IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Wholesale trade sales in real terms slow down

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices for the year 2008, increased by 5,9% compared with 2007, while growth for the same period in 2007 was 6,3%.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the fourth quarter of 2008 increased by 3,3% compared with the fourth quarter of 2007. The growth rate for the corresponding period in 2007 was 5,5%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the fourth quarter of 2008 increased by 1,0% compared with the third quarter of 2008.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for December 2008 increased by 6,8% compared with December 2007.

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the fourth quarter of 2008 increased by 17,3% compared with the fourth quarter of 2007. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (+6,0 percentage points), dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (+4,8 percentage points) and dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (+2,7 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales at current prices for December 2008 increased by 19,4% compared with December 2007, while sales for the corresponding period in 2007 increased by 12,5%.