HELLENIC REPUBLIC HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY Piraeus, September 11, 2018 PRESS RELEASE ISSUING OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES: AUGUST 2018 The Hellenic Statistical Authority announces that in August 2018, 14,434 road motor cars (both new and used from abroad) were put into circulation for the first time, recording a 36.8% increase compared with the corresponding month of 2017 when the number of road motor cars was 10,549. In August 2017, a 31.3% increase had been observed in comparison with the corresponding month of 2016 (Table 1, Graphs 1,2,3,5). A total number of 8,171 new cars were put into circulation in August 2018 compared with 5,643 in August 2017, recording a 44.8% increase. The new motorcycles (over 50cc) that were put into circulation for the first time in August 2018 amounted to 3,112, against 2,612 in 2017, thus recording a 19.1% increase. In August 2017, a 19.9% decrease had been observed in comparison with the corresponding month of 2016 (Table 1, Graph 4). Out of the above motorcycles 2,834 were new, while the corresponding figure in August 2017 was 2,356, recording a 20.3% increase. During the period January - August 2018, 141,076 road motor cars (both new and used from abroad) were put into circulation for the first time, representing an increase of 28.1% compared to the corresponding period of 2017 when the number of road motor cars was 110,137. During the period January - August 2017 an increase of 19.4% had been observed in comparison with the corresponding period of 2016 (Table 3, Graphs 6,7). Out of the above number of road motor cars that were put into circulation, from January to August 2018, 84,083 were new, while the corresponding number during the respective period of 2017 was 68,808, recording an increase of 22.2%. During the period January - August 2018 the circulation of new motorcycles (over 50cc) amounted to 27,401 against 22,467 in 2017, thus representing a 22.0% increase. A decrease of 22.0% had been observed during the period January - August 2017 in comparison with the corresponding period of 2016 (Table 3, Graphs 6,7). A total number of 24,867 new motorcycles were put into circulation, from January to August 2018, compared with 20,401 during the corresponding period of 2017, recording a 21.9% increase. Information: Trade and Services Statistics Division Transport, Communications and Mass Media Section Konstantinos Menexes Tel: +30 213 135 2500 FAX: +30 213 135 2496 E-mail : [email protected] 1 Table 1. Road motor vehicles, both new and used, put into circulation for the first time in Greece: August 2016 - 2018 August Change (%) 2016 2017 2018 2017/2016 2018/2017 Category of Road Motor Vehicles Used Used Used Used Used New New New New New Total Total Total Total Total Greece, total Road Motor Vehicles,total 11,295 7,648 3,647 13,161 7,999 5,162 17,546 11,005 6,541 16.5% 4.6% 41.5% 33.3% 37.6% 26.7% 1. Road motor cars 8,035 4,637 3,398 10,549 5,643 4,906 14,434 8,171 6,263 31.3% 21.7% 44.4% 36.8% 44.8% 27.7% Passenger Cars 6,350 4,168 2,182 8,763 5,130 3,633 12,636 7,681 4,955 38.0% 23.1% 66.5% 44.2% 49.7% 36.4% Buses 79 21 58 56 14 42 99 17 82 -29.1% -33.3% -27.6% 76.8% 21.4% 95.2% Lorries 1,606 448 1,158 1,730 499 1,231 1,699 473 1,226 7.7% 11.4% 6.3% -1.8% -5.2% -0.4% 2. Motorcycles > 50 cc 3,260 3,011 249 2,612 2,356 256 3,112 2,834 278 -19.9% -21.8% 2.8% 19.1% 20.3% 8.6% Prefecture of Attica Road Motor Vehicles,total 4,865 3,934 931 5,637 4,221 1,416 8,132 6,096 2,036 15.9% 7.3% 52.1% 44.3% 44.4% 43.8% 1. Road motor cars 3,773 2,858 915 4,809 3,411 