Key findings: P6141.2 - Wholesale trade sales, November 2017

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for November 2017

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 1,2% in November 2017 compared with November 2016.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 1,4% in November 2017 compared with October 2017. This followed month-on-month changes of 5,6% in October 2017 and -5,0% in September 2017.
 
In the three months ended November 2017, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 1,9% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for November 2017

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 7,1% in November 2017 compared with November 2016. The main contributors to this increase were dealers in:

  • solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (19,0% and contributing 3,3 percentage points); and
    precious stones, jewellery and silverware (79,4% and contributing 1,8 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 3,0% in the three months ended November 2017 compared with the three months ended November 2016. The main contributor to this increase was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (11,6% and contributing 2,1 percentage points).