Key findings: P6141.2 - Wholesale trade sales, July 2009

Wholesale trade sales in real terms decrease

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ended July 2009 decreased by 12,8% compared with the three months ended July 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 6,2%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ended July 2009 decreased by 5,3% compared with the three months ended April 2009.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for July 2009 decreased by 13,8% compared with July 2008.

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended July 2009 decreased by 16,0% compared with the three months ended July 2008. The major contributors to this decrease were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-35,1% and contributing -7,2 percentage points), dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (-16,4% and contributing -3,1 percentage points) and dealers in metals and metal ores (-45,5% and contributing -2,1 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales at current prices for July 2009 decreased by 17,0% compared with July 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 28,3%.