Sales at constant 2019 prices: results for June 2023

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

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 3,3% in June 2023 compared with May 2023. This followed month-on-month changes of -4,5% in May 2023 and 3,4% in April 2023.

In the second quarter of 2023, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 0,9% compared with the first quarter of 2023.

Sales at current prices: results for June 2023

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 0,6% in June 2023 compared with June 2022. The main negative contributor was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-11,0% and contributing -3,1 percentage points).

The main positive contributor was dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (17,4% and contributing 2,2 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 5,0% in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the second quarter of 2022. The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·        machinery, equipment and supplies (27,9% and contributing 3,4 percentage points);

·        food, beverages and tobacco (5,8% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point); and

·        construction and building materials (16,3% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).