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The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January-March 2019.

The main developments in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, were:

(a)  The total registrations of motor vehicles decreased by 16,0% to 10.920 in January-March 2019, from 13.002 vehicles in the same period of 2018.

(b)  Passenger saloon cars decreased to 8.956, from 11.024 in January-March 2018, i.e. there was a decrease of 18,8%. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 2.830 or 31,6% were new and 6.126 or 68,4% were used cars.

(c)  Goods conveyance vehicles numbered 1.291, as they were in January-March 2018. In particular, light goods vehicles increased by 1,2% to 1.115, heavy goods vehicles decreased by 1,5% to 128 and road tractors (units of trailers) decreased by 18,6% to 48.

(d)  Mopeds< 50cc increased to 64 in January-March 2019, compared to 41 in January-March 2018.

(e)  Mechanised cycles> 50cc decreased by 1,7% to 462 in January-March 2019, compared to 470 in January-March 2018.

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

(MG)