IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for April 2021

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 69,8% in April 2021 compared with April 2020.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 1,6% in April 2021 compared with March 2021. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,2% in March 2021 and 0,9% in February 2021.

In the three months ended April 2021, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 2,5% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for April 2021

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 85,5% in April 2021 compared with April 2020. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (150,9% and contributing 25,4 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (86,9% and contributing 11,8 percentage points);

·        construction and building materials (815,3% and contributing 9,8 percentage points); and

·        machinery, equipment and supplies (77,3% and contributing 9,0 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 23,3% in the three months ended April 2021 compared with the three months ended April 2020. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (22,8% and contributing 4,9 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (32,9% and contributing 4,1 percentage points);

·        construction and building materials (78,7% and contributing 3,2 percentage points); and

·        food, beverages and tobacco (16,6% and contributing 2,9 percentage points).