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29 March 2019
2019
In February 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered (+0.4%) Turnover in large-scale food retailing - February 2019

In February 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered after a decrease in January (+0.4% after −0.3%). Sales was virtually stable in food products (−0.1% after −0.4%), and kept increasing in non-food products (+0.3% after +0.8%) and in automotive fuel (+1.0% after +3.4%).

Turnover was virtually stable in supermarkets (+0.1% after +0.2%) and grew in hypermarkets (+0.6% after +0.2%).

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In February 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered after a decrease in January (+0.4% after −0.3%). Sales was virtually stable in food products (−0.1% after −0.4%), and kept increasing in non-food products (+0.3% after +0.8%) and in automotive fuel (+1.0% after +3.4%).

Turnover was virtually stable in supermarkets (+0.1% after +0.2%) and grew in hypermarkets (+0.6% after +0.2%).

Decrease over the last three months (−0.7%)

Over the last three months (December to February), the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased compared to the previous three months (−0.7%). Over that period, sales increased slightly in food products (+0.2%) and more markedly in non-food products (+0.7%). They decreased strongly in automotive fuel (−7.1%).

Turnover increased in supermarkets (+0.3%) whereas it declined in hypermarkets (−1.4%).

Growth of 0.3% over a year

The turnover of the past three months in large-scale food retailing rose by 0.3% compared to the same period one year earlier. Sales in food products increased (+0.9%), whereas they decreased in non-food products (−0.4%). Sales of automotive fuel rose (+1.9%). Year on year, sales grew in supermarkets (+1.4%) whereas they decreased in hypermarkets (−0.3%).

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 Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.7 0.3
including
Sales of food products(**) -0.1 -0.4 1.1 0.2 0.9
Sales of non-food products(**) 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.7 -0.4
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 1.0 3.4 -10.6 -7.1 1.9
including
Supermarkets(***) 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.4
Hypermarkets(***) 0.6 0.2 -1.2 -1.4 -0.3
  • (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 99.88 100.97 100.05
2014-02 99.3 100.39 99.65
2014-03 98.06 100.36 98.98
2014-04 99.76 100.48 99.89
2014-05 100.51 101.19 100.57
2014-06 99.15 100.92 99.87
2014-07 98.89 99.09 98.67
2014-08 100.08 100.34 100.06
2014-09 100.52 103.7 101.44
2014-10 99.13 101.05 99.54
2014-11 99.04 101.72 100.19
2014-12 100.4 101.92 100.69
2015-01 99.45 100.27 99.96
2015-02 99.17 99.97 99.33
2015-03 97.71 99.72 98.25
2015-04 101.35 101.38 101.29
2015-05 100.92 100.12 100.88
2015-06 101.29 100.74 101.0
2015-07 100.99 99.93 100.41
2015-08 101.3 100.66 101.12
2015-09 99.43 99.6 99.47
2015-10 99.4 98.03 98.95
2015-11 97.64 98.74 98.28
2015-12 101.33 100.84 101.05
2016-01 99.18 97.52 98.97
2016-02 99.92 98.41 99.56
2016-03 99.84 98.77 99.77
2016-04 98.12 96.91 97.54
2016-05 98.81 98.7 98.84
2016-06 98.65 97.24 98.37
2016-07 98.45 98.72 98.73
2016-08 99.38 99.64 99.67
2016-09 99.0 99.57 99.36
2016-10 100.11 100.02 100.42
2016-11 99.36 100.13 100.16
2016-12 99.35 99.6 99.23
2017-01 101.22 102.03 101.78
2017-02 99.89 101.25 100.81
2017-03 99.01 99.61 99.6
2017-04 100.29 103.5 101.59
2017-05 99.6 99.86 100.05
2017-06 99.43 100.38 100.31
2017-07 99.57 99.39 100.25
2017-08 98.58 98.87 99.42
2017-09 100.76 101.41 101.43
2017-10 97.45 100.07 98.9
2017-11 101.46 101.82 102.09
2017-12 100.4 101.64 100.87
2018-01 100.65 102.81 101.82
2018-02 101.53 103.26 102.68
2018-03 103.43 103.96 104.28
2018-04 99.95 102.66 100.84
2018-05 101.94 106.02 103.72
2018-06 102.17 103.95 103.31
2018-07 102.85 104.83 104.08
2018-08 101.43 101.79 102.2
2018-09 101.64 102.68 102.38
2018-10 102.78 104.97 103.53
2018-11 101.42 103.55 102.51
2018-12 100.21 103.89 102.2
2019-01 100.41 104.05 101.86
2019-02 101.02 104.15 102.29

