21 December 2012
2012- n° 316In October 2012, the turnover bounced in transportation and storage and in the wholesale
trade Turnover in the wholesale trade and business services - October 2012
In October 2012, the turnover bounced noticeably in transportation and storage (+1.7 %) and in the wholesale trade (+1.6 %). It also grew in real estate activities (+0.8 %) and in business support activities (+0.5 %) whereas it declined in information and communication (–0.5 %).
Every index in this issue is in value, seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA).
In October 2012, the turnover bounced noticeably in transportation and storage (+1.7 %) and in the wholesale trade (+1.6 %). It also grew in real estate activities (+0.8 %) and in business support activities (+0.5 %) whereas it declined in information and communication (–0.5 %).
Over the third quarter (q-o-q), the turnover went up by +0.6 % in the wholesale trade. Conversely, it fell by –1.9 % in real estate activities, by –1.1 % in information and communication, by –0.5 % in transportation and storage and by –0.3 % in business support activities.
Year-on-year, the turnover went up in the wholesale trade (+2.7 %), in transportation and storage (+1.6 %), in business support activities (+1.2 %), and, to a lesser extent, in information and communication (+0.5 %).On the contrary, it went down in real estate activities (–0.7 %).
graphiqueGraph1_anglais – Turnover in the wholesale trade and business services

- Source : INSEE
Revisions
The evolution in September has been revised by –0.6 point in real estate activities and by –0.4 point in transportation and storage. These variations, announced at +0.1 % and –1.6 % last month, have been corrected at –0.5 % and –2.0 %. Over the same period, the evolution has been revised by –0.1 point in the wholesale trade and in business support activities.
tableauTab1_anglais – Variation of the turnover in the wholesale trade and business services
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Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | Oct./ Sept. | Sept./ Aug. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
46 Wholesale trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 1.6 | –0.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 166 | –0.7 | –0.1 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
462 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals | 62 | 1.6 | –0.1 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
463 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 183 | 4.4 | –2.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
464 Wholesale of household goods | 173 | 2.6 | –1.9 | –0.5 | –0.5 |
465 and 466 Wholesale of professional equipment goods | 215 | 0.2 | 0.8 | –1.0 | 2.0 |
467 Other specialized wholesale | 193 | 1.3 | –1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
H Transportation and storage | 1000 | 1.7 | –2.0 | –0.5 | 1.6 |
J Information and communication | 1000 | –0.5 | 0.2 | –1.1 | 0.5 |
L Real estate activities | 1000 | 0.8 | –0.5 | –1.9 | –0.7 |
M+N Business support activities | 1000 | 0.5 | –0.2 | –0.3 | 1.2 |
M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 626 | –0.3 | 0.8 | –0.2 | 2.0 |
N Administrative and support service activities | 374 | 2.2 | –2.0 | –0.4 | –0.3 |
- (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