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Vehicle registrations - Netherlands. September of 2002

Dutch passenger car registrations fall in September

In September, vehicle registrations in Netherlands fell by 0.42% with respect to September of 2001. In total, 47,942 cars were registered and 597,242 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 7.08% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 7,059, 6.47% less than in September of 2001.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 40,883, which represents a figure of 0.71% more than in September of 2001.

Netherlands is among the ten countries where the greatest number of cars have been registered in the last year, in ranking of 23 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Dutch 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 37.08 cars per 1,000 residents, 2.98 of them in the last month, Netherlands, occupies 14th 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 Netherlands. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Netherlands in en Dutch economy.

Netherlands - 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.
September 20027,05940,88347,9422.9897,039500,203597,24237.08
August 20026,86936,25943,1282.6897,527499,916597,44337.10
July 20028,29839,90248,2002.9998,305505,412603,71737.49
June 20028,41246,95055,3623.4497,832510,726608,55837.79
May 20029,24944,72753,9763.3598,241513,572611,81337.99
April 20028,64940,36149,0103.0498,649518,830617,47938.34
March 20028,87847,04455,9223.4798,015521,961619,97638.50
February 20027,61642,52350,1393.1199,086531,453630,53939.15
January 200212,24570,83683,0815.1699,839530,687630,52639.15
December 20012,9198,66211,5810.72101,442530,231631,67339.22
November 20018,11038,26046,3702.90102,628538,426641,05440.10
October 20018,73543,79652,5313.29102,932540,624643,55640.25
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Netherlands - New motor vehicle registrations
Netherlands - New motor vehicle registrations