Informations rapides
22 December 2020
2020- n° 334
In November 2020, turnover in large-scale food retailing fell sharply due to the second lockdown Turnover in large-scale food retailing - November 2020

In November 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell sharply (−10.5% after +2.6% in October), due to the second lockdown. The turnover declined moderately in food products (−2.3% after +3.6%), while it fell drastically in non-food products (−24.3% after +2.7%), because supermarkets and hypermarkets were requested not to sell ''non-essential'' goods. Sales of automotive fuel also collapsed (−29.5% after −2.5% in October).

Turnover declined less in supermarkets (−6.0% after +1.1%) than in hypermarkets (−12.5% after +3.4%).

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In November 2020, sharp fall in large-scale food turnover after ''non-essential'' sections were shut down

In November 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell sharply (−10.5% after +2.6% in October), due to the second lockdown. The turnover declined moderately in food products (−2.3% after +3.6%), while it fell drastically in non-food products (−24.3% after +2.7%), because supermarkets and hypermarkets were requested not to sell ''non-essential'' goods. Sales of automotive fuel also collapsed (−29.5% after −2.5% in October).

Turnover declined less in supermarkets (−6.0% after +1.1%) than in hypermarkets (−12.5% after +3.4%).

Decrease over a year (−2.3%)

The turnover of the past three months (September to November) in large-scale food retailing decreased (−2.3%) compared to the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales rose in food products (+3.1%). On the contrary, sales decreased in non-food products (−2.8%) and collapsed in automotive fuel (−25.4%).

Year on year, sales fell less markedly in supermarkets (−0.6%) than in hypermarkets (−4.3%).

Turnover in large-scale food retailing

SA-WDA value, base year 2015
Turnover in large-scale food retailing (SA-WDA value, base year 2015)
Change in %
Kind of stores or kind of products Nov./Oct. Oct./Sept. Sept./Aug. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) -10.5 2.6 -4.3 -4.0 -2.3
including
Sales of food products(**) -2.3 3.6 -4.2 -0.4 3.1
Sales of non-food products(**) -24.3 2.7 -4.2 -9.7 -2.8
Sales of automotive fuel(**) -29.5 -2.5 -1.8 -9.1 -25.4
including
Supermarkets(***) -6.0 1.1 -3.5 -1.8 -0.6
Hypermarkets(***) -12.5 3.4 -4.7 -5.1 -4.3
  • (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 99.06 97.83 98.85
2016-02 99.63 98.17 99.26
2016-03 100.04 98.81 99.91
2016-04 97.9 97.06 97.27
2016-05 98.64 98.36 98.68
2016-06 98.68 97.19 98.37
2016-07 98.51 98.78 98.88
2016-08 99.46 99.94 99.8
2016-09 99.22 99.46 99.44
2016-10 100.09 99.84 100.44
2016-11 99.26 100.02 100.2
2016-12 99.54 99.48 99.35
2017-01 101.01 102.66 101.64
2017-02 99.82 101.34 100.77
2017-03 99.29 99.73 99.84
2017-04 99.98 103.67 101.22
2017-05 99.37 99.26 99.83
2017-06 99.53 100.38 100.29
2017-07 99.59 99.4 100.39
2017-08 98.58 99.4 99.57
2017-09 101.19 101.09 101.61
2017-10 97.46 99.83 98.95
2017-11 101.31 101.84 102.06
2017-12 100.88 101.34 101.1
2018-01 100.47 103.82 101.8
2018-02 101.31 103.35 102.49
2018-03 103.73 104.04 104.47
2018-04 99.45 102.88 100.39
2018-05 101.48 105.11 103.3
2018-06 102.28 103.87 103.27
2018-07 103.1 105.17 104.48
2018-08 101.3 102.5 102.32
2018-09 102.36 102.14 102.67
2018-10 102.83 104.59 103.67
2018-11 101.24 103.76 102.53
2018-12 100.8 103.44 102.37
2019-01 100.67 102.76 101.98
2019-02 100.78 102.64 101.93
2019-03 100.61 103.03 102.09
2019-04 103.2 106.47 104.25
2019-05 101.91 103.32 103.13
2019-06 100.42 103.87 102.48
2019-07 100.98 102.85 102.14
2019-08 100.81 102.41 101.96
2019-09 100.15 103.9 101.86
2019-10 99.58 102.84 101.49
2019-11 101.12 103.45 102.47
2019-12 99.93 105.04 102.39
2020-01 101.16 103.47 102.55
2020-02 101.72 104.85 103.75
2020-03 98.75 115.11 106.57
2020-04 86.96 103.85 94.6
2020-05 96.6 106.52 102.7
2020-06 100.77 102.43 102.81
2020-07 99.7 103.58 102.28
2020-08 102.75 107.83 105.99
2020-09 97.93 104.08 101.44
2020-10 101.25 105.21 104.1
2020-11 88.61 98.95 93.16

