Wholesale trade sales rose 3.0 percent in the June 2021 quarter, while manufacturing sales values were up 3.9 percent, Stats NZ said today.
When adjusted for price effects, manufacturing sales volumes were down 0.1 percent from the March 2021 quarter.
Strong rise in wholesale trade sales
The rise in the June 2021 quarter followed a 3.7 percent rise in the March 2021 quarter, when adjusted for seasonal effects.
"Wholesale trade sales rose for the second quarter in a row, after a dip in the December quarter last year," business insights manager Sue Chapman said.
"All of the six wholesale industries had increases in sales for the June 2021 quarter."
| Actual | Seasonally adjusted | |
| Jun-18 | 26645783000 | 26852297000 |
| Sep-18 | 27695288000 | 27404590000 |
| Dec-18 | 29271970000 | 27644276000 |
| Mar-19 | 26038196000 | 27813464000 |
| Jun-19 | 27624213000 | 27765874000 |
| Sep-19 | 28200644000 | 27876363000 |
| Dec-19 | 29838982000 | 28230066000 |
| Mar-20 | 26520993000 | 28366342000 |
| Jun-20 | 24951225000 | 25026501000 |
| Sep-20 | 29794725000 | 29436119000 |
| Dec-20 | 30657717000 | 29042299000 |
| Mar-21 | 28146432000 | 30129766000 |
| Jun-21 | 30996440000 | 31046101000 |
The largest industry increase was in basic material wholesaling, up 6.0 percent from the March 2021 quarter when adjusted for seasonal effects. Basic material includes other agricultural products, hardware goods, metal and mineral, petroleum, and timber wholesaling.
The second largest industry increase was in grocery, liquor, and tobacco product wholesaling, up 3.8 percent ($334 million) from the March 2021 quarter when adjusted for seasonal effects.
The actual value of total wholesale trade sales was $31 billion in the June 2021 quarter, up $6.0 billion (24 percent) from the COVID-affected June 2020 quarter.
Soft manufacturing sales volumes in June
Manufacturing sales volumes in the June 2021 quarter dipped slightly from the March quarter, after three consecutive quarterly rises.
When adjusted for seasonal effects, manufacturing sales volumes were down 0.1 percent from the March 2021 quarter.
Volumes are calculated by removing the effect of price changes from sales values.
| Volumes | Values | |
| Jun-18 | -0.78 | 1.9 |
| Sep-18 | -1 | 1.61 |
| Dec-18 | 1.58 | -0.48 |
| Mar-19 | 1.58 | 0.7 |
| Jun-19 | -2.31 | -0.62 |
| Sep-19 | -0.23 | 1.43 |
| Dec-19 | 2.27 | 2.57 |
| Mar-20 | -1.59 | -0.56 |
| Jun-20 | -12.3 | -12.75 |
| Sep-20 | 17.59 | 10.97 |
| Dec-20 | 0.48 | 0.47 |
| Mar-21 | 0.56 | 2.73 |
| Jun-21 | -0.11 | 3.95 |
Dairy and meat product manufacturing values up
By industry, dairy and meat product manufacturing had the largest value increase, up $596 million (6.6 percent) in the June 2021 quarter, mainly due to high prices.
After adjusting for price effects, the volume of meat and dairy product manufacturing was relatively steady, up 0.1 percent from the March 2021 quarter.
"Export prices for dairy and meat rose strongly in the June quarter," Ms Chapman said.
International trade: June 2021 quarter has more on export prices and volumes of goods and commodities.
| Dairy and meat manufacturing sales value | |
| Jun-17 | 8015982000 |
| Sep-17 | 8185951000 |
| Dec-17 | 8381982000 |
| Mar-18 | 8001634000 |
| Jun-18 | 8315760000 |
| Sep-18 | 8424250000 |
| Dec-18 | 8333584000 |
| Mar-19 | 8807319000 |
| Jun-19 | 8561466000 |
| Sep-19 | 8885631000 |
| Dec-19 | 9496155000 |
| Mar-20 | 9460030000 |
| Jun-20 | 9361729000 |
| Sep-20 | 8952971000 |
| Dec-20 | 8705791000 |
| Mar-21 | 9041898000 |
| Jun-21 | 9638304000 |
| Dairy and meat export value | |
| Jun-17 | 5295105000 |
| Sep-17 | 5156779000 |
| Dec-17 | 5563172000 |
| Mar-18 | 5145081000 |
| Jun-18 | 5450465000 |
| Sep-18 | 5982410000 |
| Dec-18 | 5495363000 |
| Mar-19 | 5854798000 |
| Jun-19 | 5763459000 |
| Sep-19 | 5882771000 |
| Dec-19 | 6472600000 |
| Mar-20 | 6439807000 |
| Jun-20 | 6197176000 |
| Sep-20 | 5651572000 |
| Dec-20 | 5757375000 |
| Mar-21 | 5949131000 |
| Jun-21 | 6540194000 |
