Informations rapides
28 February 2019
2019- n° 57
In January 2018, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered (+0.8%) Turnover in large-scale food retailing - January 2019

In January 2018, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered after a decrease in December (+0.8% after −0.4%). Sales fell back in food products (−0.4% after+1.0%). By contrast, they kept increasing in non-food products (+1.9% after+1.0%) and bounced back in automotive fuel (+4.8% after −10.5%).

Turnover increased in supermarkets (+0.4% after+0.3%) and in hypermarkets (+1.0% after −1.4%).

Informations rapides
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In January 2018, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered after a decrease in December (+0.8% after −0.4%). Sales fell back in food products (−0.4% after+1.0%). By contrast, they kept increasing in non-food products (+1.9% after+1.0%) and bounced back in automotive fuel (+4.8% after −10.5%).

Turnover increased in supermarkets (+0.4% after+0.3%) and in hypermarkets (+1.0% after −1.4%).

Slight decrease over the last three months (−0.2%)

Over the last three months (November to January), the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased slightly compared to the previous three months (−0.2%). Over that period, sales were vitually stable in food products (−0.1%) and grew slightly in non-food products (+0.3%). They decreased strongly in automotive fuel (−2.5%).

Turnover increased in supermarkets (+0.8%) whereas it declined in hypermarkets (−0.9%).

Growth of 1.0% over a year

The turnover of the past three months in large-scale food retailing rose by 1.0% compared to the same period one year earlier. Sales in food products increased (+0.5%), whereas they decreased in non-food products (−1.1%). Sales of automotive fuel surged (+7.8%), boosted by the upturn in fuel prices between the two periods. Year on year, sales increased more in supermarkets (+1.8%) than in hypermarkets (+0.4%).

Turnover in large-scale food retailing

SA-WDA value, base year 2015
Turnover in large-scale food retailing (SA-WDA value, base year 2015)
Variation en %
Kind of stores or kind of products Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. Nov./Oct. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 0.8 -0.4 -1.1 -0.2 1.0
including
Sales of food products(**) -0.4 1.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.5
Sales of non-food products(**) 1.9 1.0 -2.2 0.3 -1.1
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 4.8 -10.5 -0.2 -2.5 7.8
including
Supermarkets(***) 0.4 0.3 -1.3 0.8 1.8
Hypermarkets(***) 1.0 -1.4 -1.1 -0.9 0.4
  • (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
  • (*) : including sales not in stores
  • (**) : sold in supermarkets or hypermarkets
  • (***) : excluding sales not in stores
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores
including hypermarkets including supermarkets Total
2014-01 99.85 100.95 100.0
2014-02 99.3 100.39 99.65
2014-03 98.06 100.36 98.98
2014-04 99.76 100.48 99.89
2014-05 100.52 101.2 100.59
2014-06 99.15 100.92 99.86
2014-07 98.87 99.11 98.66
2014-08 100.08 100.34 100.06
2014-09 100.54 103.71 101.45
2014-10 99.14 101.04 99.55
2014-11 99.12 101.72 100.19
2014-12 100.35 101.92 100.73
2015-01 99.38 100.25 99.89
2015-02 99.16 99.98 99.32
2015-03 97.72 99.73 98.28
2015-04 101.35 101.38 101.26
2015-05 100.9 100.12 100.86
2015-06 101.28 100.74 101.0
2015-07 100.98 99.95 100.4
2015-08 101.31 100.65 101.13
2015-09 99.47 99.6 99.48
2015-10 99.41 98.03 98.99
2015-11 97.78 98.74 98.32
2015-12 101.24 100.83 101.07
2016-01 99.01 97.46 98.76
2016-02 99.89 98.43 99.55
2016-03 99.84 98.79 99.79
2016-04 98.16 96.92 97.55
2016-05 98.79 98.7 98.83
2016-06 98.63 97.24 98.34
2016-07 98.47 98.75 98.75
2016-08 99.4 99.63 99.68
2016-09 99.06 99.56 99.37
2016-10 100.13 100.01 100.5
2016-11 99.54 100.13 100.2
2016-12 99.26 99.6 99.3
2017-01 100.95 101.94 101.46
2017-02 99.84 101.32 100.8
2017-03 99.02 99.63 99.65
2017-04 100.35 103.53 101.58
2017-05 99.58 99.86 100.03
2017-06 99.41 100.39 100.29
2017-07 99.58 99.4 100.25
2017-08 98.6 98.85 99.43
2017-09 100.87 101.4 101.47
2017-10 97.48 100.06 99.0
2017-11 101.67 101.82 102.17
2017-12 100.33 101.65 100.99
2018-01 100.27 102.68 101.36
2018-02 101.48 103.37 102.67
2018-03 103.46 103.99 104.35
2018-04 100.02 102.68 100.84
2018-05 101.91 106.01 103.68
2018-06 102.17 103.96 103.31
2018-07 102.87 104.84 104.09
2018-08 101.48 101.77 102.22
2018-09 101.76 102.66 102.41
2018-10 102.81 104.95 103.64
2018-11 101.72 103.56 102.51
2018-12 100.34 103.91 102.14
2019-01 101.33 104.3 102.98