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 97.79 109.65 100.68
2014-02 97.64 106.61 100.26
2014-03 97.35 106.02 100.25
2014-04 98.47 104.15 99.7
2014-05 98.5 108.82 101.5
2014-06 96.73 110.96 99.88
2014-07 95.8 109.92 98.97
2014-08 96.88 111.08 100.86
2014-09 99.77 111.21 99.72
2014-10 97.77 108.73 99.45
2014-11 98.63 105.4 100.42
2014-12 99.44 102.99 100.3
2015-01 99.58 100.73 100.32
2015-02 98.79 102.12 100.72
2015-03 98.2 102.82 98.31
2015-04 99.77 104.86 104.7
2015-05 100.16 102.85 100.42
2015-06 100.47 104.02 100.34
2015-07 100.02 102.96 100.42
2015-08 101.69 98.74 100.06
2015-09 100.43 95.78 99.62
2015-10 99.88 94.55 98.82
2015-11 99.66 94.69 96.5
2015-12 101.35 95.87 99.78
2016-01 99.34 93.85 99.39
2016-02 100.11 94.18 99.8
2016-03 100.58 93.45 99.26
2016-04 97.7 92.82 100.05
2016-05 98.61 99.4 98.09
2016-06 98.77 91.8 97.95
2016-07 99.15 95.32 96.27
2016-08 100.36 95.45 97.59
2016-09 100.47 95.79 96.48
2016-10 100.41 99.5 97.22
2016-11 100.16 100.85 96.18
2016-12 97.92 104.03 94.11
2017-01 100.24 111.44 97.0
2017-02 99.65 107.15 96.09
2017-03 97.71 106.73 97.59
2017-04 101.24 106.02 96.18
2017-05 98.85 104.6 97.92
2017-06 99.73 97.43 98.51
2017-07 99.13 101.17 97.79
2017-08 98.03 103.21 96.89
2017-09 99.52 109.59 99.22
2017-10 98.42 102.08 93.93
2017-11 100.92 109.0 97.89
2017-12 98.61 109.83 95.13
2018-01 99.34 117.41 95.2
2018-02 100.54 114.51 95.99
2018-03 102.98 115.62 95.16
2018-04 98.23 116.15 95.8
2018-05 101.65 119.6 95.36
2018-06 100.63 121.42 93.84
2018-07 101.71 120.41 95.39
2018-08 99.57 120.94 94.32
2018-09 100.24 120.99 93.81
2018-10 100.76 127.5 95.96
2018-11 99.6 126.58 93.48
2018-12 100.66 113.12 94.47
2019-01 100.26 116.97 95.21
2019-02 100.17 118.17 95.46

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 99.82 105.72 100.85
2014-02 99.71 101.46 99.29
2014-03 99.46 103.14 100.52
2014-04 99.88 100.99 97.06
2014-05 99.83 106.81 99.37
2014-06 98.89 109.71 99.0
2014-07 96.69 108.22 96.07
2014-08 97.79 109.43 99.39
2014-09 101.39 112.59 100.37
2014-10 99.54 107.48 100.68
2014-11 100.78 104.49 101.91
2014-12 100.93 100.21 102.93
2015-01 100.52 101.46 99.48
2015-02 99.72 102.39 99.96
2015-03 98.98 103.74 99.78
2015-04 100.01 106.39 101.08
2015-05 100.07 102.57 100.28
2015-06 100.58 102.33 100.76
2015-07 99.46 101.71 100.19
2015-08 101.34 97.67 101.81
2015-09 100.3 96.62 99.22
2015-10 98.81 94.37 98.1
2015-11 99.35 94.68 99.26
2015-12 100.86 96.07 100.08
2016-01 98.08 93.86 98.99
2016-02 99.18 91.92 100.73
2016-03 99.15 93.05 99.39
2016-04 96.22 92.07 100.3
2016-05 98.42 100.73 98.96
2016-06 97.85 91.74 98.26
2016-07 98.76 95.38 98.98
2016-08 100.41 95.62 99.29
2016-09 100.15 96.26 98.81
2016-10 99.59 101.48 98.89
2016-11 99.02 100.89 104.07
2016-12 98.02 104.52 97.82
2017-01 100.37 113.78 98.13
2017-02 100.21 108.59 98.27
2017-03 97.18 108.21 98.86
2017-04 101.99 107.38 97.55
2017-05 99.21 104.88 99.27
2017-06 100.38 97.55 100.68
2017-07 99.22 100.86 96.97
2017-08 98.33 103.05 97.33
2017-09 99.86 108.74 99.13
2017-10 99.11 105.55 96.65
2017-11 100.65 108.8 96.79
2017-12 99.6 110.09 94.45
2018-01 100.22 120.92 97.26
2018-02 100.66 115.58 99.84
2018-03 101.59 114.31 96.68
2018-04 98.9 114.48 97.12
2018-05 104.47 118.1 96.42
2018-06 100.95 120.24 95.41
2018-07 102.5 118.19 97.13
2018-08 99.41 118.19 94.99
2018-09 100.22 117.68 92.83
2018-10 101.51 126.14 96.95
2018-11 100.97 121.33 91.47
2018-12 102.01 116.21 93.73
2019-01 101.39 118.01 109.07
2019-02 101.38 116.26 103.56

