Turnover in Wholesale Trade (Excluding Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles)

📊 February 2025 vs. January 2025

• The turnover in wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles), as gross series, increased by 9.1% in February 2025 compared to January 2025.
• As a seasonally and calendar-adjusted series, it decreased by 1.8%.

The gross increase was mainly due to the following sectors:

• Wholesale of other machinery, equipment, and supplies: +23.7%
• Wholesale of raw agricultural products and live animals: +21.1%
• Wholesale of ICT equipment: +20.4%
• Specialized wholesale of other products: +16.0%
• Wholesale of non-food consumer goods: +7.0%
• Non-specialized wholesale: +0.4%

Sectors that declined:

• Wholesale of food, beverages, and tobacco: -0.9%
• Wholesale trade intermediation: -0.2%

🆚 February 2025 vs. February 2024

• The gross turnover decreased by 5.5%.
• The adjusted turnover fell by 4.8%.

Main contributors to the decline:

• Wholesale of raw agricultural products and live animals: -32.5%
• Specialized wholesale of other products: -15.1%
• Wholesale of food, beverages, and tobacco: -1.3%

Sectors with growth:

• Wholesale of ICT equipment: +11.8%
• Wholesale of non-food consumer goods: +8.2%
• Non-specialized wholesale: +1.8%
• Wholesale of other machinery and equipment: +0.8%
• Trade intermediation activities: +0.6%

📆 YTD: Jan 1 – Feb 28, 2025 vs. Jan 1 – Feb 29, 2024

• The gross turnover decreased by 4.2%.
• The adjusted turnover decreased by 4.0%.

Declining segments:

• Wholesale of raw agricultural products and live animals: -32.9%
• Specialized wholesale of other products: -9.7%
• Wholesale of other machinery, equipment, and supplies: -1.0%
• Wholesale of food, beverages, and tobacco: -0.6%

Growing segments:

• Wholesale of ICT equipment: +11.6%
• Wholesale of non-food consumer goods: +5.9%
• Non-specialized wholesale: +5.3%
• Trade intermediation activities: +0.2%