Key findings: P6141.2 - Wholesale trade sales, January 2010

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended January 2010 decreased by 10,7% compared with the three months ended January 2009, while growth for the same period in 2009 was 2,0%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the three months ended January 2010 increased by 1,0% compared with the three months ended October 2009.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for January 2010 decreased by 11,2% compared with January 2009.

Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended January 2010 decreased by 10,2% compared with the three months ended January 2009. The major contributors to this decrease were dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (-20,4% and contributing -3,9 percentage points) and dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-19,1% and contributing -3,6 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for January 2010 decreased by 8,8% compared with January 2009, while sales for the corresponding period in 2009 increased by 5,3%.