IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for August 2021

In the three months ended August 2021, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 2,0% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for August 2021

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 13,7% in August 2021 compared with August 2020. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (26,4% and contributing 5,1 percentage points);

·        machinery, equipment and supplies (19,0% and contributing 2,7 percentage points); and

·        ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (14,8% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 14,4% in the three months ended August 2021 compared with the three months ended August 2020. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (31,5% and contributing 6,0 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (12,4% and contributing 1,6 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ intermediate products, waste and scrap (29,7% and contributing 1,5 percentage points); and

·        machinery, equipment and supplies (8,8% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).