IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Sales at constant 2015 prices: results for June 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown regulations since 27 March 2020 have had an extensive impact on economic activity. Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 2,6% in June 2020 compared with June 2019. 

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 9,7% in June 2020 compared with May 2020. This followed month-on-month changes of 29,6% in May 2020 and -34,6% in April 2020.

In the second quarter of 2020, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 19,9% compared with the first quarter of 2020.

Sales at current prices: results for June 2020

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales decreased by 6,0% in June 2020 compared with June 2019. The main negative contributor to this decrease was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-37,6% and contributing -9,7 percentage points).

The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·         ‘other’ household goods except precious stones (17,6% and contributing 2,0 percentage points); and

·         agricultural raw materials and livestock (19,5% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales decreased by 23,8% in the second quarter of 2020 compared with the second quarter of 2019. The main negative contributors to this decrease were dealers in:

·         solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-49,5% and contributing -12,5 percentage points);

·         construction and building materials (-46,9% and contributing -2,6 percentage points); and

·         machinery, equipment and supplies (-17,1% and contributing -2,1 percentage points).