3 November 2011
2011- n° 270In August 2011, the turnover rose in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
and in the retail trade Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - August 2011
In August 2011, the turnover sharply increased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.9 %). In the same period, it also rose in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.2 %) and in accommodation and food services activities (+0.7 %). It was unchanged in household services (0.0 %).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day adjusted.
In August 2011, the turnover sharply increased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.9 %). In the same period, it also rose in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.2 %) and in accommodation and food services activities (+0.7 %). It was unchanged in household services (0.0 %).
Quarter on quarter (q-o-q), the turnover grew in household services (+0.9 %) and in the retail trade (+0.9 %). It was broadly stable in accommodation and food service activities (+0.1 %) whereas it fall in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–2.9 %).
Year on year (y-o-y), the turnover expanded in the retail trade (+2.3 %), in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5 %), in households services (+1.4 %) and in accommodation and food services activities (+0.8 %).
According to our estimate, the turnover in the retail trade is expected to decline in September 2011 (–0.7 %).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personal services
- Source : INSEE
Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for September 2011.
Revisions
The SA-WDA evolution in July has been revised by +0.2 point in household services. The variation, initially announced at –0.1 %, has been corrected at +0.1 %, in particular due to the raw series’ revision in the sector arts, entertainment and recreation. In the same period, the SA-WDA evolution has been revised by +0.1 point in the retail trade, by +0.1 point in accommodation and food service activities and by –0.1 point in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
tableauTableau 1 – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | Aug./ July | July/ June | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 1.9 | –0.1 | –2.9 | 1.5 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 415 | 0.9 | –1.5 | –1.0 | 0.0 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 545 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | 0.7 | –0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| R+S Households services | 1000 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | –1.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | 1.4 | –0.3 | 0.0 | –0.4 |
- (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 differents levels of aggregation of the classification NAF rev.2.
- Source: INSEE
tableauTableau 2 – Turnover indices: early estimate*
| Change in % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2011/ Aug. 2011 | Sept. 2011/ Sept. 2010 | |
| 47 Retail trade… | –0.7 | 2.1 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
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