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

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended February 2011 increased by 6,0% compared with the three months ended February 2010, while sales for the same period in 2010 decreased by 5,8%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the three months ended February 2011 increased by 2,9% compared with the three months ended November 2010.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for February 2011 increased by 3,4% compared with February 2010.

Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended February 2011 increased by 11,1% compared with the three months ended February 2010. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (26,9% and contributing 5,1 percentage points) and dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (10,3% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for February 2011 increased by 9,2% compared with February 2010, while sales for the corresponding period in 2010 increased by 0,3%.