Informations rapides
28 February 2020
2020- n° 58
In January 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing was stable Turnover in large-scale food retailing - January 2020

In January 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing was stable (after −0.1% in December 2019). It was virtually stable in food products (−0.1% after +0.3%), it decreased again in non-food products (−0.9% after −1.0%) and bounced back slightly in automotive fuel (+0.2% after −0.4%).

Turnover fell back in supermarkets in January (−1.1% after +1.6%) whereas it recovered in hypermarkets (+0.8% after −1.2%).

Informations rapides
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In January 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing was stable (after −0.1% in December 2019). It was virtually stable in food products (−0.1% after +0.3%), it decreased again in non-food products (−0.9% after −1.0%) and bounced back slightly in automotive fuel (+0.2% after −0.4%).

Turnover fell back in supermarkets in January (−1.1% after +1.6%) whereas it recovered in hypermarkets (+0.8% after −1.2%).

Slight increase over the last three months (+0.5%)

Over the last three months (November 2019 to January 2020), the turnover in large-scale food retailing rose (+0.5%) compared to the previous three months. Sales increased in food products (+0.2%) and in automotive fuel (+0.5%), and were stable in non-food products.

Turnover grew in supermarkets (+0.6%) whereas it was virtually stable in hypermarkets (+0.1%).

Virtual stability over a year

The turnover of the past three months in large-scale food retailing was virtually stable (+0.1%) compared to the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales fell back in food products (−0.2%) and in non-food products (−1.5%). Sales increased in automotive fuel (+2.9%).

Year on year, sales rose in supermarkets (+0.9%) whereas they declined in hypermarkets (−0.5%).

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 (*) 0.0 -0.1 0.7 0.5 0.1
including
Sales of food products(**) -0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.2
Sales of non-food products(**) -0.9 -1.0 1.0 0.0 -1.5
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 0.2 -0.4 0.3 0.5 2.9
including
Supermarkets(***) -1.1 1.6 -0.2 0.6 0.9
Hypermarkets(***) 0.8 -1.2 0.8 0.1 -0.5
  • (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 99.41 100.5 99.98
2015-02 99.16 100.06 99.36
2015-03 97.78 99.72 98.3
2015-04 101.3 100.74 101.09
2015-05 100.91 100.09 100.89
2015-06 101.23 100.71 100.98
2015-07 100.97 100.13 100.47
2015-08 101.32 100.76 101.15
2015-09 99.51 99.62 99.48
2015-10 99.44 98.12 99.02
2015-11 97.59 98.71 98.27
2015-12 101.39 100.83 101.02
2016-01 99.12 97.91 98.97
2016-02 99.88 98.53 99.57
2016-03 100.01 98.92 99.91
2016-04 97.9 95.92 97.26
2016-05 98.64 98.52 98.69
2016-06 98.63 97.31 98.37
2016-07 98.45 98.93 98.81
2016-08 99.33 100.04 99.75
2016-09 99.15 99.45 99.38
2016-10 100.3 100.12 100.58
2016-11 99.25 100.26 100.18
2016-12 99.46 99.5 99.22
2017-01 101.08 102.57 101.73
2017-02 99.85 101.51 100.85
2017-03 99.3 99.83 99.88
2017-04 99.96 102.07 101.18
2017-05 99.31 99.62 99.81
2017-06 99.48 100.38 100.25
2017-07 99.53 99.65 100.33
2017-08 98.48 99.56 99.54
2017-09 101.04 101.24 101.55
2017-10 97.76 100.15 99.1
2017-11 101.25 101.86 102.0
2017-12 100.72 101.35 100.91
2018-01 100.49 103.68 101.8
2018-02 101.49 103.61 102.72
2018-03 103.81 104.21 104.61
2018-04 99.44 100.9 100.35
2018-05 101.52 105.66 103.35
2018-06 102.26 103.91 103.24
2018-07 102.81 105.09 104.18
2018-08 101.29 102.72 102.35
2018-09 102.09 102.41 102.57
2018-10 103.17 105.18 103.85
2018-11 101.07 103.72 102.42
2018-12 100.71 103.47 102.26
2019-01 100.76 102.53 101.97
2019-02 101.14 102.96 102.33
2019-03 100.72 103.18 102.28
2019-04 103.17 104.27 104.18
2019-05 102.04 103.85 103.24
2019-06 100.39 103.84 102.43
2019-07 100.49 102.85 101.7
2019-08 100.91 102.9 102.08
2019-09 99.7 104.09 101.67
2019-10 100.05 103.66 101.74
2019-11 100.87 103.42 102.41
2019-12 99.63 105.06 102.31
2020-01 100.46 103.94 102.29

