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

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended April 2011 increased by 4,6% compared with the three months ended April 2010, while sales for the same period in 2010 increased by 0,3%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the three months ended April 2011 decreased by 0,3% compared with the three months ended January 2011.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for April 2011 increased by 4,1% compared with April 2010.

Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended April 2011 increased by 10,5% compared with the three months ended April 2010. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (32,7% and contributing 6,3 percentage points) and dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (9,1% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for April 2011 increased by 9,5% compared with April 2010, while sales for the corresponding period in 2010 increased by 5,8%.