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Informations rapidesIn April 2021, turnover in large-scale food retailing fell back Turnover in large-scale food retailing - April 2021

In April 2021, the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased (−1.3% after +2.1% in March), in the context of more stringent health restrictions. The turnover slowed down in food products (+0.8% after +1.3%), while it kept decreasing in non-food products (−1.9% after −0.2%), linked with the closure of some "non-essential" sections. Sales of automotive fuel fell drastically in April (−14.1% after +3.2%) due to restricted movements.

The turnover dwindled in supermarkets (−1.4% after +2.2%) and hypermarkets (−0.5% after +1.2%).

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In April 2021, a fall in large-scale food retailing turnover

In April 2021, the turnover in large-scale food retailing decreased (−1.3% after +2.1% in March), in the context of more stringent health restrictions. The turnover slowed down in food products (+0.8% after +1.3%), while it kept decreasing in non-food products (−1.9% after −0.2%), linked with the closure of some "non-essential" sections. Sales of automotive fuel fell drastically in April (−14.1% after +3.2%) due to restricted movements.

The turnover dwindled in supermarkets (−1.4% after +2.2%) and hypermarkets (−0.5% after +1.2%).

Increase in turnover over a year (+5.3%)

With a base effect due to the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, the turnover of the past three months (February to April 2021) in large-scale food retailing increased (+5.3%) when compared with that of the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales grew in food products (+0.9%) and non-food products (+7.2%). Sales grew sharply in automotive fuel (+29.5%).

Year on year, sales from February to April rose both in supermarkets (+2.4%) and hypermarkets (+6.6%), the latter had been more impacted than supermarkets by the first lockdown.

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 Apr/Mar Mar/Feb. Feb./Jan. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) -1.3 2.1 0.5 5.2 5.3
including
Sales of food products(**) 0.8 1.3 -0.2 2.5 0.9
Sales of non-food products(**) -1.9 -0.2 3.1 7.9 7.2
Sales of automotive fuel(**) -14.1 3.2 1.5 12.0 29.5
including
Supermarkets(***) -1.4 2.2 1.2 4.8 2.4
Hypermarkets(***) -0.5 1.2 -0.1 4.8 6.6
  • (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 99.08 97.87 98.98
2016-02 99.63 98.36 99.32
2016-03 99.94 99.06 99.88
2016-04 97.85 95.62 96.82
2016-05 98.63 98.5 98.69
2016-06 98.67 97.4 98.4
2016-07 98.52 99.06 98.9
2016-08 99.47 99.69 99.83
2016-09 99.23 99.6 99.47
2016-10 100.14 100.09 100.49
2016-11 99.29 100.32 100.29
2016-12 99.59 99.69 99.47
2017-01 101.02 102.58 101.76
2017-02 99.83 101.54 100.81
2017-03 99.12 99.85 99.68
2017-04 99.9 101.79 100.66
2017-05 99.35 99.62 99.85
2017-06 99.55 100.71 100.33
2017-07 99.61 99.81 100.48
2017-08 98.61 98.88 99.64
2017-09 101.22 101.5 101.68
2017-10 97.54 100.13 99.02
2017-11 101.36 101.99 102.15
2017-12 100.96 101.65 101.29
2018-01 100.51 103.89 101.96
2018-02 101.35 103.48 102.5
2018-03 103.46 104.03 104.24
2018-04 99.29 100.62 99.71
2018-05 101.46 105.64 103.32
2018-06 102.29 104.35 103.27
2018-07 103.12 105.43 104.52
2018-08 101.36 101.75 102.4
2018-09 102.44 102.78 102.82
2018-10 102.95 105.1 103.77
2018-11 101.31 103.84 102.6
2018-12 100.84 103.7 102.59
2019-01 100.74 102.93 102.18
2019-02 100.86 102.64 101.91
2019-03 100.16 102.7 101.69
2019-04 102.96 104.09 103.52
2019-05 101.89 103.82 103.11
2019-06 100.46 104.56 102.54
2019-07 101.01 103.26 102.2
2019-08 100.91 101.63 102.06
2019-09 100.26 104.59 102.02
2019-10 99.77 103.57 101.69
2019-11 101.23 103.59 102.63
2019-12 99.96 105.16 102.67
2020-01 101.27 103.68 102.74
2020-02 101.84 104.88 103.76
2020-03 98.12 114.26 106.0
2020-04 86.66 101.73 93.94
2020-05 96.58 107.35 102.71
2020-06 100.81 102.98 102.84
2020-07 99.78 104.03 102.36
2020-08 102.86 106.93 106.11
2020-09 98.06 104.94 101.58
2020-10 101.45 106.31 104.48
2020-11 88.5 99.81 94.38
2020-12 101.72 106.51 104.42
2021-01 101.26 107.17 104.97
2021-02 101.21 108.44 105.54
2021-03 102.45 110.79 107.8
2021-04 101.89 109.27 106.35

