Press release No. 071 of 2 March 2018
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the turnover achieved by wholesale enterprises in Germany was 3.0% in real terms und 5.7% in nominal terms larger than in the previous year. In the fourth quarter 2017 the turnover increased in real terms by 2.1% and in nominal terms by 4.2% compared with the fourth quarter 2016.
In December 2017 turnover in wholesale trade was in real terms 1.0% down compared with the December 2016. In nominal terms the wholesale turnover increased by 0.2%.
When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations (Census-X-12-ARIMA), the December 2017 turnover was in real terms 2.0% and in nominal terms 2.3% lower than in November 2017.
Basic data and long time series are available in table Turnover in wholesale trade (45211-0004) in the GENESIS-Online database.
