IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Wholesale trade sales increase in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the third quarter of 2007 increased by 4,5% compared with the third quarter of 2006. Similarly, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the third quarter of 2007 increased by 1,1% compared with the previous quarter.  

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the first nine months of 2007 increased by 6,5% compared with the first nine months of 2006. Furthermore, wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for September 2007 increased by 4,1% compared with September 2006. The 4,1% is marginally higher than the 4,0% growth in September 2006.

Wholesale trade sales increase at current prices

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the third quarter of 2007 increased by 14,9% compared with the third quarter of 2006. The 14,9% increase is lower than the 16,2% growth for the corresponding period in 2006. The major contributors to the 14,9% growth were dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (+3,9 percentage points), dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (+2,9 percentage points) and dealers in other household goods except precious stones (+2,2 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the first nine months of 2007 increased by 18,0% compared with the first nine months of 2006. Similarly, wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for September 2007 increased by 13,8% compared with September 2006.