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The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the month of January 2021.

The main developments in January 2021 compared to the corresponding month of 2020 are summarised as follows:

(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles decreased by 16,9% to 3.431 in January 2021, from 4.129 in January 2020.

(b) Passenger saloon cars decreased to 2.751 from 3.352 in January 2020, recording a fall of 17,9%. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 856 or 31,1% were new and 1.895 or 68,9% were used cars.

(c) Goods conveyance vehicles decreased by 27,8% to 364 in January 2021, compared to 504 in January 2020. In particular, light goods vehicles decreased by 33,4% to 301 and heavy goods vehicles by 2,4% to 40, while road tractors (units of trailers) increased by 109,1% to 23.

(d) Mopeds < 50cc increased from 11 in January 2020 to 14 in January 2021.

(e) Mechanised cycles> 50cc increased to 258 in January 2021, compared to 222 in January 2020, recording an increase of 16,2%.

The report can be purchased at €6,50 per copy. It is also available free of charge in electronic form at the website of the Statistical Service, at the address http://www.cystat.gov.cy.

(IK/II)