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Informations rapidesIn December 2020, turnover in large-scale food retailing bounced back sharply after lockdown was lifted Turnover in large-scale food retailing - December 2020

In December 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing bounced back sharply (+10.8% after −9.8% in November), due to the end of the second lockdown. The turnover rose moderately in food products (+1.7% after −2.3%). By contrast, it recovered sharply in non-food products (+33.7% after −24.9%), especially due to the reopening of ''non-essential'' goods sections in supermarkets and hypermarkets. Sales of automotive fuel also bounced back strongly (+29.4% after −27.7% in November) while remaining at a lower level when compared with February.

Turnover bounced back in supermarkets (+6.0% after −5.6%) and hypermarkets (+15.0% after −12.9%).

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In December 2020, turnover in large-scale food retailing bounced back sharply after lockdown was lifted

In December 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing bounced back sharply (+10.8% after −9.8% in November), due to the end of the second lockdown. The turnover rose moderately in food products (+1.7% after −2.3%). By contrast, it recovered sharply in non-food products (+33.7% after −24.9%), especially due to the reopening of ''non-essential'' goods sections in supermarkets and hypermarkets. Sales of automotive fuel also bounced back strongly (+29.4% after −27.7% in November) while remaining at a lower level when compared with February.

Turnover bounced back in supermarkets (+6.0% after −5.6%) and hypermarkets (+15.0% after −12.9%).

Decrease over a year (−1.4%)

The turnover of the fourth quarter of 2020 in large-scale food retailing decreased (−1.4%) when compared with the fourth quarter of 2019. Over that period, sales rose in food products (+4.1%). On the contrary, sales decreased in non-food products (−1.7%) and collapsed in automotive fuel (−28.3%).

Year on year, sales were virtually stable in supermarkets (+0.1%) while they decreased in hypermarkets (−3.3%).

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 Dec./Nov. Nov./Oct. Oct./Sept. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 10.8 -9.8 2.7 -2.5 -1.4
including
Sales of food products(**) 1.7 -2.3 3.6 1.1 4.1
Sales of non-food products(**) 33.7 -24.9 2.8 -7.8 -1.7
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 29.4 -27.7 -3.2 -15.8 -28.3
including
Supermarkets(***) 6.0 -5.6 1.1 -1.7 0.1
Hypermarkets(***) 15.0 -12.9 3.3 -3.3 -3.3
  • (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 99.07 97.75 98.85
2016-02 99.64 98.18 99.26
2016-03 100.03 98.75 99.91
2016-04 97.89 97.1 97.27
2016-05 98.64 98.38 98.68
2016-06 98.68 97.18 98.37
2016-07 98.52 98.81 98.89
2016-08 99.47 99.99 99.81
2016-09 99.19 99.55 99.44
2016-10 100.11 99.87 100.44
2016-11 99.26 99.97 100.2
2016-12 99.53 99.44 99.35
2017-01 101.01 102.54 101.64
2017-02 99.82 101.32 100.77
2017-03 99.29 99.71 99.83
2017-04 99.94 103.65 101.23
2017-05 99.37 99.23 99.83
2017-06 99.54 100.45 100.29
2017-07 99.6 99.39 100.4
2017-08 98.6 99.48 99.58
2017-09 101.16 101.27 101.62
2017-10 97.5 99.86 98.94
2017-11 101.32 101.82 102.06
2017-12 100.87 101.15 101.1
2018-01 100.47 103.64 101.8
2018-02 101.31 103.3 102.49
2018-03 103.73 104.01 104.46
2018-04 99.4 102.87 100.4
2018-05 101.48 105.09 103.3
2018-06 102.29 104.05 103.27
2018-07 103.1 105.28 104.49
2018-08 101.33 102.69 102.33
2018-09 102.34 102.36 102.67
2018-10 102.89 104.64 103.66
2018-11 101.26 103.77 102.54
2018-12 100.74 102.98 102.33
2019-01 100.66 102.59 101.98
2019-02 100.78 102.57 101.93
2019-03 100.61 103.02 102.09
2019-04 103.14 106.45 104.27
2019-05 101.92 103.38 103.14
2019-06 100.42 104.1 102.49
2019-07 100.98 102.98 102.16
2019-08 100.86 102.66 101.97
2019-09 100.15 104.25 101.88
2019-10 99.67 102.89 101.49
2019-11 101.15 103.41 102.49
2019-12 99.83 104.23 102.3
2020-01 101.16 103.36 102.55
2020-02 101.72 104.77 103.74
2020-03 98.75 115.06 106.57
2020-04 86.89 103.82 94.62
2020-05 96.6 106.52 102.72
2020-06 100.77 102.72 102.84
2020-07 99.7 103.8 102.31
2020-08 102.79 108.12 106.01
2020-09 97.92 104.42 101.4
2020-10 101.18 105.53 104.16
2020-11 88.1 99.67 93.92
2020-12 101.34 105.62 104.04

