Informations rapides
30 April 2020
2020- n° 114
In March 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing increased Turnover in large-scale food retailing - March 2020

In March 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing increased (+1.8% after +1.3% in February). It rose sharply in food products (+10.9% after +1.8% in February) due to precautionary behaviors in response of home confinement. It was virtually stable in non-food products (−0.1% after −0.6%) and declined sharply in automotive fuel (−34.4% after −1.5%).

Turnover grew strongly in supermarkets in March (+8.2% after +1.5%) whereas it declined in hypermarkets (−1.8% after +0.5%).

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Given the lockdown since March 17, response rates for business surveys about March 2020 (collected during April) are lower than usual. Therefore, statistics published in this issue of Informations Rapides could be revised more than usual in the next publication.

In March 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing increased (+1.8% after +1.3% in February). It rose sharply in food products (+10.9% after +1.8% in February) due to precautionary behaviors in response of home confinement. It was virtually stable in non-food products (−0.1% after −0.6%) and declined sharply in automotive fuel (−34.4% after −1.5%).

Turnover grew strongly in supermarkets in March (+8.2% after +1.5%) whereas it declined in hypermarkets (−1.8% after +0.5%).

Increase over the last three months (+1.8%)

Over the first quarter of 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing grew (+1.8%) compared to the the fourth quarter of 2019. Over that period, sales rose strongly in food products (+5.1%), decreased in non-food products (−1.9%) and more sharply in automotive fuel (−11.9%).

Turnover grew in supermarkets (+3.3%) and weakly in hypermarkets (+0.2%).

Increase over a year (+1.9%)

The turnover of the first quarter of 2020 in large-scale food retailing rose (+1.9%) compared to the first quarter of 2019. Over that period, sales grew in food products (+5.1%), decreased in non-food products (−3.9%) and more sharply in automotive fuel (−8.7%).

Year on year, sales rose in supermarkets (+4.4%) whereas they declined slightly 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 Mar/Feb. Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 1.8 1.3 0.1 1.8 1.9
including
Sales of food products(**) 10.9 1.8 0.0 5.1 5.1
Sales of non-food products(**) -0.1 -0.6 -1.2 -1.9 -3.9
Sales of automotive fuel(**) -34.4 -1.5 0.4 -11.9 -8.7
including
Supermarkets(***) 8.2 1.5 -1.4 3.3 4.4
Hypermarkets(***) -1.8 0.5 0.9 0.2 -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
  • (***): 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
2016-01 99.05 97.96 99.04
2016-02 99.63 98.32 99.42
2016-03 100.04 98.91 99.95
2016-04 97.88 95.95 97.02
2016-05 98.63 98.49 98.68
2016-06 98.62 97.28 98.36
2016-07 98.44 98.91 98.82
2016-08 99.36 100.03 99.75
2016-09 99.11 99.44 99.43
2016-10 100.3 100.07 100.47
2016-11 99.32 100.24 100.22
2016-12 99.4 99.55 99.4
2017-01 101.01 102.72 101.87
2017-02 99.79 101.48 100.82
2017-03 99.45 99.82 99.9
2017-04 99.94 102.09 100.88
2017-05 99.26 99.56 99.78
2017-06 99.48 100.39 100.27
2017-07 99.51 99.58 100.29
2017-08 98.5 99.55 99.55
2017-09 101.0 101.2 101.59
2017-10 97.8 100.11 99.01
2017-11 101.33 101.91 102.13
2017-12 100.68 101.45 101.14
2018-01 100.38 103.92 102.03
2018-02 101.28 103.49 102.62
2018-03 104.1 104.17 104.59
2018-04 99.46 100.92 100.01
2018-05 101.44 105.59 103.3
2018-06 102.25 103.88 103.2
2018-07 102.86 105.09 104.17
2018-08 101.33 102.73 102.38
2018-09 102.06 102.35 102.61
2018-10 103.22 105.12 103.77
2018-11 101.12 103.76 102.59
2018-12 100.66 103.58 102.49
2019-01 100.6 102.86 102.29
2019-02 100.75 102.75 102.15
2019-03 101.21 103.13 102.19
2019-04 103.19 104.28 103.8
2019-05 101.97 103.81 103.18
2019-06 100.39 103.8 102.37
2019-07 100.49 102.81 101.67
2019-08 100.94 102.88 102.09
2019-09 99.72 104.05 101.72
2019-10 100.07 103.59 101.71
2019-11 100.88 103.44 102.54
2019-12 99.78 104.98 102.52
2020-01 100.72 103.52 102.62
2020-02 101.22 105.1 103.92
2020-03 99.44 113.7 105.83

