The Department of Statistics and Research announces that it has issued its quarterly report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-March 1998.

2. The main developments in the first three months of 1998 compared to the same period of 1997, were:

(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles during the first quarter of 1998 increased by 21,1% to 9.159 from 7.564 vehicles in the same period of 1997. Of the total motor vehicles registered 4.127 were new vehicles and 5.032 were used vehicles. All categories of vehicles exhibited increases in the registrations in the first three months of 1998.

(b) Private saloon cars increased to 5.695 from 4.801 in January-March, 1997 i.e. there was an increase of 18,6%. This was the result of a 29.0% decline in the registrations of new saloon cars while used cars increased by 51,2% during the first quarter of 1998 compared to last year? s first three months.

(c) Goods conveyance vehicles increased by 20,5% to 2.001 from last year?s 1.660 vehicles; Light goods vehicles increased by 22,6% to 1.892 and Heavy goods vehicles decreased by 6,8% to 109 in January-March 1998.

(d) Mechanised cycles increased by 38,9% and totalled 779 compared to 561 in January-March 1997.

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