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
2015-01 99.72 100.76 100.32
2015-02 98.9 102.04 100.71
2015-03 98.42 102.67 98.31
2015-04 99.08 104.31 104.66
2015-05 100.31 102.51 100.32
2015-06 100.53 103.95 100.41
2015-07 100.07 102.92 100.54
2015-08 101.76 98.48 100.11
2015-09 100.3 96.71 99.77
2015-10 99.96 94.98 98.73
2015-11 99.48 94.86 96.37
2015-12 101.48 95.8 99.75
2016-01 99.49 93.83 99.3
2016-02 100.16 93.96 99.8
2016-03 101.09 92.9 99.13
2016-04 96.77 92.35 100.07
2016-05 98.5 99.17 98.15
2016-06 98.96 91.59 97.98
2016-07 99.32 95.27 96.48
2016-08 100.55 94.93 97.61
2016-09 100.31 97.3 96.86
2016-10 100.55 100.14 96.97
2016-11 100.08 100.93 95.74
2016-12 97.99 104.44 94.15
2017-01 100.27 111.56 97.12
2017-02 99.78 106.69 96.09
2017-03 98.3 106.13 97.54
2017-04 100.21 105.14 96.12
2017-05 98.72 104.29 97.85
2017-06 99.95 97.19 98.31
2017-07 99.27 100.78 98.38
2017-08 98.23 102.5 96.99
2017-09 99.54 111.52 100.02
2017-10 98.53 102.94 93.4
2017-11 100.66 109.24 96.96
2017-12 98.72 110.51 94.98
2018-01 99.47 117.58 95.6
2018-02 100.65 113.86 96.06
2018-03 103.71 114.6 94.95
2018-04 97.09 115.12 95.93
2018-05 101.34 119.28 95.15
2018-06 100.91 121.24 93.5
2018-07 101.82 120.1 96.61
2018-08 99.75 120.33 94.57
2018-09 100.38 123.11 94.8
2018-10 100.99 128.54 95.18
2018-11 99.38 127.01 92.06
2018-12 100.65 114.03 94.25
2019-01 100.09 116.95 94.42
2019-02 99.83 117.85 94.34
2019-03 99.45 119.75 94.29
2019-04 102.27 120.63 93.27
2019-05 101.23 119.45 93.83
2019-06 99.29 120.3 93.9
2019-07 99.44 122.0 92.27
2019-08 99.83 121.31 92.41
2019-09 99.77 122.57 92.03
2019-10 99.4 122.68 92.15
2019-11 99.67 123.0 93.06
2019-12 99.98 122.47 92.17
2020-01 99.84 122.74 91.35

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
2015-01 100.63 101.42 99.45
2015-02 99.79 102.2 99.68
2015-03 99.21 103.81 99.71
2015-04 99.61 105.66 101.01
2015-05 100.07 102.93 100.12
2015-06 100.53 102.35 100.65
2015-07 99.62 101.41 100.39
2015-08 101.39 97.68 101.79
2015-09 100.35 97.18 99.47
2015-10 98.85 94.37 97.97
2015-11 99.3 94.94 99.62
2015-12 100.66 96.05 100.14
2016-01 98.28 93.77 98.81
2016-02 99.28 91.66 100.12
2016-03 99.64 92.9 99.02
2016-04 95.49 91.63 100.47
2016-05 98.21 101.34 99.17
2016-06 97.91 91.38 97.87
2016-07 99.0 95.35 99.51
2016-08 100.7 95.9 99.29
2016-09 100.05 96.96 99.24
2016-10 99.64 101.32 98.43
2016-11 99.11 101.02 104.71
2016-12 97.72 104.33 98.01
2017-01 100.64 113.78 98.03
2017-02 100.48 108.26 97.09
2017-03 97.8 107.66 98.32
2017-04 100.97 106.9 97.63
2017-05 98.89 105.58 99.69
2017-06 100.38 97.22 99.92
2017-07 99.51 100.83 98.02
2017-08 98.84 103.46 97.34
2017-09 99.75 109.54 99.78
2017-10 99.12 105.42 95.66
2017-11 100.58 109.33 97.86
2017-12 99.17 109.68 94.42
2018-01 100.79 120.66 97.04
2018-02 101.03 115.16 98.18
2018-03 102.42 113.63 95.82
2018-04 97.59 114.0 97.39
2018-05 103.92 118.61 97.08
2018-06 100.94 119.61 94.58
2018-07 102.78 118.54 98.56
2018-08 100.11 119.22 95.0
2018-09 100.01 118.6 93.58
2018-10 101.64 125.7 95.53
2018-11 100.96 122.04 92.99
2018-12 101.44 115.51 93.95
2019-01 100.38 116.94 95.88
2019-02 100.31 116.29 95.39
2019-03 99.98 117.79 95.87
2019-04 102.06 117.38 93.61
2019-05 102.33 116.58 92.93
2019-06 101.27 117.55 95.22
2019-07 100.66 116.92 93.05
2019-08 100.52 116.14 94.46
2019-09 101.88 118.37 94.42
2019-10 100.88 120.49 95.94
2019-11 101.09 119.98 93.28
2019-12 102.08 123.27 94.33
2020-01 100.93 124.09 93.32

