1 June 2012
2012- n° 141In March 2012, the turnover bounced in accomodation and food service activities and
decreased once more in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - March 2012
In March 2012, the turnover bounced in accommodation and food service activities (+2.9 %) and slightly grew in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.5 %). It was broadly stable in the household services (+0.1 %). Conversely, it fell in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.6 %).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day adjusted.
In March 2012, the turnover bounced in accommodation and food service activities (+2.9 %) and slightly grew in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.5 %). It was broadly stable in the household services (+0.1 %). Conversely, it fell in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.6 %).
Quarter on quarter (q-o-q), the turnover fell in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–3.9 %), in accommodation and food service activities (–1.1 %) and, to a lesser extent, in the household services (–0.3 %). It slightly increased in the retail trade (+0.3 %).
Year on year (y-o-y), the turnover dropped in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–6.6 %). It fell in accommodation and food services activities (–1.6 %) and in the household services (–0.7 %). Conversely, it rose in the retail trade (+0.6 %).
According to our estimate, the turnover in the retail trade is expected to decrease in April 2012 (–1.6 %).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personal services
- Source : INSEE
Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for April 2012.
Revisions
The SA-WDA evolution in February has been revised by –0.5 point in accommodation and food service activities. The variation, initially announced at –1.9 %, has been corrected at –2.4 %. In the same period, the SA-WDA evolution has been revised by –0.2 point in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, by –0.1 point the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles and by –0.1 point in the household services.
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | March/Feb. | Feb./ Jan. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0.6 | –0.7 | –3.9 | –6.6 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores | 415 | –0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | –1.0 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialized stores | 545 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | –0.7 | –0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | 2.9 | –2.4 | –1.1 | –1.6 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | 0.1 | –0.7 | –0.3 | –0.7 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | –2.5 | –0.7 | –0.6 | –0.2 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | 2.5 | –0.6 | 0.1 | –1.2 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / three previous months.
- (2) Year-on-year: last three months / three same months of the previous year.
- The codes correspond to different levels of aggregation of the classification NAF rev.2.
- Source: INSEE
tableauTabprecoce_anglais – Turnover indices: early estimate*
| Change in % | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 2012/ March 2012 | April 2012/ April 2011 | |
| 47 Retail trade… | –1.6 | –0.9 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
Documentation
Methodology (pdf,121 Ko)
Pour en savoir plus
