Informations rapides
29 November 2019
2019- n° 316
In October 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased again (−0.2%) Turnover in large-scale food retailing - October 2019

In October 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased again (−0.2% after −0.3% in September). Sales fell back in food products (−0.5%) after a stability in September whereas they were virtually stable in non-food products (+0.1% after −0.3%). Sales in automotive fuel slowed down (+0.4% after +1.2%).

Turnover dwindled in supermarkets (−0.4% after +1.1%) whereas it was stable in hypermarkets after a decrease (−1.1%).

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In October 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased again (−0.2% after −0.3% in September). Sales fell back in food products (−0.5%) after a stability in September whereas they were virtually stable in non-food products (+0.1% after −0.3%). Sales in automotive fuel slowed down (+0.4% after +1.2%).

Turnover dwindled in supermarkets (−0.4% after +1.1%) whereas it was stable in hypermarkets after a decrease (−1.1%).

Decrease over the last three months (−0.6%)

Over the last three months (August to October 2019), the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased by 0.6% compared to the previous three months. Sales decreased by 0.3% in food products and by 1.1% in non-food products. By contrast, sales of automotive fuel rose (+2.0%).

Turnover was stable in supermarkets whereas it declined in hypermarkets (−0.7%).

Decrease of 1.0% over a year

The turnover of the past three months in large-scale food retailing decreased by 1.0% compared to the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales fell back in food products (−0.7%), in non-food products (−2.6%) and in automotive fuel (−1.0%). Year on year, sales were virtually stable in supermarkets (+0.1%) whereas they declined in hypermarkets (−1.8%).

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 Oct./Sept. Sept./Aug. Aug./July q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) -0,2 -0,3 0,4 -0,6 -1,0
including
Sales of food products(**) -0,5 0,0 0,4 -0,3 -0,7
Sales of non-food products(**) 0,1 -0,3 0,2 -1,1 -2,6
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 0,4 1,2 -0,3 2,0 -1,0
including
Supermarkets(***) -0,4 1,1 0,1 0,0 0,1
Hypermarkets(***) 0,0 -1,1 0,4 -0,7 -1,8
  • (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 97.73 99.75 98.3
2015-04 101.32 100.73 101.1
2015-05 100.95 100.08 100.91
2015-06 101.22 100.73 100.97
2015-07 101.01 100.08 100.48
2015-08 101.31 100.77 101.15
2015-09 99.52 99.61 99.49
2015-10 99.39 98.09 98.93
2015-11 97.59 98.74 98.27
2015-12 101.38 100.83 101.08
2016-01 99.12 97.96 98.95
2016-02 99.89 98.54 99.59
2016-03 100.02 98.92 99.96
2016-04 97.92 95.93 97.23
2016-05 98.61 98.52 98.69
2016-06 98.67 97.28 98.38
2016-07 98.51 98.91 98.84
2016-08 99.38 100.03 99.77
2016-09 99.12 99.45 99.37
2016-10 100.19 100.07 100.42
2016-11 99.43 100.21 100.28
2016-12 99.37 99.58 99.27
2017-01 101.04 102.64 101.7
2017-02 99.88 101.52 100.88
2017-03 99.32 99.82 99.92
2017-04 99.99 102.07 101.13
2017-05 99.31 99.58 99.83
2017-06 99.5 100.38 100.26
2017-07 99.59 99.62 100.35
2017-08 98.56 99.53 99.55
2017-09 101.03 101.22 101.54
2017-10 97.54 100.09 98.9
2017-11 101.48 101.78 102.12
2017-12 100.52 101.57 100.97
2018-01 100.49 103.7 101.81
2018-02 101.52 103.62 102.77
2018-03 103.86 104.2 104.67
2018-04 99.44 100.92 100.23
2018-05 101.53 105.59 103.38
2018-06 102.32 103.88 103.25
2018-07 102.81 105.1 104.16
2018-08 101.35 102.7 102.34
2018-09 102.04 102.39 102.54
2018-10 102.97 105.06 103.63
2018-11 101.48 103.53 102.62
2018-12 100.34 103.86 102.32
2019-01 100.75 102.49 101.98
2019-02 101.18 102.97 102.39
2019-03 100.79 103.18 102.34
2019-04 103.17 104.29 104.03
2019-05 101.98 103.83 103.23
2019-06 100.47 103.81 102.44
2019-07 100.58 102.8 101.71
2019-08 101.01 102.87 102.09
2019-09 99.92 104.01 101.82
2019-10 99.96 103.63 101.66