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
2016-01 99.45 93.72 99.33
2016-02 99.83 93.96 99.95
2016-03 101.16 92.93 99.16
2016-04 96.76 92.37 100.11
2016-05 98.5 99.19 98.15
2016-06 98.92 91.61 98.02
2016-07 99.28 95.31 96.46
2016-08 100.54 94.95 97.63
2016-09 100.32 97.3 96.87
2016-10 100.53 100.11 96.99
2016-11 100.05 100.99 95.82
2016-12 98.0 104.37 94.0
2017-01 100.28 111.36 97.13
2017-02 99.76 106.74 96.09
2017-03 98.36 106.18 97.59
2017-04 100.19 105.21 96.17
2017-05 98.72 104.35 97.89
2017-06 99.95 97.23 98.34
2017-07 99.19 100.8 98.36
2017-08 98.21 102.5 97.03
2017-09 99.53 111.52 100.05
2017-10 98.56 102.88 93.39
2017-11 100.71 109.29 97.03
2017-12 98.8 110.39 94.71
2018-01 99.5 117.31 95.56
2018-02 100.56 114.0 96.2
2018-03 103.73 114.7 95.06
2018-04 97.1 115.22 95.97
2018-05 101.32 119.36 95.22
2018-06 100.85 121.28 93.57
2018-07 101.83 120.1 96.52
2018-08 99.75 120.29 94.6
2018-09 100.37 123.09 94.84
2018-10 101.03 128.45 95.18
2018-11 99.44 127.1 92.18
2018-12 100.76 113.82 93.9
2019-01 100.16 116.56 94.29
2019-02 99.64 118.11 94.68
2019-03 99.41 119.92 94.47
2019-04 102.26 120.76 93.3
2019-05 101.24 119.52 93.84
2019-06 99.23 120.37 93.95
2019-07 99.37 122.0 92.25
2019-08 99.8 121.25 92.48
2019-09 99.81 122.5 92.08
2019-10 99.44 122.56 92.17
2019-11 99.79 122.62 93.22
2019-12 99.9 122.61 92.33
2020-01 99.88 123.07 91.2
2020-02 101.71 121.24 90.62
2020-03 112.83 79.54 90.51

