Informations rapides
24 July 2020
2020- n° 190
In June 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing was virtually stable Turnover in large-scale food retailing - June 2020

In June 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing was virtually stable (+0.1%) after a sharp increase in May (+8.9%). Sales dwindled in food products (−3.6% after +2.0%) and in non-food products (−1.0% after +13.7%). By contrast, they kept increasing strongly in automotive fuel (+44.6% after +70.8%).

Turnover fell back in supermarkets (−3.3% after +3.0%) whereas it grew at a lower pace in hypermarkets compared to May (+3.1% after +11.3%).

Informations rapides
No 190
Paru le :Paru le24/07/2020

In June 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing was virtually stable (+0.1%) after a sharp increase in May (+8.9%). Sales dwindled in food products (−3.6% after +2.0%) and in non-food products (−1.0% after +13.7%). By contrast, they kept increasing strongly in automotive fuel (+44.6% after +70.8%).

Turnover fell back in supermarkets (−3.3% after +3.0%) whereas it grew at a lower pace in hypermarkets compared to May (+3.1% after +11.3%).

Decrease over the second quarter (−4.4%)

Over the second quarter 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell back (−4.4%) compared to the first quarter. Over that period, sales were virtually stable in food products (+0.1%) whereas they grew sharply in non-food products (+7.1%). Sales collapsed in automotive fuel (−42.2%).

Turnover decreased in supermarkets (−3.1%) and more strongly in hypermarkets (−6.0%).

Decrease over a year (−3.3%)

Over the second quarter, the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased (−3.3%) compared to the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales grew sharply in food products (+4.5%) and in non-food products (+3.0%). Sales collapsed in automotive fuel (−47.9%).

Year on year, sales decreased slightly in supermarkets (−0.2%) and more strongly in hypermarkets (−7.1%).

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 June/May May/Apr Apr/Mar q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 0.1 8.9 -11.5 -4.4 -3.3
including
Sales of food products(**) -3.6 2.0 -7.4 0.1 4.5
Sales of non-food products(**) -1.0 13.7 -0.8 7.1 3.0
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 44.6 70.8 -53.8 -42.2 -47.9
including
Supermarkets(***) -3.3 3.0 -10.0 -3.1 -0.2
Hypermarkets(***) 3.1 11.3 -12.4 -6.0 -7.1
  • (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 99.09 97.86 99.0
2016-02 99.55 98.17 99.39
2016-03 100.03 98.86 99.91
2016-04 97.85 96.93 97.02
2016-05 98.63 98.36 98.68
2016-06 98.65 97.24 98.36
2016-07 98.46 98.88 98.83
2016-08 99.37 99.99 99.77
2016-09 99.04 99.34 99.43
2016-10 100.27 99.89 100.51
2016-11 99.35 100.09 100.22
2016-12 99.4 99.43 99.41
2017-01 100.97 102.62 101.79
2017-02 99.86 101.35 100.79
2017-03 99.39 99.75 99.83
2017-04 99.95 103.54 100.88
2017-05 99.34 99.33 99.81
2017-06 99.39 100.48 100.31
2017-07 99.63 99.42 100.32
2017-08 98.55 99.48 99.57
2017-09 100.98 100.97 101.62
2017-10 97.69 99.97 99.06
2017-11 101.28 101.82 102.13
2017-12 100.67 101.31 101.14
2018-01 100.3 103.8 101.92
2018-02 101.38 103.32 102.54
2018-03 104.02 104.03 104.46
2018-04 99.44 102.7 100.02
2018-05 101.67 105.21 103.36
2018-06 102.12 104.01 103.28
2018-07 102.85 105.07 104.19
2018-08 101.34 102.66 102.4
2018-09 102.08 102.03 102.66
2018-10 103.12 104.93 103.83
2018-11 101.08 103.62 102.6
2018-12 100.72 103.32 102.49
2019-01 100.49 102.69 102.15
2019-02 100.88 102.56 102.02
2019-03 101.06 103.02 102.0
2019-04 103.16 106.28 103.84
2019-05 102.26 103.32 103.27
2019-06 100.17 104.1 102.48
2019-07 100.56 102.7 101.7
2019-08 101.0 102.73 102.13
2019-09 99.72 103.73 101.76
2019-10 99.96 103.41 101.79
2019-11 100.95 103.21 102.58
2019-12 99.75 104.78 102.52
2020-01 100.93 103.31 102.74
2020-02 101.73 104.76 104.01
2020-03 99.35 115.02 106.39
2020-04 87.06 103.46 94.2
2020-05 96.91 106.54 102.57
2020-06 99.87 103.02 102.7