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 99.71 100.67 100.32
2015-02 98.9 102.03 100.7
2015-03 98.44 102.65 98.27
2015-04 99.08 104.29 104.65
2015-05 100.31 102.5 100.36
2015-06 100.52 103.95 100.37
2015-07 100.06 102.92 100.47
2015-08 101.75 98.57 100.06
2015-09 100.3 96.8 99.75
2015-10 99.96 94.94 98.7
2015-11 99.47 94.89 96.73
2015-12 101.51 95.79 99.62
2016-01 99.49 93.68 99.32
2016-02 100.16 93.91 99.78
2016-03 101.13 92.86 99.14
2016-04 96.76 92.31 100.04
2016-05 98.49 99.14 98.09
2016-06 98.94 91.58 97.96
2016-07 99.3 95.35 96.43
2016-08 100.54 95.14 97.6
2016-09 100.3 97.44 96.76
2016-10 100.55 100.06 96.93
2016-11 100.07 101.08 96.38
2016-12 98.04 104.38 93.91
2017-01 100.26 111.3 97.1
2017-02 99.78 106.58 96.09
2017-03 98.33 106.01 97.49
2017-04 100.21 105.07 96.14
2017-05 98.7 104.26 97.82
2017-06 99.93 97.21 98.25
2017-07 99.24 100.89 98.33
2017-08 98.22 102.83 96.94
2017-09 99.52 111.78 99.86
2017-10 98.56 102.83 93.24
2017-11 100.64 109.45 97.96
2017-12 98.8 110.39 94.77
2018-01 99.46 117.29 95.45
2018-02 100.65 113.65 96.03
2018-03 103.75 114.41 94.91
2018-04 97.08 115.0 95.88
2018-05 101.31 119.22 95.11
2018-06 100.87 121.27 93.44
2018-07 101.78 120.27 96.41
2018-08 99.73 120.75 94.44
2018-09 100.35 123.46 94.57
2018-10 101.04 128.44 94.92
2018-11 99.33 127.33 93.44
2018-12 100.77 113.75 94.12
2019-01 100.08 116.62 94.01
2019-02 99.83 117.54 94.26
2019-03 99.48 119.51 94.24
2019-04 102.26 120.46 93.22
2019-05 101.2 119.36 93.72
2019-06 99.26 120.37 93.84
2019-07 99.39 122.22 92.13
2019-08 99.79 121.9 92.32
2019-09 99.81 123.32 92.09
2019-10 99.28 123.88 92.2

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
2015-01 100.61 101.69 99.41
2015-02 99.78 102.22 99.68
2015-03 99.19 103.88 99.72
2015-04 99.62 104.99 100.99
2015-05 100.07 102.97 100.1
2015-06 100.53 102.49 100.72
2015-07 99.61 101.46 100.41
2015-08 101.39 97.76 101.89
2015-09 100.35 97.22 99.54
2015-10 98.83 94.33 97.94
2015-11 99.31 94.85 99.1
2015-12 100.7 96.14 100.49
2016-01 98.27 94.04 98.77
2016-02 99.27 91.7 100.16
2016-03 99.61 92.89 98.98
2016-04 95.52 91.31 100.46
2016-05 98.21 101.44 99.2
2016-06 97.87 91.46 97.95
2016-07 99.02 95.38 99.55
2016-08 100.68 95.93 99.39
2016-09 100.04 97.08 99.35
2016-10 99.63 101.13 98.58
2016-11 99.09 100.58 103.53
2016-12 97.81 104.51 98.56
2017-01 100.6 114.25 97.98
2017-02 100.46 108.34 97.15
2017-03 97.75 107.7 98.31
2017-04 101.04 106.74 97.58
2017-05 98.87 105.6 99.7
2017-06 100.34 97.28 100.01
2017-07 99.54 100.88 98.13
2017-08 98.79 103.49 97.51
2017-09 99.71 109.69 99.95
2017-10 99.16 105.1 96.05
2017-11 100.56 108.57 95.97
2017-12 99.38 109.89 95.12
2018-01 100.65 121.26 96.98
2018-02 101.01 115.33 98.3
2018-03 102.37 113.74 95.83
2018-04 97.68 113.99 97.39
2018-05 103.87 118.61 97.09
2018-06 100.87 119.71 94.7
2018-07 102.83 118.62 98.74
2018-08 100.04 119.28 95.22
2018-09 99.98 118.78 93.78
2018-10 101.68 125.11 96.15
2018-11 100.88 120.89 90.5
2018-12 101.77 115.85 94.88
2019-01 100.13 117.73 95.8
2019-02 100.27 116.56 95.55
2019-03 99.95 117.93 95.91
2019-04 102.17 117.39 93.62
2019-05 102.31 116.69 92.96
2019-06 101.21 117.59 95.33
2019-07 100.65 116.96 93.24
2019-08 100.39 116.31 94.74
2019-09 101.63 118.65 95.34
2019-10 100.48 121.69 98.25

