IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for February 2022

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 4,3% in February 2022 compared with February 2021.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 1,3% in February 2022 compared with January 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 4,8% in January 2022 and -1,3% in December 2021.

In the three months ended February 2022, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 1,8% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for February 2022

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 19,2% in February 2022 compared with February 2021. The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (52,3% and contributing 10,4 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ intermediate products, waste and scrap (27,3% and contributing 1,7 percentage points); and

·        ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (13,9% and contributing 1,7 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 18,8% in the three months ended February 2022 compared with the three months ended February 2021. The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (41,6% and contributing 8,6 percentage points);

·        food, beverages and tobacco (14,6% and contributing 2,4 percentage points); and

·        ‘other’ intermediate products, waste and scrap (36,8% and contributing 2,2 percentage points).