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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 99-07-23
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[01] Registration - Motor vehicles
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[01] Registration - Motor vehicles
Nicosia, Jul 23 (CNA) -- Registration of vehicles has dropped in the first
half of 1999 by 9,2 per cent.
According to a report by the Department of Statistics and Research of
the Ministry of Finance on the "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the
period January - June 1999, total registration of motor vehicles decreased
by 9,2 per cent to 17.877 from 19.688 vehicles in the same period of 1998.
Private saloon cars decreased to 9.716 from 11.709 last year, marking
a decrease of 17,0 per cent. Of the total private saloon cars 3.188
vehicles or 32,8 per cent were new and 6.528 vehicles or 67,2 per cent were
used vehicles.
Registration of goods conveyance vehicles decreased by 4,6 per cent to
3.713 from last year's 3.891 vehicles as well as light goods vehicles
dropped by 8,2 per cent to 3.358 but heavy goods vehicles increased to 355
in January-June 1999.
Mechanised cycles also increased by 20 per cent and totalled 3.193
compared to 2.657 in January-June 1998.
CNA EC/MCH/1999
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