Wholesale trade sales down 2.2% in August
Wholesale trade sales decreased 2.2% year on year (y/y) in August‚ Statistics SA data showed on Thursday, 16 October 2014.
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Sales were measured in real terms using constant 2012 prices.
Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 3.4% in August 2014 compared with July 2014. This followed month-on-month changes of -4.8% in July 2014 and 2.5% in June 2014.
Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 0.4% in the three months ended August 2014 compared with the previous three months.
Measured in nominal terms (current prices)‚ wholesale trade sales increased by 4.5% in August 2014 compared with August 2013.
Wholesale trade sales increased by 6.2% in the three months ended August 2014 compared with the three months ended August 2013.
Source: BDpro via I-Net Bridge