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Informations rapidesIn September 2021, turnover in large-scale food retailing was virtually stable (+0.1%) Turnover in large-scale food retailing - September 2021

In September 2021, the turnover in large-scale food retailing remained almost unchanged (+0.1%) after a slight fall in August (−0.4%). The turnover decreased in food products (−0.6% after +0.8%), while it bounced back both in non-food products (+1.3% after −1.7%) and automotive fuel (+3.8% after −3.2%).

The turnover was stable in supermarkets, after a 1.1% rise in August, while it bounced back in hypermarkets (+0.6% after −1.5%).

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In September 2021, a virtual stability of large-scale food retailing turnover

In September 2021, the turnover in large-scale food retailing remained almost unchanged (+0.1%) after a slight fall in August (−0.4%). The turnover decreased in food products (−0.6% after +0.8%), while it bounced back both in non-food products (+1.3% after −1.7%) and automotive fuel (+3.8% after −3.2%).

The turnover was stable in supermarkets, after a 1.1% rise in August, while it bounced back in hypermarkets (+0.6% after −1.5%).

Increase in turnover over a year (+2.4%)

The turnover of the third quarter of 2021 in large-scale food retailing increased (+2.4%) when compared with that of the third quarter of 2020. While the sales decreased both in food products (−0.9%) and non-food products (−2.3%), they grew very strongly in automotive fuel (+22.6%).

Year on year, sales over the third quarter of 2021 grew both in supermarkets (+3.4%) and - albeit more moderately - in hypermarkets (+1.7%).

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 Sept./Aug. Aug./July July/June q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.8 2.4
including
Sales of food products(**) -0.6 0.8 0.1 -4.0 -0.9
Sales of non-food products(**) 1.3 -1.7 0.5 -0.1 -2.3
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 3.8 -3.2 9.6 23.2 22.6
including
Supermarkets(***) 0.0 1.1 -0.2 -0.4 3.4
Hypermarkets(***) 0.6 -1.5 0.9 -0.2 1.7
  • (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 97.89 98.89
2016-02 99.62 98.36 99.28
2016-03 99.95 99.02 99.68
2016-04 97.91 95.59 97.17
2016-05 98.64 98.47 98.67
2016-06 98.68 97.39 98.4
2016-07 98.51 99.02 98.81
2016-08 99.49 99.83 99.81
2016-09 99.18 99.64 99.61
2016-10 100.14 100.08 100.41
2016-11 99.32 100.31 100.27
2016-12 99.6 99.82 99.61
2017-01 101.03 102.61 101.67
2017-02 99.83 101.5 100.75
2017-03 99.15 99.76 99.41
2017-04 99.94 101.65 101.08
2017-05 99.31 99.46 99.8
2017-06 99.5 100.65 100.25
2017-07 99.6 99.87 100.48
2017-08 98.65 99.21 99.66
2017-09 101.2 101.58 101.82
2017-10 97.54 100.09 98.92
2017-11 101.35 101.97 102.1
2017-12 100.94 101.64 101.3
2018-01 100.55 103.89 101.88
2018-02 101.36 103.43 102.44
2018-03 103.47 103.97 103.95
2018-04 99.37 100.36 100.08
2018-05 101.23 105.18 103.13
2018-06 102.3 104.44 103.31
2018-07 103.0 105.44 104.39
2018-08 101.55 102.24 102.51
2018-09 102.38 102.87 102.94
2018-10 102.99 105.09 103.72
2018-11 101.32 103.86 102.6
2018-12 100.85 103.68 102.61
2019-01 100.78 102.95 102.14
2019-02 100.89 102.57 101.85
2019-03 100.17 102.46 101.24
2019-04 103.09 103.86 103.9
2019-05 101.46 103.17 102.86
2019-06 100.45 104.72 102.58
2019-07 100.85 103.58 102.24
2019-08 101.31 102.24 102.3
2019-09 100.25 104.64 102.14
2019-10 99.78 103.62 101.68
2019-11 101.22 103.66 102.67
2019-12 99.96 105.16 102.66
2020-01 101.3 103.68 102.69
2020-02 101.88 104.89 103.76
2020-03 98.13 113.88 105.46
2020-04 86.81 101.48 94.22
2020-05 95.95 106.38 102.37
2020-06 100.87 103.28 102.96
2020-07 99.47 104.48 102.37
2020-08 103.44 107.55 106.38
2020-09 98.15 105.06 101.83
2020-10 101.44 106.41 104.5
2020-11 88.49 99.81 94.36
2020-12 101.74 106.57 104.48
2021-01 101.29 107.14 104.94
2021-02 101.26 108.31 105.44
2021-03 102.62 110.14 107.28
2021-04 102.08 109.15 106.44
2021-05 102.77 111.38 108.28
2021-06 101.96 108.69 105.76
2021-07 102.91 108.5 106.24
2021-08 101.35 109.67 105.85
2021-09 101.92 109.64 105.95