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 99.46 93.62 99.31
2016-02 99.99 93.82 99.92
2016-03 101.17 92.81 99.08
2016-04 96.43 92.29 100.12
2016-05 98.47 99.02 98.15
2016-06 98.95 91.58 98.0
2016-07 99.27 95.37 96.68
2016-08 100.54 94.96 97.6
2016-09 100.34 97.41 96.89
2016-10 100.57 100.82 96.89
2016-11 100.17 101.03 95.78
2016-12 98.21 104.37 94.33
2017-01 100.34 111.1 97.01
2017-02 99.7 106.37 96.01
2017-03 98.38 105.81 97.53
2017-04 99.58 104.98 96.13
2017-05 98.65 104.16 97.83
2017-06 99.87 97.3 98.4
2017-07 99.35 101.03 98.57
2017-08 98.29 102.59 96.97
2017-09 99.57 111.8 100.13
2017-10 98.55 103.87 93.27
2017-11 100.95 109.52 97.05
2017-12 99.06 110.48 95.08
2018-01 99.57 117.05 95.51
2018-02 100.46 113.3 96.14
2018-03 103.63 113.83 94.84
2018-04 96.21 114.65 96.01
2018-05 101.26 119.17 94.97
2018-06 100.77 121.44 93.6
2018-07 102.13 120.55 97.22
2018-08 99.84 120.5 94.34
2018-09 100.5 123.55 94.96
2018-10 101.0 129.79 95.06
2018-11 99.87 127.57 92.39
2018-12 101.14 113.98 93.92
2019-01 100.23 116.32 94.37
2019-02 99.49 117.04 94.64
2019-03 99.12 118.42 93.97
2019-04 101.13 119.77 93.79
2019-05 101.14 119.24 93.29
2019-06 99.07 120.73 93.88
2019-07 99.94 122.7 93.31
2019-08 99.92 121.55 91.94
2019-09 100.05 123.11 92.53
2019-10 99.31 124.16 92.01
2019-11 100.42 123.39 93.39
2019-12 100.23 122.87 91.92
2020-01 100.14 122.95 91.98
2020-02 102.07 119.98 90.88
2020-03 113.87 75.33 88.54
2020-04 103.68 34.28 89.07
2020-05 108.44 60.89 101.19
2020-06 103.19 91.69 99.95
2020-07 101.37 106.15 98.87
2020-08 106.03 105.65 100.42
2020-09 101.49 103.75 96.39
2020-10 105.28 101.41 98.77
2020-11 103.03 72.71 74.75
2020-12 105.07 92.55 98.2
2021-01 106.54 100.32 93.83
2021-02 106.29 101.83 96.7
2021-03 107.71 105.13 96.5
2021-04 108.56 90.35 94.67

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 98.31 93.82 98.91
2016-02 99.19 91.44 100.84
2016-03 99.48 92.82 99.15
2016-04 95.16 91.13 100.68
2016-05 98.16 101.24 99.23
2016-06 97.9 91.33 97.99
2016-07 99.2 95.37 99.59
2016-08 100.71 95.95 99.17
2016-09 100.07 97.2 99.01
2016-10 99.66 101.58 98.1
2016-11 99.18 101.35 104.83
2016-12 97.99 104.46 98.11
2017-01 100.76 113.66 98.15
2017-02 100.5 108.0 97.25
2017-03 97.61 107.31 98.44
2017-04 100.47 106.04 97.99
2017-05 98.84 105.4 99.84
2017-06 100.36 97.22 100.1
2017-07 99.69 100.95 97.9
2017-08 98.84 103.66 97.05
2017-09 99.86 110.0 99.45
2017-10 99.09 106.0 95.1
2017-11 100.67 110.02 97.94
2017-12 99.55 109.88 94.54
2018-01 101.13 120.48 97.46
2018-02 101.05 114.56 98.47
2018-03 102.06 112.87 95.96
2018-04 96.93 112.62 97.95
2018-05 103.82 118.29 97.32
2018-06 100.88 119.64 94.85
2018-07 103.13 118.81 98.16
2018-08 100.04 119.68 94.35
2018-09 100.23 119.42 93.1
2018-10 101.56 126.79 94.7
2018-11 101.12 123.12 93.25
2018-12 101.82 115.77 94.05
2019-01 100.91 116.74 96.69
2019-02 100.33 115.36 95.7
2019-03 99.53 116.42 95.83
2019-04 101.18 115.38 94.7
2019-05 102.06 116.12 93.29
2019-06 101.17 117.75 95.52
2019-07 101.22 117.35 92.61
2019-08 100.35 116.78 93.42
2019-09 102.26 119.42 93.75
2019-10 100.68 121.97 94.83
2019-11 101.36 121.37 93.27
2019-12 102.13 123.7 94.1
2020-01 100.94 124.23 93.46
2020-02 103.09 120.97 92.34
2020-03 122.84 79.23 99.66
2020-04 114.79 36.98 95.45
2020-05 116.47 65.92 105.18
2020-06 104.71 91.26 96.03
2020-07 103.71 107.91 97.94
2020-08 108.84 106.86 100.81
2020-09 105.44 105.01 97.47
2020-10 108.0 103.11 98.23
2020-11 107.91 74.35 81.93
2020-12 108.62 94.62 100.62
2021-01 109.51 103.14 96.34
2021-02 109.73 105.86 99.57
2021-03 111.55 111.07 97.45
2021-04 112.58 91.45 94.09

