Sales at constant 2019 prices: results for April 2023

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 3,3% in April 2023 compared with April 2022.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 3,3% in April 2023 compared with March 2023. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,9% in March 2023 and 2,4% in February 2023.

In the three months ended April 2023, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 2,6% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for April 2023

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 11,2% in April 2023 compared with April 2022. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        machinery, equipment and supplies (35,6% and contributing 4,2 percentage points);

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (13,3% and contributing 3,5 percentage points); and

·        ‘other’ goods (19,1% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 10,5% in the three months ended April 2023 compared with the three months ended April 2022. The main contributors were dealers in:

·        machinery, equipment and supplies (30,7% and contributing 3,9 percentage points);

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (5,8% and contributing 1,5 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ goods (19,4% and contributing 1,5 percentage points); and

·        agricultural raw materials and livestock (21,4% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).