Key findings: P6141.2 - Wholesale trade sales, January 2011

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended January 2011 increased by 7,7% compared with the three months ended January 2010, while sales for the same period in 2010 decreased by 9,6%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the three months ended January 2011 increased by 3,4% compared with the three months ended October 2010.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for January 2011 increased by 6,5% compared with January 2010.

Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended January 2011 increased by 12,7% compared with the three months ended January 2010. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (27,3% and contributing 5,1 percentage points) and dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (11,6% and contributing 2,1 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for January 2011 increased by 11,0% compared with January 2010, while sales for the corresponding period in 2010 decreased by 8,5%.