IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for May 2021

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 31,3% in May 2021 compared with May 2020.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 6,3% in May 2021 compared with April 2021. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,6% in April 2021 and 1,5% in March 2021.

In the three months ended May 2021, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 3,3% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for May 2021

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 45,6% in May 2021 compared with May 2020. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (103,4% and contributing 16,8 percentage points);

·        construction and building materials (115,9% and contributing 4,8 percentage points);

·        agricultural raw materials and livestock (48,7% and contributing 4,7 percentage points); and

·        machinery, equipment and supplies (24,6% and contributing 3,4 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 40,6% in the three months ended May 2021 compared with the three months ended May 2020. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (71,9% and contributing 13,2 percentage points);

·        construction and building materials (126,2% and contributing 4,7 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (32,1% and contributing 4,5 percentage points); and

·        food, beverages and tobacco (18,2% and contributing 3,3 percentage points).