Informations rapides
27 September 2019
2019- n° 260
In August 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing bounced back (+0.4%) Turnover in large-scale food retailing - August 2019

In August 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing bounced back (+0.4%) after a decrease in July (−0.8%). Sales recovered in food products (+0.6% after −0.1%) whereas it was virtually stable in non-food products (−0.1% after −2.0%) and in automotive fuel (+0.1% after +1.2%).

Turnover was virtually stable in supermarkets (+0.1% after −1.0%) whereas it increased in hypermarkets (+0.4% after −0.1%).

Informations rapides
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Paru le :Paru le27/09/2019

In August 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing bounced back (+0.4%) after a decrease in July (−0.8%). Sales recovered in food products (+0.6% after −0.1%) whereas it was virtually stable in non-food products (−0.1% after −2.0%) and in automotive fuel (+0.1% after +1.2%).

Turnover was virtually stable in supermarkets (+0.1% after −1.0%) whereas it increased in hypermarkets (+0.4% after −0.1%).

Decrease over the last three months (−1.2%)

Over the last three months (June to August 2019), the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased by 1.2% compared to the previous three months. Sales decreased by 1.6% both in food products and in non-food products. Sales of automotive fuel rose (+1.3%).

Turnover declined in supermarkets (−0.8%) and in hypermarkets (−1.4%).

Decrease of 1.3% over a year

The turnover of the past three months in large-scale food retailing decreased by 1.3% compared to the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales fell back in food products (−1.5%) and in non-food products (−2.8%). Sales of automotive fuel rose (+0.6%). Year on year, sales decreased in supermarkets (−0.9%) and in hypermarkets (−1.7%).

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 Aug./July July/June June/May q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 0.4 -0.8 -0.8 -1.2 -1.3
including
Sales of food products(**) 0.6 -0.1 -1.9 -1.6 -1.5
Sales of non-food products(**) -0.1 -2.0 -0.1 -1.6 -2.8
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 0.1 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.6
including
Supermarkets(***) 0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -0.9
Hypermarkets(***) 0.4 -0.1 -1.5 -1.4 -1.7
  • (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
2015-01 99.42 100.53 99.96
2015-02 99.17 100.06 99.36
2015-03 97.81 99.76 98.29
2015-04 101.33 100.67 101.1
2015-05 100.95 100.06 100.91
2015-06 101.24 100.73 100.98
2015-07 101.02 100.08 100.5
2015-08 101.31 100.77 101.14
2015-09 99.47 99.66 99.49
2015-10 99.37 98.09 98.92
2015-11 97.59 98.76 98.27
2015-12 101.32 100.82 101.08
2016-01 99.11 97.98 98.95
2016-02 99.89 98.55 99.58
2016-03 100.1 98.9 99.95
2016-04 97.97 95.84 97.24
2016-05 98.64 98.48 98.69
2016-06 98.7 97.27 98.39
2016-07 98.58 98.88 98.86
2016-08 99.45 99.97 99.79
2016-09 98.96 99.62 99.35
2016-10 100.12 100.09 100.41
2016-11 99.43 100.24 100.29
2016-12 99.33 99.57 99.27
2017-01 101.03 102.66 101.7
2017-02 99.89 101.51 100.88
2017-03 99.39 99.8 99.91
2017-04 100.04 101.96 101.14
2017-05 99.36 99.49 99.83
2017-06 99.54 100.35 100.27
2017-07 99.7 99.59 100.38
2017-08 98.68 99.44 99.59
2017-09 100.8 101.51 101.5
2017-10 97.39 100.11 98.85
2017-11 101.43 101.83 102.12
2017-12 100.5 101.57 100.98
2018-01 100.5 103.72 101.81
2018-02 101.55 103.6 102.77
2018-03 103.92 104.15 104.67
2018-04 99.49 100.81 100.24
2018-05 101.57 105.49 103.37
2018-06 102.38 103.83 103.27
2018-07 102.97 105.07 104.21
2018-08 101.55 102.57 102.41
2018-09 101.69 102.8 102.47
2018-10 102.76 105.08 103.52
2018-11 101.45 103.58 102.64
2018-12 100.32 103.91 102.33
2019-01 100.76 102.51 101.98
2019-02 101.21 102.95 102.39
2019-03 100.84 103.12 102.34
2019-04 103.24 104.17 104.06
2019-05 102.03 103.69 103.22
2019-06 100.55 103.55 102.38
2019-07 100.41 102.49 101.59
2019-08 100.85 102.59 102.01