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 99.43 93.69 99.27
2016-02 99.92 93.91 99.9
2016-03 101.2 92.92 99.07
2016-04 96.77 92.39 100.1
2016-05 98.48 99.17 98.15
2016-06 98.91 91.74 98.02
2016-07 99.3 95.38 96.61
2016-08 100.52 94.96 97.59
2016-09 100.3 97.34 96.88
2016-10 100.52 100.04 96.87
2016-11 100.06 101.01 95.81
2016-12 98.14 104.38 94.39
2017-01 100.29 111.22 97.01
2017-02 99.69 106.49 96.0
2017-03 98.43 106.08 97.53
2017-04 100.14 105.23 96.05
2017-05 98.69 104.44 97.81
2017-06 99.88 97.44 98.37
2017-07 99.25 101.1 98.52
2017-08 98.22 102.51 96.98
2017-09 99.51 111.56 100.1
2017-10 98.45 102.72 93.29
2017-11 100.83 109.32 97.15
2017-12 98.89 110.54 95.07
2018-01 99.54 117.12 95.49
2018-02 100.45 113.47 96.11
2018-03 103.75 114.45 94.86
2018-04 97.08 115.19 95.82
2018-05 101.32 119.61 94.92
2018-06 100.72 121.66 93.56
2018-07 102.01 120.53 97.2
2018-08 99.72 120.2 94.42
2018-09 100.37 123.07 94.93
2018-10 100.81 128.3 95.17
2018-11 99.73 127.19 92.48
2018-12 100.81 114.2 93.98
2019-01 100.24 116.32 94.24
2019-02 99.49 117.23 94.64
2019-03 99.37 119.5 94.2
2019-04 102.28 120.7 93.2
2019-05 101.25 119.76 93.23
2019-06 98.99 120.98 93.8
2019-07 99.74 122.64 93.32
2019-08 99.73 121.05 92.09
2019-09 99.87 122.34 92.56
2019-10 99.06 122.34 92.24
2019-11 100.22 122.82 93.39
2019-12 99.8 123.19 92.1
2020-01 100.26 122.83 91.5
2020-02 102.01 120.17 90.9
2020-03 114.28 76.97 89.19
2020-04 105.12 35.61 87.96
2020-05 108.47 61.59 101.09
2020-06 103.07 91.96 99.94
2020-07 101.13 105.9 98.86
2020-08 105.72 105.0 100.74
2020-09 101.24 102.72 96.45
2020-10 104.84 99.42 99.11
2020-11 102.45 71.83 74.41
2020-12 104.21 92.98 99.45

