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09-10-2018 12:24

Registrations of motor vehicles during January – September 2018

The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January – September 2018.

The main developments in the first nine months of 2018, compared to the same period of 2017, were:

(a)

The total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 15,2% to 37.817 in January – September 2018,  from 32.833 vehicles in the same period of 2017. 

(b)

Passenger saloon cars increased to 31.292, from 27.140 in January – September 2017, i.e. there was a rise of 15,3%. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 10.554 or 33,7% were new and 20.738 or 66,3% were used cars.

(c)

Goods conveyance vehicles increased by 20,0% to 3.817 in January-September 2018, compared to 3.180 in January - September 2017.

 

Light goods vehicles increased by 22,3% to 3.274, from 2.676 in January – September 2017.

 

Heavy goods vehicles increased by 28,8% to 398 in January – September 2018, from 309 in January – September 2017.

 

Road tractors (units of trailers) decreased by 25,6% to 145 in January – September 2018, from 195 in January – September 2017.

(d)

Mopeds < 50cc decreased by 1,4% to 215 in January – September 2018, compared to 218 in January – September 2017.

(e)

Mechanised cycles > 50cc increased by 4,6% to 2.001 in the first nine months of 2018, compared to 1.913 in the corresponding period of 2017.

The report is obtainable at €10,00 per copy. It is also available free of charge in electronic form at the website of the Statistical Service http://www.cystat.gov.cy .

(AH/SCH)