The Department of Statistics and Research announces that it has issued the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-March 1999

2. The main developments in the first three months of 1999 compared to the same period of 1998, were:

(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles during the first quarter of 1999 decreased by 9,8% to 8.262 from 9.159 vehicles in the same period of 1998.

(b) Private saloon cars decreased to 4.698 from 5.695 last year (January-March) i.e. there was a decrease of 17,5%. Of the total private saloon cars 1.570 vehicles or 33,4% were new and 3.128 vehicles or 66,6% were used vehicles.

(c) Goods conveyance vehicles decreased by 2,7% to 1.946 from last year`s 2.001 vehicles. Light goods vehicles decreased by 6,9% to 1.762 and heavy goods vehicles increased by 68,8% to 184 in January-March 1999.

(d) Mechanised cycles increased 32,1% and totalled 1.029 compared to 779 in January-March 1998.

3. The report is obtainable from the Printing Office of the Republic of Cyprus at C£3,00 per copy.