Wholesale Trade Survey: September 2012 quarter

For the September 2012 quarter, compared with the June 2012 quarter (on a seasonally adjusted basis): 

• Total wholesale trade sales fell 0.3 percent ($67 million).
• The largest fall was in basic materials wholesaling, down 3.0 percent ($141 million).
• The largest rise was in motor vehicle and motor-vehicle parts wholesaling, up 5.5 percent ($88 million).
• Total wholesale stocks rose 0.8 percent ($68 million).

The trend for total wholesale sales has been flat since mid-2011, after a period of strong increases that started in late 2009.