The Statistical Service announces that it has issued the report "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-September 2001.

2. The main developments in the first nine months of 2001 compared to the same period of 2000, were:

(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles during the first nine months of 2001 increased by 18,3% to 29.721 from 25.129 vehicles in the same period of 2000.

(b) Private saloon cars increased to 16.033 from 13.510 last year (January-September) i.e. there was an increase of 18,7%. Of the total private saloon cars 5.951 vehicles or 37,1% were new and 10.082 vehicles or 62,9% were used vehicles.

(c) Goods conveyance vehicles increased by 20,1% to 6.225 from last year’s 5.182 vehicles. Light goods vehicles increased by 20,0% to 5.600 and heavy goods vehicles increased by 21,6% to 625 in January-September 2001.

(d) Mechanised cycles decreased by 16,5% and totalled 3.924 compared to 4.699 in January-September 2000.

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