Press Wholesale turnover in the 1st quarter 2019: 2.5% in real terms larger than in the 1st quarter 2018

Press release No. 209 of 5 June 2019

WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the turnover achieved by wholesale trade in Germany in the first quarter 2019 was in real terms 2.5% and in nominal terms 4.0% larger than that in the first quarter 2018.

In March 2019 turnover in wholesale trade was in real terms 0.1% and in nominal terms 1.8% higher than in the corresponding month of the previous year.

When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations, the March 2019 turnover was in real terms 0.9% and in nominal terms 0.8% smaller than in February 2019.

Basic data and long time series are available in table Turnover in wholesale trade (45211-0004) in the GENESIS-Online database.

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