IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for April 2019

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 5,5% in April 2019 compared with April 2018.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 1,8% in April 2019 compared with March 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,2% in March 2019 and 2,2% in February 2019.

In the three months ended April 2019, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 2,8% compared with the previous three months.

Sales at current prices: results for April 2019

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 13,3% in April 2019 compared with April 2018. The main contributors were dealers in:

• solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (12,4% and contributing 2,9 percentage points);
• machinery, equipment and supplies (15,9% and contributing 2,0 percentage points);
• precious stones, jewellery and silverware (77,7% and contributing 1,7 percentage points); and
• 'other' intermediate products, waste and scrap (39,7% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 7,3% in the three months ended April 2019 compared with the three months ended April 2018. The main contributors to this increase were dealers in:

• solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (13,6% and contributing 3,0 percentage points); and
• machinery, equipment and supplies (11,6% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).