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Industry Report - Wholesale trade

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Wholesale trade
The wholesale trade sector recorded an 11 percentage point increase in SME confidence in the November 2012 Sensis® Business Index, with confidence sitting at 35%. Confidence amongst SMEs in the wholesale trade sector was well above the national average of 19%. Businesses that were confident reported good customer relations, the nature of the sector, using online sales and keeping their overheads low as key reasons for their confidence this quarter.
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Industry gross value added

Wholesale trade
Industry gross value added in wholesale trade rose 0.3% seasonally adjusted in the September 2012 quarter, down from 3.9% growth in the June quarter. By comparison, Australia’s gross value added rose by 0.3% for the September quarter, with Australia’s GDP rising by 0.5% overall for the quarter, seasonally adjusted. Wholesale trade accounts for 4.8% of Australia’s GDP, which has remained relatively consistent over the past decade.

Retail trade

Wholesale trade
Sales in the wholesale trade sector rose 2.0% in seasonally adjusted terms in the September 2012 quarter.

In the same period:
  • Business gross operating profits fell 10.0% in seasonally adjusted terms
  • Inventories in the wholesale trade sector rose 0.1% in seasonally adjusted terms
  • Wages fell 1.9% in seasonally adjusted terms
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Sensis does not warrant the accuracy of data supplied by third parties. 1. Sensis® Business Index Sweeney Research, November 2012. 2. Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue 5206.0, September 2012. 3. Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue 8501.0, November 2012. ® & ™ Registered trade mark and trade mark of Telstra Corporation Limited (ABN 33 051 775 556). Sensis Pty Ltd (ABN 30 007 423 912) has responsibility for production of Yellow Pages® and White Pages® directories and related products on behalf of Telstra Corporation Limited. © Telstra Corporation Limited 2013.