Press release No. 472 of 4 December 2018
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the turnover achieved by wholesale trade in Germany in the third quarter 2018 was in real terms 0.8% and in nominal terms 4.1% larger than that in the third quarter 2017.
In September 2018 turnover in wholesale trade was in real terms 2.0% smaller and in nominal terms 1.2% higher than in the corresponding month of the previous year.
The turnover in wholesale trade increased by 1.0% in the first nine months in real terms and by 3.4% in nominal terms compared to the same months of the previous year.
When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations (Census-X-12-ARIMA), the September 2018 turnover was in real terms 1.0% and in nominal terms 1.2% larger than in August 2018.
Basic data and long time series are available in table Turnover in wholesale trade (45211-0004) in the GENESIS-Online database.