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 99.41 93.92 99.32
2016-02 99.76 94.06 99.87
2016-03 101.02 93.02 99.21
2016-04 96.78 92.37 100.14
2016-05 98.45 99.14 98.15
2016-06 98.92 91.44 98.06
2016-07 99.29 95.14 96.43
2016-08 100.55 95.0 97.64
2016-09 100.34 97.1 96.89
2016-10 100.48 99.98 96.97
2016-11 100.04 101.02 95.82
2016-12 98.27 104.39 93.91
2017-01 100.25 111.57 97.11
2017-02 99.77 107.01 96.11
2017-03 98.11 106.39 97.64
2017-04 100.25 105.44 96.21
2017-05 98.54 104.35 97.93
2017-06 100.11 96.71 98.42
2017-07 99.16 100.56 98.33
2017-08 98.26 102.55 97.07
2017-09 99.53 111.23 100.06
2017-10 98.58 102.55 93.36
2017-11 100.78 109.21 97.05
2017-12 99.08 110.53 94.59
2018-01 99.51 117.68 95.47
2018-02 100.53 114.51 96.13
2018-03 103.3 115.13 95.08
2018-04 97.23 115.58 96.22
2018-05 100.98 119.59 95.24
2018-06 101.01 120.38 93.73
2018-07 101.94 119.45 96.51
2018-08 99.85 120.14 94.64
2018-09 100.41 122.78 94.84
2018-10 101.09 128.06 95.13
2018-11 99.51 126.97 92.18
2018-12 100.92 114.17 93.75
2019-01 100.18 117.12 94.07
2019-02 99.58 118.86 94.46
2019-03 98.89 120.6 94.52
2019-04 102.48 121.21 93.89
2019-05 100.67 119.69 93.73
2019-06 99.52 119.11 94.2
2019-07 99.52 121.11 92.27
2019-08 99.9 121.03 92.51
2019-09 99.88 122.08 92.08
2019-10 99.57 122.11 92.12
2019-11 99.84 122.64 93.16
2019-12 100.01 122.88 92.15
2020-01 100.17 123.76 91.09
2020-02 101.88 122.23 90.35
2020-03 113.75 78.32 89.66
2020-04 105.3 36.21 88.97
2020-05 107.37 61.85 101.15
2020-06 103.51 89.42 100.11

