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Australia: Australia New Motor Vehicle Sales Rise 1.9% In March

2017/04/19

The total number of new vehicle sales in Australia was up a seasonally adjusted 1.9 % on month in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday - coming in at 96,751.

That follows the 2.7 % contraction in February.

Sales for sports utility vehicles added 0.2 % on month, while other vehicles gained 0.5 % and passenger vehicles fell 1.3 %.

The major downward movement across all states and territories was in Tasmania (-1.9 %). The Northern Territory was the only jurisdiction not to record a decrease in sales.

On a yearly basis, sales slid 3.0 % next falling 4.0 % in the previous month.

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