Sales at constant 2019 prices: results for November 2024

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 7,3% in November 2024 compared with November 2023.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 3,1% in November 2024 compared with October 2024. This followed month-on-month changes of 3,5% in October 2024 and 0,9% in September 2024.

In the three months ended November 2024, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 0,2% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for November 2024

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 9,6% in November 2024 compared with November 2023. The main negative contributor was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-36,5% and contributing -10,0 percentage points).

The main positive contributor was dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (2,9% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).

Wholesale trade sales decreased by 5,5% in the three months ended November 2024 compared with the three months ended November 2023. The main negative contributor was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-28,3% and contributing -7,7 percentage points).

The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·       food, beverages and tobacco (6,2% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point);

·       ‘other’ goods (10,3% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point); and

·       ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (5,7% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).