In January, vehicle registrations in Italy fell by 16.7% with respect to January of 1998. In total, 241,909 cars were registered and 2,528,579 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 4.42% less than the year before.
The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of January is:
- Commercial vehicles sold: 16,331, 4.73% more than in January of 1998.
- Passenger cars regitrations: 225,578, which represents a figure of 17.92% less than in January of 1998.
Italy is among the ten countries where the greatest number of cars have been registered in the last year, in ranking of 22 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.
A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Italians 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 44.43 cars per 1,000 residents, 4.25 of them in the last month, Italy, 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 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 Italy. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Italy in en Italian economy.