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Vehicle registrations - Ireland. July of 2018

Drop in number of Irish passenger car registrations

In July, vehicle registrations in Ireland fell by 1.09% with respect to July of 2017. In total, 31,608 cars were registered and 154,761 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 4.54% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 4,720, 11.16% more than in July of 2017.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 26,888, which represents a figure of 2.97% less than in July of 2017.

Ireland is the 46th-placed country in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Irish 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 32.04 cars per 1,000 residents, 6.54 of them in the last month, Ireland, occupies 22th 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.

Changes in Irish 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 declined since 2008, as 200,223 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 44.92.

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

Ireland - 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.
July 20184,72026,88831,6086.5428,146126,615154,76132.04
June 20188751,2512,1260.4427,672127,437155,10932.11
May 20181,8686,0707,9381.6427,564127,587155,15132.12
April 20182,0288,07710,1052.0927,394127,510154,90432.07
March 20183,40517,76421,1694.3827,286127,276154,56232.00
February 20182,87917,06919,9484.1327,267129,405156,67232.43
January 20187,13037,07544,2059.1527,144129,426156,57032.41
December 20173721605320.1126,797131,356158,15332.74
November 20177086841,3920.2926,702131,626158,32833.09
October 20179861,9462,9320.6126,729131,689158,41833.11
September 20171,5953,8985,4931.1527,049131,984159,03333.24
August 20171,5805,7337,3131.5327,296132,775160,07133.46
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