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

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended August 2010 increased by 3,3% compared with the three months ended August 2009, while sales for the same period in 2009 decreased by 10,4%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the three months ended August 2010 decreased by 0,7% compared with the three months ended May 2010.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for August 2010 increased by 4,7% compared with August 2009.


Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended August 2010 increased by 9,7% compared with the three months ended August 2009. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (26,0% and contributing 4,8 percentage points) and dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (14,4% and contributing 2,4 percentage points).
 
Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for August 2010 increased by 10,9% compared with August 2009, while sales for the corresponding period in 2009 decreased by 16,1%.