WIESBADEN, Germany, July 2 - The Federal Statistics Office on Monday reported the following wholesale sales data:
WHOLESALE SALES May 01 Apr 01 May 00
Y/Y pct change (real) -6.6 -3.3 (-0.3) +16.8
Y/Y pct change (nominal) -2.7 +7.5 (+4.0) +22.8
M/M pct change (real) -2.2 +3.3 (+0.2) +1.9
M/M pct change (nominal) -2.0 +3.8 (+0.7) +2.3

NOTE - Month-on-month changes were adjusted for calendar and seasonal factors, the Office said. It said that in the January-May period wholesale sales fell 0.6 percent year-on-year in real terms -- in 1995 prices -- and rose 2.9 percent in nominal terms.