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
2016-01 98.26 93.77 98.88
2016-02 99.06 91.73 100.56
2016-03 99.66 92.91 99.05
2016-04 95.48 91.58 100.52
2016-05 98.2 101.35 99.12
2016-06 97.88 91.37 97.88
2016-07 98.99 95.22 99.55
2016-08 100.68 95.89 99.2
2016-09 100.02 96.97 99.07
2016-10 99.63 101.31 98.48
2016-11 99.08 101.15 104.74
2016-12 97.8 104.34 98.25
2017-01 100.71 113.77 98.06
2017-02 100.44 108.37 97.34
2017-03 97.83 107.67 98.2
2017-04 100.96 106.81 97.64
2017-05 98.86 105.59 99.65
2017-06 100.38 97.2 99.91
2017-07 99.42 100.67 97.98
2017-08 98.81 103.43 97.23
2017-09 99.71 109.54 99.65
2017-10 99.14 105.41 95.65
2017-11 100.61 109.54 97.84
2017-12 99.3 109.69 94.71
2018-01 100.92 120.62 97.28
2018-02 100.88 115.34 98.67
2018-03 102.44 113.65 95.45
2018-04 97.6 113.89 97.24
2018-05 103.89 118.62 97.0
2018-06 100.91 119.59 94.58
2018-07 102.74 118.32 98.35
2018-08 100.1 119.17 94.88
2018-09 99.97 118.6 93.41
2018-10 101.64 125.7 95.58
2018-11 100.97 122.3 93.08
2018-12 101.59 115.51 94.21
2019-01 100.61 116.87 96.29
2019-02 100.03 116.57 96.11
2019-03 100.0 117.82 95.07
2019-04 102.09 117.25 93.44
2019-05 102.34 116.58 92.8
2019-06 101.24 117.52 95.19
2019-07 100.55 116.71 92.96
2019-08 100.47 116.06 94.41
2019-09 101.87 118.35 94.14
2019-10 100.88 120.48 96.06
2019-11 101.15 120.22 93.01
2019-12 102.0 123.3 94.18
2020-01 100.63 124.35 92.91
2020-02 102.48 122.84 93.32
2020-03 121.17 81.84 100.56

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
2016-01 100.32 91.75 99.43
2016-02 101.15 94.22 99.61
2016-03 102.1 93.22 99.58
2016-04 97.63 93.2 99.68
2016-05 98.9 98.43 98.11
2016-06 99.59 94.36 97.95
2016-07 99.42 95.93 95.41
2016-08 100.32 95.04 97.26
2016-09 100.63 96.76 95.77
2016-10 101.06 98.59 97.14
2016-11 100.67 99.32 94.08
2016-12 98.47 103.27 91.28
2017-01 100.16 110.6 97.09
2017-02 99.14 106.13 96.19
2017-03 98.28 105.81 97.56
2017-04 99.6 104.79 95.97
2017-05 98.78 104.15 97.38
2017-06 99.76 100.39 97.79
2017-07 99.09 100.86 98.45
2017-08 97.75 102.1 96.86
2017-09 99.34 110.34 99.06
2017-10 98.17 100.96 93.66
2017-11 100.99 109.14 97.78
2017-12 98.75 110.53 93.9
2018-01 98.65 116.17 95.16
2018-02 99.99 114.31 95.73
2018-03 103.53 115.5 94.89
2018-04 96.23 116.88 95.73
2018-05 99.34 119.64 94.64
2018-06 100.63 123.2 93.3
2018-07 101.26 121.66 95.61
2018-08 99.55 121.11 94.24
2018-09 100.24 122.45 94.32
2018-10 100.43 128.54 95.8
2018-11 98.41 129.66 92.68
2018-12 100.14 111.47 93.0
2019-01 99.91 116.42 93.47
2019-02 98.68 120.2 94.23
2019-03 97.65 122.2 94.35
2019-04 101.79 123.99 93.34
2019-05 100.36 122.59 94.06
2019-06 97.72 123.48 93.63
2019-07 98.5 124.4 91.52
2019-08 99.3 124.54 91.67
2019-09 98.1 122.46 91.21
2019-10 98.52 122.08 91.59
2019-11 98.99 122.61 94.38
2019-12 98.8 122.59 90.23
2020-01 99.67 123.38 90.33
2020-02 101.43 121.22 89.77
2020-03 105.38 79.66 89.02

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)
Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. Q4 2019/Q3 2019 2019/2018
Large-scale food retailing 0.22 0.02 0.07 0.00 0.01
Raw serie 0.23 -0.04 0.09 0.03 0.01
SA-WDA parameters -0.01 0.06 -0.02 -0.03 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between January and February 2020 is revised by +0.22 points: +0.23 points are due to the raw series' revision and -0.01 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 in February 2020 has been revised upwards, at +1.3% (rounded number) instead of +1.0% initially publised.

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