In May, vehicle registrations in Sweden fell by 11.36% with respect to May of 2007. In total, 31,023 cars were registered and 348,761 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 2.14% more than the year before.
The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of May is:
- Commercial vehicles sold: 4,772, 4.25% less than in May of 2007.
- Passenger cars regitrations: 26,251, which represents a figure of 12.54% less than in May of 2007.
Sweden is the 29th-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 Swedes 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 37.98 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.38 of them in the last month, Sweden, occupies 20th 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 Swedish 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 grown since 1998, as 264,786 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 29.93.
Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Sweden. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Sweden in en Swedish economy.