Sales at constant 2019 prices: results for September 2023

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 6,7% in September 2023 compared with September 2022.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 3,9% in September 2023 compared with August 2023. This followed month-on-month changes of 3,5% in August 2023 and 0,8% in July 2023.

In the third quarter of 2023, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 0,6% compared with the second quarter of 2023.

Sales at current prices: results for September 2023

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 2,7% in September 2023 compared with September 2022. The main negative contributors were dealers in:

·        solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-10,8% and contributing -3,2 percentage points); and

·        ‘other’ intermediate products, waste and scrap (-22,2% and contributing -1,5 percentage points).

The main positive contributor was dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (25,8% and contributing 3,0 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales decreased by 0,6% in the third quarter of 2023 compared with the third quarter of 2022. The main negative contributor was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-8,1% and contributing -2,4 percentage points).

The main positive contributor was dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (22,5% and contributing 2,7 percentage points).