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Vehicle registrations - Latvia. July of 2007

Latvians sales of passenger car improve

In July, vehicle registrations in Latvia grew by 42.82% with respect to July of 2006. In total, 3,432 cars were registered and 38,809 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 55.51% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 576, 46.94% more than in July of 2006.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 2,856, which represents a figure of 42.02% more than in July of 2006.

Latvia is the 65th-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 Latvians 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 17.57 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.55 of them in the last month, Latvia, occupies 40th place in the ranking.

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.

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

Latvia - 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 20075762,8563,4321.556,39032,41938,80917.57
June 20075993,2263,8251.736,20631,57437,78017.10
May 20076623,3614,0231.826,02130,65736,67816.61
April 20074912,8383,3291.515,68229,71235,39416.02
March 20076062,7833,3891.535,62128,91134,53215.63
February 20075042,5113,0151.365,37727,97833,35515.10
January 20075352,6013,1361.425,11726,83231,94914.46
December 20065412,8213,3621.524,86125,58230,44313.78
November 20063402,7253,0651.384,56324,51029,07313.05
October 20065292,3742,9031.304,53123,45127,98212.56
September 20065602,1312,6911.214,33822,54726,88512.07
August 20064472,1922,6391.184,07621,79625,87211.61
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