IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended May 2011 increased by 5,6% compared with the three months ended May 2010, while sales for the same period in 2010 increased by 2,5%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the three months ended May 2011 increased by 1,4% compared with the three months ended February 2011.

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

Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended May 2011 increased by 11,6% compared with the three months ended May 2010. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (28,6% and contributing 5,7 percentage points), dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (7,8% and contributing
1,3 percentage points), other household goods except precious stones (10,6% and contributing 1,2 percentage points) and agricultural raw materials and livestock (23,7% and contributing
1,1 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for May 2011 increased by 12,4% compared with May 2010, while sales for the corresponding period in 2010 increased by 10,1%.