IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2019 prices: results for July 2022

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 0,9% in July 2022 compared with July 2021.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 0,2% in July 2022 compared with June 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,8% in June 2022 and 2,2% in May 2022.

In the three months ended July 2022, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 1,7% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for July 2022

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 22,2% in July 2022 compared with July 2021. The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (59,4% and contributing 12,6 percentage points);

·        food, beverages and tobacco (24,0% and contributing 3,4 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ goods (33,5% and contributing 2,5 percentage points); and

·        agricultural raw materials and livestock (27,8% and contributing 2,1 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 19,9% in the three months ended July 2022 compared with the three months ended July 2021. The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (55,5% and contributing 12,0 percentage points);

·        food, beverages and tobacco (17,1% and contributing 2,6 percentage points); and

·        ‘other’ goods (27,2% and contributing 2,3 percentage points).