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

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended August 2011 increased by 6,2% compared with the three months ended August 2010, while sales for the same period in 2010 increased by 4,1%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the three months ended August 2011 increased by 1,3% compared with the three months ended May 2011.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for August 2011 increased by 7,7% compared with August 2010.

Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ended August 2011 increased by 13,0% compared with the three months ended August 2010. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (28,1% and contributing 5,7 percentage points), dealers in other household goods except precious stones (15,8% and contributing 1,6 percentage points) and dealers in agricultural raw materials and livestock (30,7% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for August 2011 increased by 15,7% compared with August 2010, while sales for the corresponding period in 2010 increased by 13,0%.