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 90.71 99.46
2016-02 101.03 93.84 99.61
2016-03 102.36 93.3 99.5
2016-04 97.31 93.1 99.73
2016-05 98.92 98.41 98.1
2016-06 99.57 94.51 98.0
2016-07 99.39 96.12 95.65
2016-08 100.33 95.09 97.34
2016-09 100.56 97.49 95.93
2016-10 101.02 98.86 96.74
2016-11 100.96 99.48 93.9
2016-12 98.38 103.24 91.68
2017-01 100.15 109.04 97.03
2017-02 99.09 105.85 96.21
2017-03 98.71 105.48 97.5
2017-04 99.04 104.81 96.04
2017-05 98.75 104.34 97.46
2017-06 99.59 100.76 97.85
2017-07 99.19 101.18 98.66
2017-08 97.73 102.06 96.9
2017-09 99.34 111.54 99.33
2017-10 98.11 101.51 92.99
2017-11 101.37 109.39 97.48
2017-12 98.68 110.53 94.56
2018-01 98.46 114.51 95.31
2018-02 99.87 113.37 95.83
2018-03 104.02 114.67 94.67
2018-04 95.52 116.85 95.83
2018-05 99.27 120.01 94.58
2018-06 100.45 123.58 93.15
2018-07 101.64 122.32 96.18
2018-08 99.47 121.03 93.99
2018-09 100.4 123.99 94.63
2018-10 100.32 129.43 94.97
2018-11 98.91 130.05 92.45
2018-12 100.22 111.15 93.56
2019-01 99.48 114.57 93.98
2019-02 98.49 118.52 94.48
2019-03 98.13 120.7 93.6
2019-04 100.89 124.08 93.83
2019-05 100.35 123.08 93.66
2019-06 97.45 124.19 93.26
2019-07 99.12 125.38 92.52
2019-08 99.16 124.32 90.94
2019-09 98.53 124.2 91.75
2019-10 98.23 123.42 90.76
2019-11 99.54 123.24 94.09
2019-12 98.98 122.18 90.79
2020-01 99.5 121.7 91.78
2020-02 101.55 118.7 90.66
2020-03 106.93 74.76 86.76
2020-04 95.69 35.84 87.76
2020-05 102.41 61.44 100.4
2020-06 102.04 94.63 100.05
2020-07 99.84 104.94 97.75
2020-08 103.47 105.22 100.07
2020-09 98.85 101.14 95.06
2020-10 103.24 98.03 98.12
2020-11 99.36 68.12 70.87
2020-12 102.74 88.19 102.43
2021-01 104.4 95.8 93.61
2021-02 103.48 97.24 95.35
2021-03 104.34 101.81 95.64
2021-04 105.3 92.73 94.05

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 March 2021 has been revised slightly downwards: initially published at +2.3%, it was revised at +2.1%.

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Mar/Feb. Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. Q1 2021/Q4 2020 2020/2019
Large-scale food retailing -0.17 0.24 -0.03 0.10 0.00
Raw serie -0.13 0.33 -0.05 0.12 0.00
SA-WDA parameters -0.03 -0.09 0.01 -0.02 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between February and March 2021 is revised by -0.17 points: -0.13 points are due to the raw series' revision and -0.03 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

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