NIS: Wholesale trade up 0.3% in the first eight months of 2026

Turnover in wholesale trade, excluding motor vehicle and motorcycle trade, increased by 0.3% in the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to data published Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics. Calculated as a series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, the increase was 0.2%.

The annual increase, in unadjusted terms, was driven by specialized wholesale trade of other products, which rose by 11.4%, wholesale trade of non-food consumer goods, up 8.3%, and wholesale trade of information technology and telecommunications equipment, which increased by 6.5%.

Over the same period, declines were recorded in non-specialized wholesale trade, down 14.5%, wholesale trade of raw agricultural products and live animals, down 9.6%, as well as in brokerage activities, wholesale trade of food, beverages and tobacco, and wholesale trade of machinery, equipment and supplies.

In August 2026, turnover fell by 3.9% from July in unadjusted terms, but increased by 3% in adjusted terms. Compared with August 2025, the increase was 4.5% in unadjusted terms and 2.2% in adjusted terms. The highest annual growth rate, 19.5%, was reported in specialized wholesale trade of other products.