29 July 2011
2011- n° 193In June, households’ consumption in goods increased (+1.2%), but decreased over the
quarter (-1.8%) Household consumption expenditure on goods - June 2011
In June, households’ expenditure in goods increased by 0.2% in volume*, after having decreased by 0.3% in May. Over the second quarter, they decreased by 1.8% (after +0.1% in Q1). The progression in June is mainly due to purchases in durables and textile-leather products.
In June, households’ expenditure in goods increased by 0.2% in volume*, after having decreased by 0.3% in May. Over the second quarter, they decreased by 1.8% (after +0.1% in Q1). The progression in June is mainly due to purchases in durables and textile-leather products.
[* Volumes are chained and all figures are trading days and seasonally adjusted.]
Engineered goods :
Durables :increasing
After a slight decrease in May, households’ expenditure in durables increased in June (+2.5%). However, over the second quarter, they decreased by 6.3%, after +2.2% in Q1.
Car purchases increased by 2.2% in June, but don’t compensate the previous months’ declines (-11.2% over the second quarter). Purchases in household durables increased in June as well (+3.8%, but –0.6% over the second quarter), in particular furniture purchases were driven up by sales calendar.
Textile-leather : increasing as well
In June, purchases in textile and leather increased (+4.3%) after a decrease in May (-3.5%). This increase is partly imputable to sales calendar which have begun very early this year. In the second quarter, this item decreased by 0.3%, after -0.9%.
Other engineered goods : slightly increased
Expenditures in other engineered goods slightly increased in June (+0.7%, after -1.2% in May). They slightly decreased over the second quarter (-0.2%, after +0.6% in Q1).
Food products : slightly decreasing
In June, households’ expenditure in food products decreased (–0.4% after -1.4% in May). This led to an overall slight decrease in the second quarter (-0.1%, after +0.2% in Q1).
Energy : increasing again
Consumption of energy products increased in June (+1.4%) after +5.0% in May. Over the second quarter, they decline nevertheless by 1.1% due to mild weather conditions in April.
tableauenglish_trim – Households consumption expenditures in manufactured goods
| Avril | Mai | Juin | Juin 11/ | Q2 11/ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | Juin 10 | Q1 11/ | |
| Food products | 14.891 | 14.682 | 14.628 | ||
| Change (%) | 1.4 | –1.4 | –0.4 | 0.2 | –0.1 |
| Engineered goods | 20.544 | 20.265 | 20.738 | ||
| Change (%) | –2.8 | –1.4 | 2.3 | 4.0 | –3.3 |
| Of which: | |||||
| Automobiles | 4.763 | 4.683 | 4.788 | ||
| Change (%) | –10.1 | –1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | –11.2 |
| Household durables | 5.002 | 5.007 | 5.196 | ||
| Change (%) | –1.8 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 6.7 | –0.6 |
| Textile-leather | 4.021 | 3.881 | 4.046 | ||
| Change (%) | 1.6 | –3.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | –0.3 |
| Other engi- neered goods | 5.757 | 5.688 | 5.729 | ||
| Change (%) | 0.3 | –1.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | –0.2 |
| Energy | 6.113 | 6.416 | 6.503 | ||
| Change (%) | –4.3 | 5.0 | 1.4 | –0.7 | –1.1 |
| Including petro leum products | 3.748 | 3.968 | 4.007 | ||
| Change (%) | –4.8 | 5.9 | 1.0 | –2.7 | –1.2 |
| Total | 41.475 | 41.333 | 41.814 | ||
| Change (%) | –1.5 | –0.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | –1.8 |
| Manufactured goods | 36.286 | 35.839 | 36.251 | ||
| Change (%) | –1.1 | –1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | –2.0 |
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