Who is the winner of Wholesale and Retail?

Online retailers increasingly register since the first lockdown.

Our monthly reports, the last few months, show that Wholesale and Retail sector is one of the champions in terms of daily company registrations. Which 4-digit SIC codes drive this trend, though? To answer this question, we perform a decomposition.

The following graph shows the decomposition of the aggregated company registrations by month and 4-digit Class. The most noticeable changes come from online retailers and retailers in non-specialised shops. Food retailers contribute particularly in months during lockdown when Accommodation and food industry is shut.

Jan 2019Apr 2019Jul 2019Oct 2019Jan 2020Apr 2020Jul 2020Oct 2020Jan 2021Apr 202105k10k15k
Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessoriesWholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipmentWholesale of watches and jewelleryWholesale of waste and scrapWholesale of tobacco productsWholesale of textilesWholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectioneryWholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related productsWholesale of pharmaceutical goodsWholesale of perfume and cosmeticsWholesale of other office machinery and equipmentWholesale of other machinery and equipmentWholesale of other intermediate productsWholesale of other household goodsWholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscsWholesale of office furnitureWholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machineryWholesale of metals and metal oresWholesale of meat and meat productsWholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machinesWholesale of machine toolsWholesale of live animalsWholesale of hides, skins and leatherWholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and suppliesWholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feedsWholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipmentWholesale of fruit and vegetablesWholesale of flowers and plantsWholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and partsWholesale of electrical household appliancesWholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fatsWholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and softwareWholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spicesWholesale of clothing and footwearWholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materialsWholesale of chemical productsWholesale of beveragesWholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and suppliesSale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessoriesSale of other motor vehiclesSale of cars and light motor vehiclesRetail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessoriesRetail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwearRetail sale via stalls and markets of other goodsRetail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco productsRetail sale via mail order houses or via InternetRetail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised storesRetail sale of tobacco products in specialised storesRetail sale of textiles in specialised storesRetail sale of telecommunications equipment in specialised storesRetail sale of sporting equipment in specialised storesRetail sale of second-hand goods in storesRetail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised storesRetail sale of music and video recordings in specialised storesRetail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised storesRetail sale of meat and meat products in specialised storesRetail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised storesRetail sale of games and toys in specialised storesRetail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised storesRetail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised storesRetail sale of footwear and leather goods in specialised storesRetail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised storesRetail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised storesRetail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised storesRetail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised storesRetail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised storesRetail sale of clothing in specialised storesRetail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised storesRetail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised storesRetail sale of books in specialised storesRetail sale of beverages in specialised storesRetail sale of automotive fuel in specialised storesRetail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised storesRetail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominatingOther retail sale of new goods in specialised storesOther retail sale of food in specialised storesOther retail sale not in stores, stalls or marketsOther retail sale in non-specialised storesNon-specialised wholesale tradeNon-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobaccoMaintenance and repair of motor vehiclesDispensing chemist in specialised storesAgents specialised in the sale of other particular productsAgents involved in the sale of timber and building materialsAgents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goodsAgents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraftAgents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongeryAgents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicalsAgents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobaccoAgents involved in the sale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goodsAgents involved in the sale of a variety of goodsmonthRegistrations

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Yannis Galanakis
Yannis Galanakis
Postdoctoral Research Associate

Yannis' research interests include Labour and Applied Economics.