IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Wholesale trade sales in real terms slow down

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ended January 2009 increased by 1,7% compared with the three months ended January 2008, while growth for the same period in 2008 was 5,2%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ended January 2009 increased  by 0,3% compared with the three months ended October 2008.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for January 2009 decreased by 4,5% compared with January 2008.

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended January 2009 increased by 13,5% compared with the three months ended January 2008. The major contributors to this increase were both dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products and dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (each contributing 3,6 percentage points) and dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (3,2 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales at current prices for January 2009 increased by 4,2% compared with January 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 19,6%.