The March 2017 trend estimate (96,023) decreased by 0.3% when compared with February 2017.

When comparing national trend estimates for March 2017 with February 2017, sales for Sports utility vehicles and Other vehicles increased by 0.2%and 0.5% respectively. By contrast, sales for Passenger vehicles decreased by 1.3%.

The largest downward movement across all states and territories, on a trend basis, was in Tasmania (-1.9%), continuing a downward trend that began in November 2016.

The Northern Territory was the only jurisdiction not to record a decrease in sales.