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Main Indicator: New Motor Vehicle Sales
Most Recent Release
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -0.5% | 0.0% | -3.2% | N/A | ||
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For March
From the Release: "Despite a slight decline in March, sales of new motor vehicles closed the first quarter of 2008 with their strongest gain since 1998. According to seasonally adjusted data from the New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey, consumers purchased 148,796 new vehicles in March, down 0.5% from February. Sales of both passenger cars and trucks declined more slowly in March compared with February. Sales of new trucks (which include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses) fell 0.6% while passenger car sales slipped 0.3%. Looking ahead, preliminary industry data for April suggests that the number of new motor vehicles sold will remain relatively unchanged." |
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Table of Past Data
| 8/15 | 9/18 | 10/15 | 11/14 | 12/17 | 1/14 | 2/15 | 3/17 | 4/14 | 5/16 | ||
| Actual | -1.2% | -2.7% | 2.8% | -2.1% | -1.4% | -2.9% | 4.8% | 8.2% | -3.2% | -0.5% | |
| Forecast | -1.0% | -2.9% | 2.9% | -2.0% | -2.0% | -0.9% | 2.8% | 6.2% | -1.5% | 0.0% | |
| Previous | -0.8% | -1.7% | -2.7% | 2.7% | -2.1% | -1.4% | -2.7% | 4.8% | 8.2% | -3.2% | |
| Revised From | N/A | -1.2% | N/A | 2.8% | N/A | N/A | -2.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Past Releases
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -3.2% | -1.5% | 8.2% | N/A | ||
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For February
From the Release: "The number of new motor vehicles sold fell 3.2% in February, after two months of very strong growth. New motor vehicle sales had recovered in December and January, following a downward trend in the second half of 2007.According to seasonally adjusted data from the New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey, consumers purchased 149,439 new vehicles in February, down 5,003 units from the previous month. Almost three-quarters of this decline was in Ontario.
Looking ahead, preliminary industry data for March suggest that the number of new motor vehicles sold will remain relatively unchanged.
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| 8.2% | 6.2% | 4.8% | N/A | ||
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For January
Provided by: Statistics Canada Official Release
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| 4.8% | 2.8% | -2.7% | -2.9% | ||
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For December
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -2.9% | -0.9% | -1.4% | N/A | ||
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For November. Official Release from Statistics Canada. Sales of new vehicles declined in November, on the back of a 4.0% decline in new truck sales. It was the sixth time in seven months that vehicles sales declined and continued a downward trend that began in the latter half of 2007. |
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -1.4% | -2.0% | -2.1% | N/A | ||
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For October Release from Statistics Canada Motor vehicle sales dipped for a second straight month in October, although not as sharply as in September. The decline was driven by a 4.9% decrease in passenger car sales. |
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -2.1% | -2.0% | 2.7% | 2.8% | ||
| For September. | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| 2.8% | 2.9% | -2.7% | N/A | ||
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For August. Sales of motor vehicles increased by 2.8% in August, partially offsetting three months of declines, reports Statistics Canada. Strong trucks sales (+4.9%) accounted for almost 85% of the increase. Passenger cars edged up 0.8%. Also, two provinces, Ontario and Quebec accounted for almost 95% of the increase in car sales. |
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -2.7% | -2.9% | -1.7% | -1.2% | ||
| Motor vehicle sales posted a third straight month of declines, posting a 2.7% decrease in July. Sales of both passenger cars and trucks fell 2.7% in July, Statistics Canada said. Preliminary data for August suggests that the indicator will show 3% growth. | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -1.2% | -1.0% | -0.8% | N/A |