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Vehicle registrations - United Kingdom. July of 2002

More July passenger car were sold in United Kingdom

In July, vehicle registrations in United Kingdom grew by 12.92% with respect to July of 2001. In total, 221,345 cars were registered and 2,882,542 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 11.07% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 25,708, 11.85% more than in July of 2001.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 195,637, which represents a figure of 13.06% more than in July of 2001.

United Kingdom 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 British 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 48.66 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.74 of them in the last month, United Kingdom, occupies 6th 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 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 United Kingdom. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about United Kingdom in en British economy.

United Kingdom - 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 200225,708195,637221,3453.74322,5052,560,0372,882,54248.66
June 200226,355207,330233,6853.94319,7822,537,4382,857,22048.23
May 200227,562208,669236,2313.99321,1932,545,4332,866,62648.39
April 200225,668208,976234,6443.96319,1372,535,3842,854,52148.19
March 200239,587423,727463,3147.82318,1382,506,4042,824,54247.68
February 200218,23793,515111,7521.89320,7582,490,7012,811,45947.46
January 200222,851205,476228,3273.85317,4752,476,3372,793,81247.16
December 200121,374126,471147,8452.50316,0842,458,7692,774,85346.84
November 200127,581184,278211,8593.59311,9972,440,1012,752,09846.65
October 200125,443185,325210,7683.57311,0602,418,3952,729,45546.26
September 200146,472443,265489,7378.30310,2712,386,6112,696,88245.71
August 200115,66777,36893,0351.58304,0142,296,8402,600,85444.08
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United Kingdom - New motor vehicle registrations
United Kingdom - New motor vehicle registrations