COE Results — Jan 2019 Ex 1

COE Prices — Jan 2019 Ex 1

Bidding Date: Wednesday, 2 January 2019

Category	Vehicle Type	COE Price (QP)	Change vs Previous
Cat A	Cars ≤ 1,600cc & 130bhp (or 110kW)	$25,920	↑ +$419
Cat B	Cars > 1,600cc or 130bhp (or 110kW)	$32,200	↑ +$1,199
Cat C	Goods Vehicles & Buses	$27,002	↑ +$1
Cat D	Motorcycles	$3,610	↓ -$179
Cat E	Open (All Vehicle Types)	$32,909	↑ +$1,100

Quota & Bidding Activity

Category	Quota	Bids Received	Successful Bids	Competition Ratio
Cat A	1815	2707	1804	1.49×
Cat B	1245	1818	1242	1.46×
Cat C	330	472	308	1.43×
Cat D	1112	1396	1103	1.26×
Cat E	546	776	540	1.42×

Competition ratio = bids received ÷ quota available. A ratio above 1.5× indicates high demand for that category.

What Stood Out

• Biggest mover: Cat D, −4.7%. Overall, 3 of 5 categories rose and 1 fell.
• Most contested: Cat A, with 1.49 bids for every COE available.

Category by Category

Cat A (small cars) rose $419 (+1.6%) to $25,920. A year earlier, in Jan 2018 Ex 1, it was $41,400, so the premium is 37.4% lower year on year. That puts it in the lower part of its 12-month range of $23,568 to $41,400.

Cat B (large cars) rose $1,199 (+3.9%) to $32,200. A year earlier, in Jan 2018 Ex 1, it was $45,289, so the premium is 28.9% lower year on year. That puts it at the bottom of its 12-month range of $31,000 to $45,289.

Cat E (open category) rose $1,100 (+3.5%) to $32,909. It is the highest Cat E premium since Aug 2018 Ex 1 ($33,420). A year earlier, in Jan 2018 Ex 1, it was $47,390, so the premium is 30.6% lower year on year.

Cat C (goods vehicles) was unchanged at $27,002. A year earlier, in Jan 2018 Ex 1, it was $40,101, so the premium is 32.7% lower year on year. That puts it at the bottom of its 12-month range of $27,001 to $40,101.

Cat D (motorcycles) fell $179 (−4.7%) to $3,610. A year earlier, in Jan 2018 Ex 1, it was $7,701, so the premium is 53.1% lower year on year. That puts it in the lower part of its 12-month range of $2,509 to $8,451.

Bidding Competition

Cat E drew 1.42 bids per COE, well below its 12-month average of 1.69. Some COEs went unallocated: Cat C (22 of 330). Unallocated COEs are added to the next exercise’s quota.

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