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 96.8 111.79 100.53
2014-02 96.4 109.06 100.72
2014-03 95.98 107.67 101.06
2014-04 97.69 106.4 100.21
2014-05 97.75 109.96 101.83
2014-06 95.7 114.82 100.27
2014-07 95.31 109.92 99.6
2014-08 96.52 112.36 101.47
2014-09 98.59 111.41 99.71
2014-10 97.09 110.28 99.03
2014-11 97.39 106.75 100.23
2014-12 98.77 104.73 100.38
2015-01 98.97 98.38 100.4
2015-02 98.09 101.11 100.69
2015-03 97.62 102.5 99.25
2015-04 99.33 103.99 104.75
2015-05 100.49 102.28 100.59
2015-06 100.56 107.69 100.3
2015-07 100.19 103.59 100.24
2015-08 101.91 100.58 99.91
2015-09 100.14 95.75 99.41
2015-10 100.77 94.99 98.9
2015-11 99.9 94.56 96.33
2015-12 102.01 94.56 99.23
2016-01 100.27 90.9 99.48
2016-02 101.35 94.23 99.52
2016-03 101.67 93.38 99.69
2016-04 98.24 93.44 99.67
2016-05 99.08 98.54 98.05
2016-06 99.49 94.4 97.94
2016-07 99.33 95.99 95.46
2016-08 100.28 95.44 97.22
2016-09 100.56 96.07 95.49
2016-10 100.92 98.62 97.18
2016-11 100.77 99.52 94.83
2016-12 98.23 103.48 90.65
2017-01 100.28 109.59 97.0
2017-02 99.21 106.38 96.14
2017-03 97.91 106.04 97.62
2017-04 100.27 105.1 96.07
2017-05 99.01 104.15 97.63
2017-06 99.46 100.33 98.07
2017-07 99.21 100.93 98.37
2017-08 97.72 102.78 96.77
2017-09 99.07 109.39 98.58
2017-10 97.95 100.96 93.73
2017-11 101.08 109.43 98.68
2017-12 98.21 110.71 93.04
2018-01 98.67 115.21 95.17
2018-02 100.25 114.49 95.56
2018-03 103.19 115.75 95.07
2018-04 97.07 117.3 95.72
2018-05 99.74 119.4 95.35
2018-06 100.28 123.08 93.86
2018-07 101.46 121.73 95.1
2018-08 99.56 121.99 93.98
2018-09 99.78 121.27 93.7
2018-10 100.05 128.57 95.88
2018-11 98.38 130.17 93.71
2018-12 99.64 111.65 91.74
2019-01 99.24 115.68 92.91
2019-02 98.91 119.61 94.03

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)
Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. Nov./Oct. Q3 2018/Q2 2018 2017/2016
Large-scale food retailing -1.15 0.04 0.12 0.00 0.03
raw serie -1.42 0.05 0.13 0.11 0.03
SA-WDA parameters 0.27 -0.01 -0.01 -0.11 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between December 2018 and January 2019 is revised by -1.15 points: -1.42 points are due to the raw series' revision and +0.27 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 January 2019 has been revised downwards at −0.3 % instead of +0.8 % initially published. The strong revision was due to a revision of raw series more important than usual.

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