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5 NEWS 16.2.2023 THE BUILDING INDUSTRY CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL (BICC). EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR TUITION SERVICES IN HEALTH & SAFETY Tutors are required to have a minimum MQF Level 5 qualification in Health & Safety The selected candidates will be expected to carry out courses in health and safety to workers in the construction industry. These courses are part of the requirements to be eligible to apply for the skill card. A letter of intent should be sent in a sealed envelope address to:- The Executive Chairman Building Industry Consultative Council 36, Old Mint Street Valletta VLT1514 Closing date is noon of Friday 3rd March 2023 – For further information contact BICC on 22479 300 7/1/20XX Pitch deck title 1 IN the fourth quarter of 2022, the stock of licensed motor ve- hicles increased by 2,328 over the previous quarter. At the end of December 2022, the stock of licensed motor ve- hicles stood at 424,904. Out of this total, 74.7 per cent were passenger cars, 12.4 per cent were goods-carry- ing vehicles and 12.2 per cent were motorcycles/E-bikes/ PA- bikes, special purpose vehicles, E-kick scooters, agricultural vehicles and minibuses. Buses, quadricycles, all-ter- rain vehicles (ATVs) and road tractors amounted to less than one per cent. During the quarter under re- view, the stock of licensed mo- tor vehicles increased at a net average rate of 25 motor vehi- cles per day. Newly licensed motor vehicles Newly licensed motor vehi- cles put on the road during the period under review amounted to 4,922. e majority of newly li- censed motor vehicles, 2,652 or 53.9 per cent of the total, were passenger cars, followed by motorcycles/PA-bikes/E-bikes with 1,601 or 32.5 per cent. Newly licensed 'new' motor vehicles amounted to 3,127 or 63.5 per cent of the total, whereas newly licensed 'used' motor vehicles totalled 1,795 or 36.5 per cent. An average of 54 motor ve- hicles per day were newly li- censed during the quarter un- der review. Motor vehicles under restriction During the fourth quarter of 2022, 6,864 motor vehicles were taken off the road due to restrictions. Out of these, 34.5 per cent were garaged, 34.3 per cent were scrapped, while 29.4 per cent were resold. Motor vehicles that had their restriction ending during the quarter under review totalled 4,470. e majority were re- corded as being garaged (52.9 per cent) or resold (46.0 per cent). Motor energy type As at the end of December 2022, 249,458 motor vehicles or 58.7 per cent of the total had petrol-powered engines. Diesel-powered motor vehicles reached 155,960 or 36.7 per cent of the total. Electric and plug-in hybrid motor vehicles accounted for 2.7 per cent of the entire stock, with a total of 11,626 motor ve- hicles. When compared to the pre- vious quarter, increases of 36.8 per cent, 10.5 per cent and 9.5 per cent were registered in the plug-in hybrid (diesel-elec- tric), plug-in hybrid (pet- rol-electric) and mild hybrid (diesel-electric) and combined (diesel-LPG) motor vehicles respectively. Stock of licensed motor vehicles up by 2,328 in Q4 2022 1 Kindly indicate source when quoting from this release. The advance release calendar may be consulted at www.nso.gov.mt Issued by: Dissemination Unit, National Statistics Office, Lascaris, Valletta VLT 2000, Malta. T. +356 2599 7219 F. +356 2599 7205 E. nso@gov.mt In the fourth quarter of 2022, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased by 2,328 over the previous quarter. Motor Vehicles: Q4/2022 At the end of December 2022, the stock of licensed motor vehicles stood at 424,904. Out of this total, 74.7 per cent were passenger cars, 12.4 per cent were goods-carrying vehicles and 12.2 per cent were motorcycles/E-bikes/ PA-bikes, special purpose vehicles, E-kick scooters, agricultural vehicles and minibuses. Buses, quadricycles, All- Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and road tactors amounted to less than one per cent (Table 1). During the quarter under review, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased at a net average rate of 25 motor vehicles per day (Chart 2). Newly licensed motor vehicles Newly licensed motor vehicles put on the road during the period under review amounted to 4,922. The majority of newly licensed motor vehicles, 2,652 or 53.9 per cent of the total, were passenger cars, followed by motorcycles/ PA-bikes/E-bikes with 1,601 or 32.5 per cent. Newly licensed 'new' motor vehicles amounted to 3,127 or 63.5 per cent of the total, whereas newly licensed 'used' motor vehicles totalled 1,795 or 36.5 per cent (Tables 2-4). An average of 54 motor vehicles per day were newly licensed during the quarter under review (Chart 3). Motor vehicles under restriction During the fourth quarter of 2022, 6,864 motor vehicles were taken off the road due to restrictions. Out of these, 34.5 per cent were garaged, 34.3 per cent were scrapped, while 29.4 per cent were resold. Motor vehicles that had their restriction ending during the quarter under review totalled 4,470. The majority were recorded as being garaged (52.9 per cent) or resold (46.0 per cent) (Tables 5-6). Motor energy type As at the end of December 2022, 249,458 motor vehicles or 58.7 per cent of the total had petrol-powered engines. Diesel-powered motor vehicles reached 155,960 or 36.7 per cent of the total. Electric and plug-in hybrid motor vehicles accounted for 2.7 per cent of the entire stock, with a total of 11,626 motor vehicles. When compared to the previous quarter, increases of 36.8 per cent, 10.5 per cent and 9.5 per cent were registered in the plug-in hybrid (diesel-electric), plug-in hybrid (petrol-electric) and mild hybrid (diesel-electric) and combined (diesel-LPG) motor vehicles respectively (Table 7) https://twitter.com/NSOMALTA/ https://www.facebook.com/nsomalta/ Compiled by: Regional, Geospatial, Energy and Transport Statistics Unit Contact us: National Statistics Office, Lascaris, Valletta VLT 2000 T. +356 25997219, E. nso@gov.mt 350,000 365,000 380,000 395,000 410,000 425,000 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019 2020 2021 2022 number of motor vehicles period 0 Chart 1. Stock of licensed motor vehicles by period Stock of licensed motor vehicles by period

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