In May 2023, the turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased nominally compared to April 2023, both in the gross series by 13.1% and in the series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality by 4.2%.

Compared to May 2022, the turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles) in May 2023 increased nominally, both in the gross series by 6.9% and in the series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality by 7.2%.

In the period of January 1 to May 31, 2023, the turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased nominally compared to the period of January 1 to May 31, 2022, both in the gross series and in the series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality by 5.3% and 8.0%, respectively.

May 2023 compared to April 2023

The turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles) in May 2023, compared to the previous month, increased nominally overall by 13.1%, driven by the increase in wholesale trade of other machinery, equipment, and supplies (+24.6%), non-specialized wholesale trade (+20.7%), specialized wholesale trade of other products (+18.5%), wholesale trade of non-food consumer goods (+13.6%), wholesale trade of food, beverages, and tobacco products (+13.5%), wholesale intermediary activities (+13.4%), and wholesale trade of computer and telecommunications equipment (+5.8%).

Wholesale trade of raw agricultural products and live animals decreased by 3.4%. The turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles), series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in May 2023, compared to the previous month, increased nominally overall by 4.2%.

May 2023 compared to May 2022

The turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles) in May 2023, compared to May 2022, increased nominally overall by 6.9%, driven by the increase in wholesale trade of raw agricultural products and live animals (+31.0%), wholesale intermediary activities (+20.1%), wholesale trade of other machinery, equipment, and supplies (+19.6%), wholesale trade of non-food consumer goods (+12.7%), wholesale trade of computer and telecommunications equipment (+12.5%), non-specialized wholesale trade (+3.2%), and wholesale trade of food, beverages, and tobacco products (+2.6%).

Specialized wholesale trade of other products decreased by 7.7%. The turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles), series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in May 2023, compared to May 2022, increased nominally overall by 7.2%.

Period of January 1 to May 31, 2023, compared to the period of January 1 to May 31, 2022

The turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles), in the period of January 1 to May 31, 2023, compared to the period of January 1 to May 31, 2022, recorded an increase nominally overall by 5.3%, driven by the increase in wholesale intermediary activities (+25.0%), wholesale trade of computer and telecommunications equipment (+16.7%), wholesale trade of other machinery, equipment, and supplies (+16.0%), wholesale trade of non-food consumer goods (+10.4%), wholesale trade of food, beverages, and tobacco products (+6.9%), wholesale trade of raw agricultural products and live animals (+3.5%), and non-specialized wholesale trade (+2.4%).

Specialized wholesale trade of other products decreased by 6.1%. The turnover in wholesale trade (excluding trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles), series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in the period of January 1 to May 31, 2023, compared to the period of January 1 to May 31, 2022, increased nominally overall by 8.0%.