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
2015-01 99.71 100.8 100.34
2015-02 98.89 102.05 100.72
2015-03 98.45 102.75 98.23
2015-04 99.08 104.65 104.7
2015-05 100.3 102.72 100.41
2015-06 100.53 103.99 100.37
2015-07 100.07 102.87 100.48
2015-08 101.76 98.8 100.06
2015-09 100.29 95.68 99.61
2015-10 99.95 94.62 98.81
2015-11 99.48 94.99 96.54
2015-12 101.48 96.08 99.72
2016-01 99.48 94.0 99.37
2016-02 100.16 94.01 99.78
2016-03 101.11 93.09 99.2
2016-04 96.78 92.49 100.07
2016-05 98.49 99.3 98.1
2016-06 98.94 91.7 98.01
2016-07 99.33 95.09 96.46
2016-08 100.55 95.54 97.64
2016-09 100.33 95.77 96.41
2016-10 100.52 99.66 97.17
2016-11 100.06 101.32 96.24
2016-12 98.02 104.59 94.02
2017-01 100.26 111.67 97.1
2017-02 99.77 106.77 96.1
2017-03 98.34 106.17 97.48
2017-04 100.2 105.38 96.17
2017-05 98.69 104.41 97.82
2017-06 99.9 97.27 98.36
2017-07 99.31 100.91 98.37
2017-08 98.24 103.43 97.04
2017-09 99.55 109.56 99.12
2017-10 98.45 102.34 93.81
2017-11 100.63 109.81 97.82
2017-12 98.78 110.63 94.89
2018-01 99.46 117.65 95.48
2018-02 100.64 113.93 96.03
2018-03 103.75 114.71 94.91
2018-04 97.09 115.28 95.82
2018-05 101.31 119.49 95.02
2018-06 100.86 121.24 93.56
2018-07 101.9 120.13 96.41
2018-08 99.78 121.32 94.56
2018-09 100.36 120.98 93.65
2018-10 100.84 127.84 95.84
2018-11 99.34 127.56 93.35
2018-12 100.79 114.21 94.12
2019-01 100.08 117.09 94.0
2019-02 99.83 117.88 94.25
2019-03 99.48 119.77 94.21
2019-04 102.27 120.78 93.15
2019-05 101.2 119.65 93.57
2019-06 99.26 120.6 93.47
2019-07 99.17 122.11 91.58
2019-08 99.71 122.24 91.52

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
2015-01 100.6 101.71 99.41
2015-02 99.78 102.23 99.69
2015-03 99.2 103.92 99.69
2015-04 99.63 105.04 101.0
2015-05 100.05 103.02 100.12
2015-06 100.55 102.44 100.72
2015-07 99.6 101.32 100.41
2015-08 101.42 97.74 101.87
2015-09 100.35 96.86 99.27
2015-10 98.83 94.43 98.16
2015-11 99.33 94.9 99.31
2015-12 100.67 96.38 100.34
2016-01 98.26 94.14 98.78
2016-02 99.26 91.77 100.11
2016-03 99.56 93.0 99.04
2016-04 95.55 91.37 100.34
2016-05 98.19 101.44 99.08
2016-06 97.86 91.37 98.13
2016-07 99.04 95.08 99.49
2016-08 100.68 95.82 99.3
2016-09 100.12 96.54 98.93
2016-10 99.6 101.46 99.03
2016-11 99.1 100.81 104.07
2016-12 97.79 104.81 98.29
2017-01 100.59 114.45 97.93
2017-02 100.43 108.49 97.12
2017-03 97.72 107.77 98.27
2017-04 101.03 106.89 97.51
2017-05 98.82 105.54 99.54
2017-06 100.29 97.1 100.43
2017-07 99.6 100.42 97.92
2017-08 98.81 103.16 97.2
2017-09 99.87 108.96 99.3
2017-10 99.04 105.74 96.92
2017-11 100.57 109.03 96.77
2017-12 99.36 110.3 94.9
2018-01 100.64 121.59 96.94
2018-02 100.96 115.57 98.22
2018-03 102.3 113.86 95.7
2018-04 97.69 114.12 97.23
2018-05 103.81 118.49 96.86
2018-06 100.82 119.32 95.21
2018-07 102.94 117.81 98.48
2018-08 100.08 118.63 94.72
2018-09 100.21 117.93 93.02
2018-10 101.47 126.22 97.39
2018-11 100.92 121.59 91.44
2018-12 101.81 116.35 94.51
2019-01 100.12 118.15 95.73
2019-02 100.22 116.82 95.43
2019-03 99.88 118.02 95.77
2019-04 102.16 117.53 93.4
2019-05 102.24 116.51 92.62
2019-06 101.15 117.27 93.65
2019-07 100.35 116.66 92.44
2019-08 100.25 115.66 94.0

