IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for July 2021

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 2,0% in July 2021 compared with July 2020.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 3,8% in July 2021 compared with June 2021. This followed month-on-month changes of -4,8% in June 2021 and 7,0% in May 2021.

In the three months ended July 2021, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 1,6% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for July 2021

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 7,1% in July 2021 compared with July 2020. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (13,1% and contributing 2,7 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ intermediate products, waste and scrap (35,0% and contributing 1,7 percentage points); and

·        machinery, equipment and supplies (10,7% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).

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

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (50,0% and contributing 9,1 percentage points);

·        agricultural raw materials and livestock (26,9% and contributing 2,3 percentage points); and

·        ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (14,4% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).