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2014-01 97.79 108.78 100.69
2014-02 97.64 106.65 100.28
2014-03 97.35 106.04 100.23
2014-04 98.47 104.16 99.68
2014-05 98.5 108.91 101.55
2014-06 96.73 111.0 99.89
2014-07 95.8 109.89 98.96
2014-08 96.88 111.19 100.85
2014-09 99.77 111.32 99.72
2014-10 97.77 108.84 99.43
2014-11 98.63 105.53 100.42
2014-12 99.44 103.11 100.39
2015-01 99.58 99.51 100.33
2015-02 98.79 102.16 100.73
2015-03 98.2 102.83 98.29
2015-04 99.77 104.85 104.63
2015-05 100.16 102.88 100.43
2015-06 100.47 104.1 100.36
2015-07 100.02 103.06 100.4
2015-08 101.69 98.94 100.06
2015-09 100.43 95.91 99.6
2015-10 99.88 94.71 98.78
2015-11 99.65 95.0 96.49
2015-12 101.36 96.06 99.9
2016-01 99.35 92.12 99.35
2016-02 100.11 94.15 99.78
2016-03 100.57 93.38 99.22
2016-04 97.69 92.83 100.03
2016-05 98.6 99.45 98.11
2016-06 98.77 91.9 97.94
2016-07 99.15 95.57 96.3
2016-08 100.36 95.73 97.61
2016-09 100.46 95.94 96.45
2016-10 100.4 99.72 97.12
2016-11 100.15 101.31 96.14
2016-12 97.95 104.34 94.35
2017-01 100.26 109.38 96.72
2017-02 99.63 106.97 96.2
2017-03 97.7 106.61 97.56
2017-04 101.24 105.95 96.17
2017-05 98.85 104.63 97.94
2017-06 99.73 97.57 98.51
2017-07 99.13 101.47 97.8
2017-08 98.03 103.58 96.91
2017-09 99.52 109.78 99.22
2017-10 98.42 102.34 93.8
2017-11 100.91 109.61 97.88
2017-12 98.64 110.22 95.41
2018-01 99.38 115.13 94.57
2018-02 100.49 114.18 96.36
2018-03 102.97 115.39 95.17
2018-04 98.22 116.05 95.82
2018-05 101.65 119.62 95.35
2018-06 100.63 121.63 93.85
2018-07 101.71 120.78 95.43
2018-08 99.57 121.4 94.37
2018-09 100.24 121.18 93.85
2018-10 100.75 127.79 95.77
2018-11 99.6 127.49 93.67
2018-12 100.6 114.17 94.62
2019-01 100.17 119.6 96.43