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 99.03 98.48 100.43
2015-02 98.13 101.03 100.69
2015-03 97.89 102.43 99.13
2015-04 98.82 103.81 104.75
2015-05 100.62 102.31 100.57
2015-06 100.54 107.66 100.33
2015-07 100.33 103.53 100.27
2015-08 101.96 100.54 99.91
2015-09 100.16 96.19 99.51
2015-10 100.8 94.99 98.8
2015-11 99.64 94.53 96.36
2015-12 102.08 94.51 99.25
2016-01 100.32 91.12 99.46
2016-02 101.34 94.05 99.52
2016-03 102.28 93.16 99.57
2016-04 97.57 93.09 99.68
2016-05 98.92 98.53 98.05
2016-06 99.64 94.4 97.99
2016-07 99.47 95.93 95.47
2016-08 100.36 95.29 97.3
2016-09 100.58 97.01 95.68
2016-10 101.07 98.61 96.86
2016-11 100.57 99.41 95.04
2016-12 98.27 103.35 90.69
2017-01 100.14 109.84 97.01
2017-02 99.21 106.03 96.2
2017-03 98.63 105.65 97.5
2017-04 99.56 104.62 96.06
2017-05 98.8 104.2 97.43
2017-06 99.78 100.39 97.83
2017-07 99.17 100.88 98.57
2017-08 97.79 102.53 96.96
2017-09 99.28 110.73 99.02
2017-10 98.12 101.05 93.14
2017-11 100.7 109.26 98.94
2017-12 98.42 110.61 93.02
2018-01 98.55 115.45 95.19
2018-02 100.19 114.01 95.75
2018-03 104.1 115.19 94.81
2018-04 96.26 116.65 95.78
2018-05 99.37 119.6 94.79
2018-06 100.73 123.16 93.38
2018-07 101.31 121.76 95.61
2018-08 99.55 121.68 94.29
2018-09 100.15 122.97 94.29
2018-10 100.36 128.72 95.21
2018-11 98.0 129.85 94.11
2018-12 99.76 111.56 91.77
2019-01 99.71 115.8 93.54
2019-02 99.04 119.68 94.27
2019-03 98.41 121.74 94.13
2019-04 101.89 123.67 93.49
2019-05 100.39 122.45 94.18
2019-06 97.83 123.44 93.82
2019-07 98.58 124.51 91.63
2019-08 99.31 125.23 91.73
2019-09 98.26 123.64 91.27
2019-10 98.36 123.25 91.16

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)
Sept./Aug. Aug./July July/June Q3 2019/Q2 2019 2018/2017
Large-scale food retailing -0,40 -0,01 -0,06 -0,22 0,00
raw serie -0,49 0,03 -0,05 -0,20 0,00
SA-WDA parameters 0,09 -0,04 -0,01 -0,02 0,00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between August and September 2019 is revised by -0.40 points: -0.49 points are due to the raw series' revision and +0.09 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 September 2019 is revised downwards. Initially published at +0.1%, it was revised at −0.3%.

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