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 98.25 93.75 98.84
2016-02 99.17 91.43 100.72
2016-03 99.63 92.85 99.18
2016-04 95.35 91.2 100.61
2016-05 98.2 101.34 99.04
2016-06 97.89 91.45 98.01
2016-07 99.18 95.43 99.54
2016-08 100.69 96.01 99.16
2016-09 100.06 97.02 99.01
2016-10 99.59 101.38 98.26
2016-11 99.08 101.19 104.87
2016-12 97.93 104.41 98.2
2017-01 100.69 113.57 98.16
2017-02 100.45 108.01 97.38
2017-03 97.82 107.46 98.41
2017-04 100.76 106.65 97.85
2017-05 98.92 105.58 99.3
2017-06 100.39 97.3 100.28
2017-07 99.62 101.03 97.92
2017-08 98.81 103.64 96.93
2017-09 99.81 109.64 99.51
2017-10 98.99 105.49 95.47
2017-11 100.56 109.61 98.1
2017-12 99.37 109.74 94.51
2018-01 100.99 120.23 97.49
2018-02 100.95 114.63 98.91
2018-03 102.36 113.24 95.69
2018-04 97.46 113.77 97.84
2018-05 103.95 118.69 96.09
2018-06 100.89 119.88 95.15
2018-07 103.15 118.9 98.48
2018-08 100.02 119.45 94.2
2018-09 100.12 118.75 93.34
2018-10 101.41 125.78 95.3
2018-11 100.96 122.45 93.41
2018-12 101.45 115.65 93.73
2019-01 100.72 116.32 96.6
2019-02 100.17 115.48 96.56
2019-03 99.91 117.21 95.4
2019-04 102.03 117.1 94.46
2019-05 102.26 116.7 91.44
2019-06 101.15 118.04 96.01
2019-07 101.21 117.4 93.1
2019-08 100.31 116.37 93.18
2019-09 102.15 118.52 94.29
2019-10 100.48 120.46 95.66
2019-11 101.08 120.46 93.45
2019-12 101.61 123.63 93.57
2020-01 100.73 123.61 93.23
2020-02 102.85 121.04 93.42
2020-03 123.4 80.12 99.16
2020-04 116.07 37.65 95.06
2020-05 116.63 66.39 102.32
2020-06 104.71 91.58 96.79
2020-07 103.73 107.78 98.61
2020-08 108.77 106.35 100.65
2020-09 105.3 104.04 98.34
2020-10 107.65 101.5 99.44
2020-11 107.21 73.6 81.67
2020-12 108.1 95.58 101.28

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 91.4 99.41
2016-02 100.95 93.89 99.5
2016-03 102.3 93.23 99.69
2016-04 97.59 93.11 99.79
2016-05 98.91 98.67 98.14
2016-06 99.52 94.2 98.06
2016-07 99.41 95.98 95.68
2016-08 100.31 95.0 97.37
2016-09 100.55 97.12 95.74
2016-10 100.98 98.63 96.76
2016-11 100.87 99.4 94.26
2016-12 98.35 103.3 90.99
2017-01 100.11 110.12 97.04
2017-02 99.12 105.94 96.25
2017-03 98.64 105.69 97.71
2017-04 99.58 104.68 96.07
2017-05 98.79 104.46 97.56
2017-06 99.55 100.42 98.04
2017-07 99.12 101.01 98.67
2017-08 97.64 101.87 97.09
2017-09 99.28 110.85 99.09
2017-10 98.03 101.04 93.11
2017-11 101.27 109.32 97.82
2017-12 98.6 110.72 93.41
2018-01 98.52 115.66 95.19
2018-02 99.92 113.83 95.75
2018-03 103.99 115.18 94.99
2018-04 96.35 116.77 96.07
2018-05 99.33 119.91 94.78
2018-06 100.31 123.31 93.48
2018-07 101.54 122.04 96.42
2018-08 99.31 120.69 94.32
2018-09 100.23 123.01 94.55
2018-10 100.16 128.66 95.29
2018-11 98.8 129.97 92.57
2018-12 99.96 111.81 91.91
2019-01 99.66 115.84 93.4
2019-02 98.57 119.39 94.18
2019-03 98.24 121.7 94.55
2019-04 102.04 123.89 94.08
2019-05 100.41 122.89 93.99
2019-06 97.27 123.7 93.58
2019-07 98.92 124.94 92.9
2019-08 98.91 123.8 91.32
2019-09 98.25 123.06 92.02
2019-10 98.01 122.24 91.37
2019-11 99.41 123.02 93.77
2019-12 98.6 123.25 88.42
2020-01 99.89 122.98 90.56
2020-02 101.59 119.94 89.9
2020-03 107.12 76.38 88.67
2020-04 97.05 35.42 87.98
2020-05 102.42 60.95 100.7
2020-06 101.75 94.12 100.47
2020-07 99.61 104.22 98.31
2020-08 103.09 104.63 100.51
2020-09 98.5 99.77 95.46
2020-10 102.82 96.66 99.02
2020-11 98.86 67.94 70.24
2020-12 101.68 88.8 100.48

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 November 2020 has been revised upwards: initially published at −10.5%, it was revised at −9.8%.

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Nov./Oct. Oct./Sept. Sept./Aug. Q3 2020/Q2 2020 2019/2018
Large-scale food retailing 0.68 0.10 -0.06 -0.01 0.00
Raw serie 0.62 0.13 -0.06 -0.02 0.00
SA-WDA parameters 0.06 -0.03 0.00 0.01 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between October and November is revised by +0.68 points: +0.62 points are due to the raw series' revision and +0.06 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA.
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

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