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
2015-01 99.04 98.46 100.43
2015-02 98.13 101.06 100.69
2015-03 97.89 102.46 99.13
2015-04 98.82 103.96 104.73
2015-05 100.61 102.35 100.58
2015-06 100.55 107.73 100.33
2015-07 100.35 103.63 100.3
2015-08 101.94 100.6 99.99
2015-09 100.15 95.58 99.46
2015-10 100.8 95.02 98.86
2015-11 99.65 94.58 96.21
2015-12 102.06 94.57 99.27
2016-01 100.31 91.07 99.47
2016-02 101.33 94.11 99.52
2016-03 102.26 93.26 99.58
2016-04 97.6 93.28 99.68
2016-05 98.93 98.62 98.05
2016-06 99.64 94.54 98.01
2016-07 99.56 96.13 95.53
2016-08 100.38 95.52 97.37
2016-09 100.52 95.8 95.55
2016-10 101.01 98.66 97.04
2016-11 100.59 99.55 94.83
2016-12 98.27 103.51 90.81
2017-01 100.13 109.79 97.01
2017-02 99.2 106.13 96.2
2017-03 98.63 105.79 97.5
2017-04 99.59 104.81 96.06
2017-05 98.83 104.36 97.43
2017-06 99.78 100.57 97.82
2017-07 99.32 101.19 98.65
2017-08 97.84 102.9 97.1
2017-09 99.16 109.05 98.74
2017-10 97.99 100.99 93.42
2017-11 100.72 109.43 98.6
2017-12 98.4 110.79 93.22
2018-01 98.54 115.45 95.2
2018-02 100.18 114.14 95.75
2018-03 104.12 115.36 94.8
2018-04 96.29 116.82 95.75
2018-05 99.4 119.79 94.75
2018-06 100.77 123.4 93.33
2018-07 101.51 122.14 95.71
2018-08 99.65 122.2 94.58
2018-09 99.91 120.86 93.83
2018-10 100.13 128.55 95.54
2018-11 98.06 130.12 93.82
2018-12 99.75 111.75 92.0
2019-01 99.7 115.83 93.51
2019-02 99.04 119.84 94.25
2019-03 98.44 121.91 94.12
2019-04 101.94 123.87 93.45
2019-05 100.44 122.67 94.09
2019-06 97.87 123.82 93.69
2019-07 98.52 124.63 91.17
2019-08 99.31 125.47 90.96

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)
July/June June/May May/Apr Q2 2019/Q1 2019 2018/2017
Large-scale food retailing -0.38 -0.07 -0.15 -0.03 0.00
raw serie -0.61 -0.11 -0.01 -0.05 0.00
SA-WDA parameters 0.23 0.04 -0.14 0.02 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between June and July 2019 is revised by -0.38 points: -0.61 points are due to the raw series' revision and +0.23 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 July 2019 has been revised downwards. Initially published at −0.4%, it was revised at −0.8%.

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