IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for February 2018

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 0,7% in February 2018 compared with February 2017.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 0,3% in February 2018 compared with January 2018. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,4% in January 2018 and -2,2% in December 2017.

In the three months ended February 2018, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 0,4% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for February 2018

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 5,3% in February 2018 compared with February 2017. The main contributors to this increase were dealers in:

• solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (17,4% and contributing 3,1 percentage points); and
• machinery, equipment and supplies (12,4% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 3,1% in the three months ended February 2018 compared with the three months ended February 2017. The main contributors to this increase were dealers in:

• solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (8,8% and contributing 1,7 percentage points); and
• food, beverages and tobacco (7,2% and contributing 1,2 percentage points).