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 99.44 93.33 99.28
2016-02 99.91 93.87 99.9
2016-03 101.16 92.82 99.12
2016-04 96.74 92.32 100.13
2016-05 98.48 99.1 98.1
2016-06 98.93 91.69 98.04
2016-07 99.26 95.4 96.57
2016-08 100.53 94.99 97.6
2016-09 100.32 97.43 96.88
2016-10 100.51 100.81 96.86
2016-11 100.1 100.97 95.84
2016-12 98.13 104.29 94.35
2017-01 100.29 110.8 97.03
2017-02 99.7 106.34 96.02
2017-03 98.36 105.94 97.55
2017-04 100.13 105.06 96.09
2017-05 98.69 104.31 97.83
2017-06 99.87 97.42 98.36
2017-07 99.25 101.09 98.47
2017-08 98.22 102.63 96.98
2017-09 99.53 111.79 100.08
2017-10 98.46 103.83 93.27
2017-11 100.83 109.36 97.17
2017-12 98.93 110.2 95.05
2018-01 99.55 116.56 95.53
2018-02 100.45 113.18 96.14
2018-03 103.68 114.21 94.89
2018-04 97.06 114.98 95.84
2018-05 101.31 119.43 94.94
2018-06 100.69 121.68 93.54
2018-07 101.99 120.64 97.1
2018-08 99.7 120.51 94.36
2018-09 100.39 123.45 94.89
2018-10 100.83 129.7 95.07
2018-11 99.68 127.31 92.48
2018-12 100.9 113.52 94.1
2019-01 100.25 115.63 94.27
2019-02 99.48 116.81 94.66
2019-03 99.3 119.18 94.22
2019-04 102.27 120.43 93.23
2019-05 101.2 119.64 93.21
2019-06 98.97 120.96 93.77
2019-07 99.71 122.81 93.23
2019-08 99.68 121.52 91.98
2019-09 99.88 122.96 92.47
2019-10 99.1 123.97 92.04
2019-11 100.16 122.95 93.39
2019-12 99.99 122.14 92.46
2020-01 100.23 122.04 91.5
2020-02 101.99 119.64 90.9
2020-03 114.23 76.54 89.21
2020-04 105.11 35.29 87.99
2020-05 108.45 61.38 101.08
2020-06 103.03 91.98 99.89
2020-07 101.09 106.17 98.75
2020-08 105.66 105.56 100.57
2020-09 101.25 103.66 96.36
2020-10 104.85 101.07 98.94
2020-11 102.44 71.25 74.88

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 98.27 93.66 98.8
2016-02 99.17 91.44 100.7
2016-03 99.52 92.8 99.19
2016-04 95.35 91.12 100.6
2016-05 98.22 101.32 99.06
2016-06 97.92 91.44 98.06
2016-07 99.06 95.42 99.49
2016-08 100.7 96.01 99.13
2016-09 100.02 97.2 98.99
2016-10 99.59 101.51 98.19
2016-11 99.11 101.23 104.83
2016-12 98.04 104.42 98.43
2017-01 100.7 113.4 98.13
2017-02 100.47 107.96 97.38
2017-03 97.69 107.41 98.4
2017-04 100.78 106.42 97.83
2017-05 98.95 105.51 99.36
2017-06 100.37 97.32 100.37
2017-07 99.59 101.0 97.81
2017-08 98.8 103.71 96.85
2017-09 99.75 109.94 99.44
2017-10 98.96 105.83 95.36
2017-11 100.56 109.72 98.07
2017-12 99.54 109.56 94.9
2018-01 101.02 119.89 97.48
2018-02 100.97 114.48 98.91
2018-03 102.23 113.13 95.65
2018-04 97.47 113.5 97.79
2018-05 103.97 118.6 96.14
2018-06 100.85 119.92 95.23
2018-07 103.1 118.92 98.35
2018-08 99.96 119.67 94.09
2018-09 100.06 119.19 93.19
2018-10 101.35 126.49 95.12
2018-11 100.92 122.66 93.36
2018-12 101.71 115.19 94.35
2019-01 100.75 115.87 96.57
2019-02 100.18 115.23 96.54
2019-03 99.82 117.03 95.33
2019-04 102.04 116.74 94.42
2019-05 102.26 116.64 91.48
2019-06 101.11 118.03 96.08
2019-07 101.15 117.47 92.96
2019-08 100.21 116.69 93.01
2019-09 102.03 119.07 94.07
2019-10 100.41 121.48 95.4
2019-11 101.08 120.69 93.38
2019-12 102.03 122.75 94.49
2020-01 100.73 123.03 93.19
2020-02 102.86 120.68 93.38
2020-03 123.35 79.93 99.05
2020-04 116.08 37.53 95.02
2020-05 116.66 66.31 102.33
2020-06 104.65 91.56 96.86
2020-07 103.62 107.93 98.45
2020-08 108.64 106.68 100.4
2020-09 105.12 104.82 98.0
2020-10 107.31 102.25 98.96
2020-11 106.59 72.18 80.35