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 98.2 93.72 98.83
2016-02 99.04 91.68 100.63
2016-03 99.8 92.89 99.14
2016-04 95.71 91.71 100.54
2016-05 97.93 101.28 99.02
2016-06 97.83 91.41 97.93
2016-07 98.97 95.37 99.52
2016-08 100.71 95.92 99.19
2016-09 100.09 96.98 99.04
2016-10 99.55 101.28 98.3
2016-11 99.0 100.99 104.87
2016-12 97.85 104.4 98.34
2017-01 100.73 113.78 98.15
2017-02 100.45 108.32 97.32
2017-03 98.03 107.69 98.3
2017-04 101.3 106.95 97.75
2017-05 98.36 105.3 99.26
2017-06 100.5 97.34 100.05
2017-07 99.24 100.82 97.9
2017-08 98.81 103.49 97.2
2017-09 99.71 109.56 99.52
2017-10 99.17 105.41 95.53
2017-11 100.68 109.34 98.1
2017-12 99.38 109.74 94.8
2018-01 100.93 120.66 97.43
2018-02 100.87 115.32 98.79
2018-03 102.61 113.69 95.47
2018-04 98.14 114.06 97.66
2018-05 103.06 117.95 96.03
2018-06 101.02 119.86 94.75
2018-07 102.8 118.69 98.45
2018-08 100.19 119.32 94.85
2018-09 99.93 118.58 93.26
2018-10 101.66 125.7 95.43
2018-11 101.03 122.07 93.29
2018-12 101.52 115.5 94.24
2019-01 100.6 116.9 96.46
2019-02 100.03 116.57 96.35
2019-03 100.2 117.9 95.08
2019-04 102.78 117.51 94.19
2019-05 101.33 115.63 91.33
2019-06 101.45 117.84 95.46
2019-07 100.51 117.15 93.0
2019-08 100.51 116.24 94.29
2019-09 101.91 118.38 94.06
2019-10 100.92 120.49 95.9
2019-11 101.09 119.87 93.14
2019-12 102.09 123.34 94.32
2020-01 100.65 124.41 93.01
2020-02 102.42 122.8 93.08
2020-03 123.87 80.71 98.74
2020-04 116.36 37.68 94.71
2020-05 115.31 65.23 101.8
2020-06 105.59 91.78 96.12

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
2016-01 100.27 91.27 99.43
2016-02 101.0 94.51 99.53
2016-03 102.01 93.24 99.57
2016-04 98.04 93.27 99.68
2016-05 98.81 98.5 98.11
2016-06 99.61 94.14 97.98
2016-07 99.36 95.88 95.42
2016-08 100.29 95.11 97.28
2016-09 100.63 96.88 95.77
2016-10 100.99 98.57 97.14
2016-11 100.76 99.37 94.08
2016-12 98.46 103.49 91.2
2017-01 100.05 110.04 97.05
2017-02 99.1 106.43 96.21
2017-03 98.18 106.04 97.58
2017-04 100.1 104.97 96.0
2017-05 98.66 104.16 97.43
2017-06 99.74 99.85 97.83
2017-07 99.03 100.56 98.48
2017-08 97.78 102.06 96.9
2017-09 99.33 110.54 99.05
2017-10 98.12 100.79 93.66
2017-11 101.1 109.11 97.75
2017-12 98.75 110.82 93.77
2018-01 98.56 115.75 95.07
2018-02 99.91 114.84 95.65
2018-03 103.32 116.0 94.9
2018-04 96.76 117.19 95.98
2018-05 99.2 119.69 94.74
2018-06 100.55 122.35 93.35
2018-07 101.25 120.87 95.65
2018-08 99.57 120.9 94.26
2018-09 100.25 122.57 94.29
2018-10 100.44 128.35 95.81
2018-11 98.51 129.77 92.61
2018-12 100.14 111.98 92.85
2019-01 99.81 116.22 93.26
2019-02 98.55 120.99 94.02
2019-03 97.4 122.9 94.35
2019-04 102.41 124.49 93.94
2019-05 100.02 122.75 94.1
2019-06 97.65 122.07 93.65
2019-07 98.57 123.37 91.59
2019-08 99.33 124.26 91.69
2019-09 98.13 122.47 91.17
2019-10 98.59 121.85 91.57
2019-11 99.1 122.81 94.31
2019-12 98.74 123.09 90.04
2020-01 100.0 123.62 90.31
2020-02 101.71 122.51 89.67
2020-03 105.93 77.75 88.48
2020-04 97.71 36.15 87.8
2020-05 101.57 61.55 100.29
2020-06 101.55 91.57 100.16

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa)

Revisions

The variation in the turnover of large-scale food retailing in May 2020 has been revised slightly downwards, at +8.9% instead of +9.1% initially published.

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
May/Apr Apr/Mar Mar/Feb. Q1 2020/Q4 2019 2019/2018
Large-scale food retailing -0.17 0.40 0.03 0.00 0.00
Raw serie 0.02 0.36 0.01 0.00 0.00
SA-WDA parameters -0.20 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between April and May 2020 is revised by -0.17 points: +0.02 points are due to the raw series' revision and -0.20 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

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