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

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

(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles during the first six months of 1999 decreased by 11,3% to 26.902 from 30.345 vehicles in the same period of 1998.

(b) Private saloon cars decreased to 14.764 from 18.186 last year (January-September) i.e. there was a decrease of 18,8%. Of the total private saloon cars 4.846 vehicles or 32,8% were new and 9.918 vehicles or 67,2% were used vehicles.

(c) Goods conveyance vehicles decreased by 7,3% to 5.223 from last year’s 5.636 vehicles. Light goods vehicles decreased by 9,7% to 4.751 and heavy goods vehicles increased by 25,5% to 472 in January-September 1999.

(d) Mechanised cycles increased by 12,8% and totalled 5.285 compared to 4.687 in January-September 1998.

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