1,398 7,100 5,096 2,004 27.5% 19.3% 52.8% 47.6% 49.4% 43.3% Passenger Cars 3,329 2,622 707 4,353 3,150 1,203 6,623 4,871 1,752 30.8% 20.1% 70.2% 52.1% 54.6% 45.6% Buses 38 14 24 20 3 17 36 1 35 -47.4% -78.6% -29.2% 80.0% -66.7% 105.9% Lorries 406 222 184 436 258 178 441 224 217 7.4% 16.2% -3.3% 1.1% -13.2% 21.9% 2. Motorcycles > 50 cc 1,092 1,076 16 828 810 18 1,032 1,000 32 -24.2% -24.7% 12.5% 24.6% 23.5% 77.8% Table 2. Road motor vehicles, both new and used, put into circulation for the first time in Greece: September 2016 - August 2018 Change (%) Average Sep. 2016 - Aug. 2017 Average Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2018 Category of Road Motor Average Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2018 / Vehicles Average Sep. 2016 - Aug. 2017 Total New Used Total New Used Total New Used Greece, total Road Motor Vehicles,total 15,381 10,497 4,884 18,603 11,981 6,622 20.9% 14.1% 35.6% 1. Road motor cars 12,233 7,578 4,655 15,553 9,204 6,349 27.1% 21.5% 36.4% Passenger Cars 10,186 7,007 3,179 13,303 8,601 4,702 30.6% 22.7% 47.9% Buses 88 14 74 104 17 87 18.2% 21.4% 17.6% Lorries 1,959 557 1,402 2,146 586 1,560 9.5% 5.2% 11.3% 2. Motorcycles > 50 cc 3,148 2,919 229 3,050 2,777 273 -3.1% -4.9% 19.2% 2 Graph 1: Passenger Cars (January 2016 - August 2018) 20.000 18.000 16.000 Total 14.000 12.000 new 10.000 8.000 used 6.000 4.000 2.000 0 Ι Ι Ι V V V ΙΙΙ ΙΙΙ ΙΙΙ IX XI IX XI IX XI VII VII VII 2016 2017 2018 Graph 2: Lorries ( January 2016 - August 2018) 3.000 2.500 Total 2.000 new 1.500 used 1.000 500 0 Ι Ι Ι V V V ΙΙΙ ΙΙΙ ΙΙΙ IX XI IX XI IX XI VII VII VII 2016 2017 2018 Graph 3: Buses (January 2016 - August 2018) 200 180 Total 160 140 120 new 100 80 used 60 40 20 0 Ι Ι Ι V V V ΙΙΙ ΙΙΙ ΙΙΙ IX XI IX XI IX XI VII VII VII 2016 2017 2018 3 Graph 4: Motorcycles (January 2016 - August 2018) 8.000 7.000 Total 6.000 5.000 new 4.000 3.000 used 2.000 1.000 0 Ι Ι Ι V V V ΙΙΙ ΙΙΙ ΙΙΙ IX XI IX XI IX XI VII VII VII 2016 2017 2018 Graph 5: New Registrations of Motor Vehicles (August 2018) Buses 99 Motorcycles > 50 cc 3.112 Lorries 1.699 Passenger Cars 12.636 4 Table 3. Road motor vehicles, both new and used, put into circulation for the first time in Greece: Jan. 2016 - Aug. 2018 January - August Change (%) 2016 2017 2018 2017/2016 2018/2017 Category of Road Motor Vehicles Used Used Used Used Used New New New New New Total Total Total Total Total Greece, total Road Motor Vehicles,total 121,053 89,628 31,425 132,604 89,209 43,395 168,477 108,950 59,527 9.5% -0.5% 38.1% 27.1% 22.1% 37.2% 1. Road motor cars 92,252 62,764 29,488 110,137 68,808 41,329 141,076 84,083 56,993 19.4% 9.6% 40.2% 28.1% 22.2% 37.9% Passenger Cars 77,003 58,567 18,436 92,617 63,864 28,753 122,020 79,072 42,948 20.3% 9.0% 56.0% 31.7% 23.8% 49.4% Buses 729 154 575 774 129 645 949 158 791 6.2% -16.2% 12.2% 22.6% 22.5% 22.6% Lorries 14,520 4,043 10,477 16,746 4,815 11,931 18,107 4,853 13,254 15.3% 19.1% 13.9% 8.1% 0.8% 11.1% 2. Motorcycles > 50 cc 28,801 26,864 1,937 22,467 20,401 2,066 27,401 24,867 2,534 -22.0% -24.1% 6.7% 22.0% 21.9% 22.7% Prefecture of Attica Road Motor Vehicles,total 63,710 54,760 8,950 67,203 54,269 12,934 85,226 66,103 19,123 5.5% -0.9% 44.5% 26.8% 21.8% 47.9% 1. Road motor cars 52,674 43,926 8,748 58,462 45,788 12,674 74,204 55,492 18,712 11.0% 4.2% 44.9% 26.9% 21.2% 47.6% Passenger Cars 48,500 41,817 6,683 53,199 43,022 10,177 68,683 52,961 15,722 9.7% 2.9% 52.3% 29.1% 23.1% 54.5% Buses 252 70 182 266 67 199 365 65 300 5.6% -4.3% 9.3% 37.2% -3.0% 50.8% Lorries 3,922 2,039 1,883 4,997 2,699 2,298 5,156 2,466 2,690 27.4% 32.4% 22.0% 3.2% -8.6% 17.1% 2.