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

Wholesale trade sales in real terms

Measured in real terms (constant 2000 prices), seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 1,8% in November 2011 compared with October 2011. This followed month-on-month changes of -3,3% in October 2011 and 0,6% in September 2011.

Wholesale trade sales increased by 5,8% year-on-year in real terms in November 2011.

Wholesale trade sales in nominal terms

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 18,0% in the three months ended November 2011 compared with the three months ended November 2010. The major contributor to this increase was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (40,2% and contributing 7,6 percentage points), followed by dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (15,2% and contributing 2,4 percentage points) and dealers in other household goods except precious stones (19,9% and contributing 2,1 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 15,3% year-on-year in nominal terms in November 2011.