IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for April 2022

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 5,0% in April 2022 compared with April 2021.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 4,9% in April 2022 compared with March 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,5% in March 2022 and 1,1% in February 2022.

In the three months ended April 2022, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 0,8% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for April 2022

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 12,1% in April 2022 compared with April 2021. The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (33,9% and contributing 7,6 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ intermediate products, waste and scrap (41,6% and contributing 1,9 percentage points); and

·        food, beverages and tobacco (9,1% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 18,3% in the three months ended April 2022 compared with the three months ended April 2021. The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (46,7% and contributing 10,0 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ intermediate products, waste and scrap (35,8% and contributing 1,9 percentage points); and

·        food, beverages and tobacco (8,1% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).