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2014-01 99.82 105.27 100.83
2014-02 99.71 101.47 99.27
2014-03 99.43 103.15 100.52
2014-04 99.9 100.93 97.0
2014-05 99.84 106.84 99.36
2014-06 98.93 109.71 99.02
2014-07 96.73 108.15 95.96
2014-08 97.8 109.49 99.39
2014-09 101.34 112.72 100.36
2014-10 99.54 107.53 100.64
2014-11 100.78 104.52 101.87
2014-12 100.9 100.48 103.11
2015-01 100.52 100.84 99.44
2015-02 99.72 102.37 99.9
2015-03 98.96 103.68 99.75
2015-04 100.03 106.28 100.99
2015-05 100.06 102.5 100.24
2015-06 100.61 102.35 100.81
2015-07 99.5 101.77 100.11
2015-08 101.35 97.8 101.83
2015-09 100.25 96.84 99.18
2015-10 98.82 94.42 98.06
2015-11 99.37 94.88 99.23
2015-12 100.82 96.26 100.46
2016-01 98.03 92.89 98.85
2016-02 99.18 91.8 100.58
2016-03 99.13 92.87 99.3
2016-04 96.25 92.0 100.24
2016-05 98.41 100.64 98.91
2016-06 97.85 91.78 98.29
2016-07 98.81 95.53 98.92
2016-08 100.43 95.79 99.27
2016-09 100.12 96.6 98.78
2016-10 99.61 101.63 98.89
2016-11 99.04 101.3 103.95
2016-12 97.99 104.77 98.45
2017-01 100.27 112.22 97.83
2017-02 100.22 108.29 98.01
2017-03 97.17 107.98 98.78
2017-04 102.03 107.22 97.47
2017-05 99.21 104.74 99.19
2017-06 100.37 97.6 100.7
2017-07 99.23 101.05 96.95
2017-08 98.34 103.33 97.31
2017-09 99.86 109.29 99.12
2017-10 99.14 105.69 96.67
2017-11 100.68 109.44 96.62
2017-12 99.6 110.37 95.27
2018-01 100.05 118.83 96.75
2018-02 100.68 115.14 99.5
2018-03 101.6 113.98 96.61
2018-04 98.94 114.29 97.06
2018-05 104.46 117.97 96.35
2018-06 100.95 120.44 95.46
2018-07 102.5 118.44 97.09
2018-08 99.43 118.6 94.96
2018-09 100.24 118.36 92.84
2018-10 101.54 126.35 96.98
2018-11 101.03 122.19 91.25
2018-12 102.18 116.69 93.8
2019-01 102.15 123.77 95.74

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2014-01 96.8 111.72 100.47
2014-02 96.39 109.05 100.68
2014-03 95.98 107.67 101.09
2014-04 97.68 106.34 100.17
2014-05 97.73 109.98 101.91
2014-06 95.69 114.76 100.2
2014-07 95.3 109.9 99.53
2014-08 96.52 112.38 101.66
2014-09 98.56 111.38 99.67
2014-10 97.1 110.3 98.96
2014-11 97.4 106.77 100.5
2014-12 98.8 104.74 100.3
2015-01 98.97 98.26 100.35
2015-02 98.09 101.08 100.62
2015-03 97.61 102.47 99.32
2015-04 99.32 103.91 104.64
2015-05 100.51 102.29 100.56
2015-06 100.56 107.63 100.3
2015-07 100.14 103.61 100.2
2015-08 101.9 100.65 100.06
2015-09 100.12 95.7 99.39
2015-10 100.77 95.11 98.77
2015-11 99.91 94.67 96.92
2015-12 102.09 94.61 98.89
2016-01 100.34 90.63 99.23
2016-02 101.35 94.13 99.39
2016-03 101.66 93.27 99.65
2016-04 98.21 93.35 99.64
2016-05 99.08 98.53 98.07
2016-06 99.5 94.34 97.93
2016-07 99.22 96.07 95.62
2016-08 100.27 95.56 97.45
2016-09 100.55 96.02 95.59
2016-10 100.91 98.84 97.01
2016-11 100.8 99.71 95.59
2016-12 98.3 103.56 90.05
2017-01 100.45 109.12 96.22
2017-02 99.09 106.26 96.25
2017-03 97.9 105.86 97.62
2017-04 100.23 104.96 96.08
2017-05 99.01 104.11 97.7
2017-06 99.46 100.28 98.15
2017-07 99.08 101.06 98.54
2017-08 97.73 102.95 96.99
2017-09 99.06 109.35 98.88
2017-10 97.94 101.27 93.51
2017-11 101.11 109.69 99.63
2017-12 98.28 110.83 92.29
2018-01 98.96 114.5 93.46
2018-02 100.03 114.37 96.06
2018-03 103.16 115.53 95.13
2018-04 97.03 117.14 95.79
2018-05 99.76 119.34 95.41
2018-06 100.28 123.06 94.04
2018-07 101.3 121.87 95.37
2018-08 99.55 122.21 94.34
2018-09 99.78 121.25 94.16
2018-10 100.05 128.94 95.66
2018-11 98.44 130.76 94.85
2018-12 99.68 113.07 91.08
2019-01 98.45 118.83 96.39

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Dec./Nov. Nov./Oct. Oct./Sept. Q4 2018/Q3 2018 2018/2017
Large-scale food retailing -0.30 -0.01 -0.05 -0.15 -0.06
raw serie -0.66 -0.02 -0.03 -0.27 -0.07
SA-WDA parameters 0.36 0.01 -0.02 0.12 0.01
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between November and December is revised by -0.30 points: -0.66 points are due to the raw series' revision and +0.36 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

Revisions

The variation in the turnover of large-scale food retailing for December 2018 has been revised downwards by 0.3 points to −0.4% instead of −0.1% previously published.

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