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 93.62 99.32
2016-02 99.94 93.88 99.95
2016-03 101.05 92.76 99.12
2016-04 96.59 92.34 100.14
2016-05 98.43 99.02 98.2
2016-06 98.9 91.58 97.99
2016-07 99.28 95.43 96.6
2016-08 100.49 95.0 97.64
2016-09 100.47 97.28 96.87
2016-10 100.53 101.03 96.92
2016-11 100.23 101.12 95.82
2016-12 98.25 104.27 94.2
2017-01 100.31 111.15 97.09
2017-02 99.68 106.36 96.07
2017-03 98.26 105.91 97.57
2017-04 99.83 104.95 96.14
2017-05 98.57 104.28 97.89
2017-06 99.81 97.08 98.36
2017-07 99.39 100.88 98.32
2017-08 98.24 102.53 96.98
2017-09 99.64 111.74 100.13
2017-10 98.49 104.08 93.33
2017-11 100.98 109.41 97.07
2017-12 99.02 110.45 95.03
2018-01 99.54 117.22 95.62
2018-02 100.46 113.32 96.23
2018-03 103.58 113.82 94.9
2018-04 96.56 114.75 95.98
2018-05 101.09 119.4 94.92
2018-06 100.71 121.14 93.51
2018-07 102.12 120.19 96.84
2018-08 99.77 120.23 94.59
2018-09 100.5 123.53 94.86
2018-10 100.93 130.21 95.09
2018-11 99.87 127.66 92.4
2018-12 101.1 114.18 93.97
2019-01 100.24 116.48 94.48
2019-02 99.52 117.09 94.81
2019-03 99.1 118.57 94.16
2019-04 101.58 119.94 93.59
2019-05 100.93 119.36 93.14
2019-06 98.97 120.02 93.69
2019-07 99.99 122.12 92.83
2019-08 99.77 121.36 92.67
2019-09 100.08 123.25 92.07
2019-10 99.28 124.46 91.98
2019-11 100.4 123.46 93.37
2019-12 100.22 122.93 92.12
2020-01 100.17 123.06 92.11
2020-02 102.14 120.09 91.16
2020-03 113.88 75.55 88.94
2020-04 104.21 34.56 88.58
2020-05 108.11 61.32 100.83
2020-06 103.03 90.68 99.7
2020-07 101.46 105.09 98.11
2020-08 105.74 105.52 101.86
2020-09 101.6 104.05 95.54
2020-10 105.27 101.67 98.66
2020-11 102.93 72.88 74.75
2020-12 105.12 92.78 98.48
2021-01 106.59 100.52 93.96
2021-02 106.36 101.99 97.17
2021-03 107.78 105.23 97.12
2021-04 108.73 89.6 96.09
2021-05 108.61 105.09 96.4
2021-06 101.62 118.52 96.43
2021-07 101.72 129.84 96.89
2021-08 102.48 125.66 95.29
2021-09 101.87 130.42 96.57

