Motor car purchases 2012-2018 Statistic

This statistic shows the quarterly expenditure on motor cars purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) between first quarter 2012 and third quarter 2018, based on volume, in million British pounds. The quarterly expenditure on the purchase of motor cars peaked at 12.5 billion British pounds in the first quarter of 2017.

Quarterly expenditure on motor cars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2018, based on volume* (in million GBP)

Characteristic	Expenditure in million GBP
Q3 2018	10,560
Q2 2018	11,289
Q1 2018	11,218
Q4 2017	11,311
Q3 2017	11,310
Q2 2017	10,697
Q1 2017	12,475
Q4 2016	11,939
Q3 2016	12,103
Q2 2016	12,135
Q1 2016	12,183
Q4 2015	12,056
Q3 2015	11,816
Q2 2015	11,514
Q1 2015	10,883
Q4 2014	11,226
Q3 2014	10,928
Q2 2014	10,704
Q1 2014	10,660
Q4 2013	10,289
Q3 2013	10,511
Q2 2013	10,385
Q1 2013	9,425
Q4 2012	9,669
Q3 2012	9,447
Q2 2012	9,155
Q1 2012	8,904

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Release date

December 2018

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2012 to Q3 2018

Supplementary notes

* Household final consumption expenditure based on chained volume measures (seasonally adjusted). Figures are given here in volume terms rather than value terms to give a better picture of whether households purchased more or less goods and services over the period in consideration.

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