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
2016-01 100.25 90.7 99.41
2016-02 100.94 93.87 99.49
2016-03 102.31 93.21 99.57
2016-04 97.56 93.13 99.73
2016-05 98.89 98.51 98.1
2016-06 99.53 94.5 98.07
2016-07 99.39 96.03 95.67
2016-08 100.32 95.07 97.32
2016-09 100.55 97.42 95.81
2016-10 100.98 98.84 96.66
2016-11 100.94 99.45 94.12
2016-12 98.35 103.27 91.47
2017-01 100.1 109.19 97.01
2017-02 99.11 105.88 96.22
2017-03 98.63 105.62 97.59
2017-04 99.56 104.66 96.02
2017-05 98.77 104.3 97.51
2017-06 99.54 100.63 97.91
2017-07 99.1 101.15 98.79
2017-08 97.64 102.02 96.98
2017-09 99.26 111.41 99.12
2017-10 98.04 101.45 92.89
2017-11 101.39 109.36 97.7
2017-12 98.63 110.41 94.17
2018-01 98.52 114.58 95.14
2018-02 99.9 113.64 95.68
2018-03 103.96 115.05 94.91
2018-04 96.31 116.67 95.97
2018-05 99.28 119.8 94.66
2018-06 100.28 123.48 93.25
2018-07 101.49 122.24 96.49
2018-08 99.28 120.94 94.11
2018-09 100.22 123.79 94.45
2018-10 100.19 129.38 94.91
2018-11 98.96 130.06 92.55
2018-12 100.03 111.16 93.09
2019-01 99.64 114.62 93.36
2019-02 98.51 119.06 94.1
2019-03 98.19 121.48 94.45
2019-04 101.99 123.75 93.99
2019-05 100.31 122.81 93.77
2019-06 97.25 123.84 93.35
2019-07 98.87 125.26 92.86
2019-08 98.87 124.16 91.13
2019-09 98.21 124.05 91.72
2019-10 98.08 123.25 90.75
2019-11 99.65 123.16 93.98
2019-12 98.73 122.16 90.17
2020-01 99.82 121.71 90.42
2020-02 101.51 119.49 89.79
2020-03 107.05 76.06 88.59
2020-04 97.0 35.26 87.93
2020-05 102.34 60.93 100.51
2020-06 101.71 94.29 100.22
2020-07 99.55 104.61 98.09
2020-08 103.05 105.05 100.4
2020-09 98.47 100.97 95.16
2020-10 102.99 98.01 98.42
2020-11 99.67 67.81 71.44

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

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

Revisions

The percentage change in the turnover of large-scale food retailing in October 2020 has been revised upwards. Initially published at +2.3%, it was revised at +2.6%.

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Oct./Sept. Sept./Aug. Aug./July Q3 2020/Q2 2020 2019/2018
Large-scale food retailing 0.36 -0.02 -0.11 -0.07 0.00
Raw serie 0.54 0.00 -0.04 -0.03 0.00
SA-WDA parameters -0.18 -0.02 -0.07 -0.04 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between September and October is revised by +0.36 points: +0.54 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)

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