Wholesale trade sales go up in Nov

18 Jan '08

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Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ending November 2007 increased by 5,5% compared with the three months ending November 2006.

Similarly, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ending November 2007 increased by 1,5% compared with the previous three months.

Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the first eleven months of 2007 increased by 6,5% compared with the first eleven months of 2006.

Furthermore, wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for November 2007 increased by 5,4% compared with November 2006. The 5,4% increase remained unchanged compared with the growth for the corresponding period in 2006.

Wholesale trade sales increase at current prices:
Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months ending November 2007 increased by 15,3% compared with the three months ending November 2006.

The 15,3% increase is lower than the 15,8% growth in November 2006. The major contributors to the 15,3% growth were dealers in machinery, equipment and supplies (+3,5 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the first eleven months of 2007 increased by 17,6% compared with the first eleven months of 2006. Similarly, wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for November 2007 increased by 14,9% compared with November 2006.

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