In the second quarter of 2023, volume index of Wholesale & Retail Trade registered a growth of 4.1 per cent to reach 148.1 points as compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The positive quarterly growth was attributed to Retail Trade with 4.9 per cent, followed by Wholesale Trade and Motor Vehicles with 4.4 per cent and 3.5 per cent, respectively. Meanwhile, for quarter-on-quarter comparison, volume index rose 0.5 per cent in this quarter.

 For seasonally adjusted volume index, Wholesale & Retail Trade increased 4.1 per cent as against the first quarter of 2023, mainly supported by Motor Vehicles and Retail Trade sub-sectors of 13.9 per cent and 6.3 per cent, respectively.