The Statistical Service announces that it has issued the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-March 2000.

2. The main developments in the first three months of 2000 compared to the same period of 1999, were:

(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles during the first three months of 2000 decreased by 14,3% to 7.082 from 8.262 vehicles in the same period of 1999.

(b) Private saloon cars decreased to 4.071 from 4.698 last year (January-March) i.e. there was a decrease of 13,3%. Of the total private saloon cars 1.725 vehicles or 42,4% were new and 2.346 vehicles or 57,6% were used vehicles.

(c) Goods conveyance vehicles decreased by 19,4% to 1.568 from last year’s 1.946 vehicles. Light goods vehicles decreased by 20,7% to 1.398 and heavy goods vehicles decreased by 7,6% to 170 in January-March 2000.

(d) Mechanised cycles decreased by 19,0% and totalled 833 compared to 1.029 in January-March 1999.

3. The report is obtainable from the Printing Office of the Republic of Cyprus at C£4,00 per copy.