IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for March 2021

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 4,9% in March 2021 compared with March 2020.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 0,4% in March 2021 compared with February 2021. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,9% in February 2021 and 0,7% in January 2021.

In the first quarter of 2021, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 3,0% compared with the fourth quarter of 2020.

Sales at current prices: results for March 2021

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 10,6% in March 2021 compared with March 2020. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (18,6% and contributing 3,9 percentage points);

·        construction and building materials (38,6% and contributing 1,9 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (12,0% and contributing 1,6 percentage points); and

·        agricultural raw materials and livestock (20,8% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 2,1% in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the first quarter of 2020. The main contributor was dealers in ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (25,2% and contributing 3,0 percentage points).