877,5623.82371,130599,142970,27247.77
June 200639,42257,02696,4484.75371,991599,360971,35147.82
May 200632,77450,68383,4574.11373,933603,115977,04848.10
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