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| Source: CSO |
There were 667 new private cars licensed in Ireland December 2008, compared with 1,304 in December 2007, a fall of 48.8%, the CSO reported today.
In the year 2008, there were 146,470 new private cars licensed, a decrease of 19.0% on the year 2007. In the year 2008 there were 60,091 second-hand private cars licensed, an increase of 2.3% on the year 2007.
The number of new goods vehicles licensed in December 2008 was 426 compared with 811 in the corresponding month last year - a decrease of 47.5%.
The vehicle licensing figures also show that:
In December 2008, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 6,588 compared with 7,583 during the same month in 2007 - a decrease of 13.1%.
The total number of all new vehicles licensed during December 2008 was 1,518 compared with 2,603 during the same month in 2007 - a decrease of 41.7%.
