IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2012 prices: results for October 2013

Measured in real terms (constant 2012 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 6,0% year-on-year in October 2013. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 1,0% in October 2013 compared with September 2013. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,2% in September 2013 and 0,6% in August 2013.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 1,1% in the three months ended October 2013 compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for October 2013

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 12,5% in October 2013 compared with October 2012. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in:

• solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (8,4% and contributing 2,0 percentage points);
• machinery, equipment and supplies (12,4% and contributing 1,7 percentage points);
• fee or contract basis (34,2% and contributing 1,6 percentage points); and
• 'other' goods (15,1% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 13,2% in the three months ended October 2013 compared with the three months ended October 2012. The major contributors to this increase were dealers in:

• solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (14,9% and contributing 3,4 percentage points);
• machinery, equipment and supplies (16,2% and contributing 2,2 percentage points); and
• food, beverages and tobacco (10,6% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).