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 99.02 98.92 100.4
2015-02 98.13 101.03 100.68
2015-03 97.9 102.46 99.39
2015-04 98.81 103.9 104.72
2015-05 100.63 102.15 100.44
2015-06 100.54 107.64 100.37
2015-07 100.3 103.51 100.3
2015-08 101.95 100.42 99.91
2015-09 100.15 96.06 99.45
2015-10 100.79 94.93 98.89
2015-11 99.68 94.48 95.94
2015-12 102.1 94.49 99.52
2016-01 100.32 91.83 99.41
2016-02 101.34 94.06 99.54
2016-03 102.28 93.18 99.66
2016-04 97.56 93.14 99.69
2016-05 98.91 98.38 98.1
2016-06 99.61 94.38 97.94
2016-07 99.45 95.87 95.43
2016-08 100.34 95.05 97.23
2016-09 100.57 96.83 95.63
2016-10 101.04 98.58 97.05
2016-11 100.65 99.24 94.2
2016-12 98.31 103.31 91.37
2017-01 100.12 110.82 97.08
2017-02 99.2 106.09 96.19
2017-03 98.6 105.73 97.58
2017-04 99.56 104.68 95.97
2017-05 98.78 104.06 97.38
2017-06 99.74 100.37 97.82
2017-07 99.17 100.8 98.45
2017-08 97.75 102.15 96.87
2017-09 99.28 110.45 98.88
2017-10 98.1 101.01 93.54
2017-11 100.85 109.03 97.92
2017-12 98.47 110.66 94.0
2018-01 98.51 116.46 95.28
2018-02 100.17 114.17 95.73
2018-03 104.06 115.31 94.76
2018-04 96.24 116.75 95.75
2018-05 99.34 119.52 94.65
2018-06 100.67 123.13 93.33
2018-07 101.31 121.68 95.65
2018-08 99.51 121.22 94.27
2018-09 100.18 122.63 94.21
2018-10 100.31 128.63 95.54
2018-11 98.21 129.47 92.8
2018-12 99.81 111.7 93.05
2019-01 99.65 116.79 93.76
2019-02 99.01 119.94 94.22
2019-03 98.37 121.93 94.04
2019-04 101.86 123.8 93.41
2019-05 100.36 122.44 94.14
2019-06 97.77 123.41 93.67
2019-07 98.55 124.4 91.52
2019-08 99.27 124.67 91.66
2019-09 98.03 122.73 91.13
2019-10 98.32 122.2 91.37
2019-11 98.64 123.21 94.24
2019-12 98.68 122.18 88.93
2020-01 99.04 122.64 90.47

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 2019/Q3 2019 2019/2018
Large-scale food retailing 0.21 -0.07 -0.02 0.00 0.01
Raw serie 0.39 -0.11 -0.01 0.04 0.01
SA-WDA parameters -0.18 0.04 -0.01 -0.04 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between November and December 2019 is revised by +0.21 points: +0.39 points are due to the raw series' revision and -0.18 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 2019 has been revised upwards. Initially published at −0.3%, it was revised at −0.1%.

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