IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Wholesale trade sales slow down in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ended October 2008 increased by 2,2% compared with the three months ended October 2007. However, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ended October 2008 decreased by 1,6% compared with the three months ended July 2008.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for October 2008 increased by 1,2% compared with October 2007. Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices for the first ten months of 2008, reflected an increase of 6,3% compared with the first ten months of 2007, while growth for the same period in 2007 was 6,7%.

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended October 2008 increased by 20,0% compared with the three months ended October 2007. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (+7,7 percentage points), dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (+3,7 percentage points) and dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (+2,2 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales at current prices for October 2008 increased by 16,8% compared with October 2007, while sales for the corresponding period in 2007 increased by 17,9%.