First registrations of motor vehicles

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: In January 2012 the number of new passenger cars registered was 14,263 06 Feb 2012 In January 2012 a total of 20,289 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 15,864 were automobiles. First registrations increased by 0.3 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In January the number of new passenger cars registered was 14,263, which was 3.4 per cent up from the year before. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 41.3 per cent. These data are based on the Vehicular and Driver Data Register of the Finnish Transport Safety Agency and they have been produced by Statistics Finland. The numbers are exclusive of the vehicles on the Åland Islands. Next release: 6 Mar 2012
Description:	Statistics Finland�s statistics on motor vehicles are based on the vehicle traffic register of the Finnish Transport Safety Agency, which contains data on all road transport vehicles liable for registration on Mainland Finland. First registrations are drawn monthly from the register for Statistics Finland. Ålands Motorfordonsbyrå supplies to Statistics Finland annual statistics on first registrations on the Åland Islands, and these data are added to the long time series on first registrations. Vehicles in the separate register of the defence forces are no included in Statistics Finland�s statistics on motor vehicles. Read full description >>>

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Statistics Finland

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Latest release:
In January 2012 the number of new passenger cars registered was 14,263
06 Feb 2012
In January 2012 a total of 20,289 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 15,864 were automobiles. First registrations increased by 0.3 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In January the number of new passenger cars registered was 14,263, which was 3.4 per cent up from the year before. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 41.3 per cent. These data are based on the Vehicular and Driver Data Register of the Finnish Transport Safety Agency and they have been produced by Statistics Finland. The numbers are exclusive of the vehicles on the Åland Islands.

Next release:
6 Mar 2012

Description:

Statistics Finland�s statistics on motor vehicles are based on the vehicle traffic register of the Finnish Transport Safety Agency, which contains data on all road transport vehicles liable for registration on Mainland Finland. First registrations are drawn monthly from the register for Statistics Finland. Ålands Motorfordonsbyrå supplies to Statistics Finland annual statistics on first registrations on the Åland Islands, and these data are added to the long time series on first registrations. Vehicles in the separate register of the defence forces are no included in Statistics Finland�s statistics on motor vehicles.
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Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): First registrations of motor vehicles [e-publication].
Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 13.2.2012].
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