The decline was due mostly to significant decreases in specific sub-sectors. The wholesale of agricultural raw products and live animals saw the largest drop, of 25.1%. The wholesale of other specialized products dropped by 4.6%, while the wholesale of food, beverages, and tobacco saw a marginal decline of 0.8%.
Despite the overall negative trend, some areas of the wholesale market showed growth. Intermediation activities in wholesale trade saw a significant advance of 10.3% and non-specialized wholesale trade grew by 9.1%.
Additionally, the wholesale of other machinery, equipment, and supplies, along with the wholesale of consumer goods other than food, each grew by 6.9%. The wholesale of information and communication equipment also saw a positive change, increasing by 2.4%.
In a month-to-month comparison, wholesale trade turnover rose by 2.0% in unadjusted data in June 2025 compared to May 2025. This was largely due to an increase in the wholesale of agricultural raw products and live animals (+28.2%), as well as consumer goods other than food (+4.7%). However, when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, the total turnover for June 2025 edged 0.5% lower against the previous month.