Press release No. 462 of 5 December 2019
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the turnover achieved by wholesale trade in Germany in the third quarter 2019 was in real terms 3.1% and in nominal terms 2.2% larger than that in the third quarter 2018.
In September 2019 turnover in wholesale trade was in real terms 4.7% and in nominal terms 2.9% higher than in the corresponding month of the previous year.
The turnover in wholesale trade increased by 2.0% in the first nine months in real terms and by 2.5% in nominal terms compared to the same months of the previous year.
When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations (X13 JDemetra+), the September 2019 turnover was in real terms 0.4% higher and in nominal terms 0.2% smaller than in August 2019.
Basic data and long time series are available in table Turnover in wholesale trade (45211-0004) in the GENESIS-Online database.
