Wholesale trade turnover (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles), in nominal terms, increased in the first quarter compared to January 1 - March 31, 2020 both as unadjusted series and as workdays and seasonally adjusted series by 5.6% and 3.6%, respectively, announces the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
According to the INS, the turnover in wholesale trade (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles), as unadjusted series, between January 1 and March 31, 2021, Y-o-Y, increased overall by 5.6%, in nominal terms, as a result of the increase in the wholesale trade of other machines, equipment and supplies (+ 14%), the non-specialized wholesale trade (+ 12.3%), the wholesale trade of computer and telecommunications equipment (+ 10.5%), wholesale of consumer goods, other than food (+ 9.1%), wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (+ 7.1%) and specialized wholesale of other products (+ 2.7%).
There were decreases in the intermediation activities in wholesale trade (-5.2%) and wholesale trade in raw agricultural products and live animals (-3.8%).
Turnover in wholesale trade (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles), as series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, increased overall by 3.6%, in nominal terms, in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2020.