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Vehicle registrations - Estonia. December of 2008

Estonians passenger car registrations fall in December

In December, vehicle registrations in Estonia fell by 43.87% with respect to December of 2007. In total, 1,095 cars were registered and 29,000 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 22.63% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 154, 46.34% less than in December of 2007.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 941, which represents a figure of 43.45% less than in December of 2007.

Estonia is the 75th-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 Estonians 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 21.71 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.82 of them in the last month, Estonia, occupies 36th place in the ranking.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has fallen in the last year. A drop in registrations generally indicates a fall in consumer confidence and, when it is sustained, a recession in the real economy.

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

Estonia - 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.
December 20081549411,0950.824,42124,57929,00021.71
November 20081821,1201,3020.974,55425,30229,85622.31
October 20083481,7102,0581.544,98326,64331,62623.63
September 20083751,6792,0541.535,32627,50332,82924.53
August 20083001,5961,8961.425,46928,03533,50425.03
July 20084022,3372,7392.055,69229,00534,69725.92
June 20083902,2672,6571.995,76229,31735,07926.21
May 20083622,6973,0592.295,99130,07936,07026.95
April 20084762,7973,2732.456,32230,61236,93427.59
March 20084272,5312,9582.216,36230,69737,05927.69
February 20084262,1982,6241.966,47730,97837,45527.98
January 20085792,7063,2852.456,56130,91437,47528.00
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