Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the second quarter of 2008 increased by 8.0% compared with the second quarter of 2007.
The corresponding growth in 2007 was 5.9%. Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the second quarter of 2008 increased by 0.1% compared with the first quarter of 2008.
Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for June 2008 increased by 4.1% compared with June 2007. The increase for the corresponding period in 2007 was 4.9%.
In the first six months of 2008, wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, increased by 7.4% compared with the same period in 2007. The annual growth rate for the corresponding period in 2007 was 7.7%.
Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the second quarter of 2008 increased by 26.1% compared with the second quarter of 2007.
Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for June 2008 increased by 23.5% compared with June 2007.