Sales at constant 2019 prices: results for March 2026

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 8,3% in March 2026 compared with March 2025.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 5,5% in March 2026 compared with February 2026. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,7% in February 2026 and -1,3% in January 2026.

In the first quarter of 2026, seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased by 0,9% compared with the fourth quarter of 2025.

Sales at current prices: results for March 2026

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 9,3% in March 2026 compared with March 2025. The main positive contributors were dealers in:

·       solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (11,5% and contributing 2,6 percentage points);

·       food, beverages and tobacco (14,6% and contributing 2,2 percentage points); and

·       machinery, equipment and supplies (13,5% and contributing 2,2 percentage points).

Wholesale trade sales increased by 1,6% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the first quarter of 2025. The main positive contributor was dealers in food, beverages and tobacco (15,1% and contributing 2,2 percentage points).

The main negative contributor was dealers in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-4,0% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point).