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

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended April 2010 decreased by 1,1% compared with the three months ended April 2009, while sales for the same period in 2009 decreased by 10,3%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the three months ended April 2010 increased by 3,3% compared with the three months ended January 2010.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for April 2010 decreased by 1,0% compared with April 2009.


Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms


Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended April 2010 increased by 3,0% compared with the three months ended April 2009. The major contributor to this increase was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (23,1% and contributing 3,4 percentage points). However, this increase was partly counteracted by a decrease in dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (-8,0% and contributing -1,6 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for April 2010 increased by 4,4% compared with April 2009, while sales for the corresponding period in 2009 decreased by 13,9%.