Wholesale Trade

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Wholesale Trade
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Classification Issues

• Do all classifications (ISIC, NACE, NAICS, ANZCS,
  SNI, etc) define wholesale trade the same?
• Do all classification systems use the same
  concepts for manufacturing versus wholesale,
  retail versus wholesale?

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Classification
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Turnover Issues

• Is the turnover collect based on sales revenue or
  margin revenue?
• Exports and Imports represent a large portion of
  wholesale trade turnover

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Pricing Issues

• Negative prices
• Setting base prices without sales prices
• Average margin

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Discussion questions

• What sources of data are there in your country
  for collecting turnover data or margin prices?
• How does outsourcing affect wholesale trade in
  your country?
• What overlaps are there in your country with
  imports, exports and wholesalers?
• What concept would you prefer to use (or think is
  easier) for defining wholesale establishments?
• What are the national accounts in your country
  using for wholesale trade data and deflators?
• Do you need to collect data for agents and
  brokers in addition to merchant wholesalers? Is
  there a different price trend between the two?
• How should manufacturer sales and branch offices
  be handled?