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 98.3 93.82 98.92
2016-02 99.19 91.45 100.84
2016-03 99.72 92.77 99.1
2016-04 95.21 91.3 100.68
2016-05 98.04 101.42 99.2
2016-06 97.9 91.41 97.94
2016-07 99.25 95.39 99.62
2016-08 100.37 96.05 99.15
2016-09 100.08 97.0 99.02
2016-10 99.65 101.49 98.15
2016-11 99.15 101.28 104.83
2016-12 98.2 104.31 98.21
2017-01 100.76 113.63 98.16
2017-02 100.53 108.02 97.25
2017-03 97.88 107.43 98.45
2017-04 100.55 106.76 97.9
2017-05 98.63 105.83 99.7
2017-06 100.42 97.17 100.0
2017-07 99.88 100.72 97.98
2017-08 98.18 103.53 97.04
2017-09 99.91 109.74 99.5
2017-10 99.1 105.66 95.13
2017-11 100.7 109.52 97.93
2017-12 99.71 109.68 94.63
2018-01 101.14 120.51 97.49
2018-02 101.12 114.66 98.51
2018-03 102.45 112.92 96.06
2018-04 97.03 114.13 97.84
2018-05 103.51 119.16 96.89
2018-06 100.97 119.85 94.68
2018-07 103.41 118.28 98.36
2018-08 99.04 119.11 94.47
2018-09 100.32 118.67 93.08
2018-10 101.6 126.24 94.75
2018-11 101.19 122.57 93.27
2018-12 101.95 115.61 94.18
2019-01 101.0 116.72 96.74
2019-02 100.44 115.64 95.79
2019-03 99.88 116.78 96.08
2019-04 101.41 117.64 94.57
2019-05 101.7 117.34 92.5
2019-06 101.26 117.91 95.15
2019-07 101.68 116.55 93.13
2019-08 99.05 115.96 93.65
2019-09 102.34 118.25 93.61
2019-10 100.8 120.9 94.87
2019-11 101.5 120.55 93.31
2019-12 102.28 123.26 94.19
2020-01 101.09 124.23 93.54
2020-02 103.27 121.38 92.52
2020-03 123.25 79.6 100.08
2020-04 115.15 37.89 95.32
2020-05 115.92 67.07 103.89
2020-06 104.77 91.46 95.41
2020-07 104.3 106.69 98.81
2020-08 107.18 105.77 101.1
2020-09 105.53 103.58 97.19
2020-10 108.2 101.93 98.32
2020-11 108.07 73.78 81.98
2020-12 108.79 94.34 100.71
2021-01 109.68 103.32 96.48
2021-02 109.92 106.52 99.82
2021-03 111.64 111.46 97.28
2021-04 112.8 93.96 95.74
2021-05 113.03 111.28 98.65
2021-06 104.74 120.72 98.74
2021-07 104.58 131.34 96.15
2021-08 105.68 127.57 97.69
2021-09 105.9 130.39 98.67

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
2016-01 100.24 90.94 99.46
2016-02 101.1 93.88 99.64
2016-03 102.19 93.28 99.55
2016-04 97.27 93.11 99.75
2016-05 98.96 98.61 98.14
2016-06 99.63 94.09 98.01
2016-07 99.32 95.97 95.49
2016-08 100.36 95.06 97.39
2016-09 100.62 97.13 95.92
2016-10 101.04 98.74 96.76
2016-11 101.03 99.48 93.95
2016-12 98.5 103.36 91.62
2017-01 100.19 109.64 97.1
2017-02 99.07 106.08 96.26
2017-03 98.49 105.79 97.56
2017-04 98.81 104.73 96.04
2017-05 98.72 104.32 97.51
2017-06 99.59 100.19 97.8
2017-07 99.32 100.84 98.35
2017-08 97.86 101.97 96.89
2017-09 99.5 110.78 99.36
2017-10 98.12 101.27 93.03
2017-11 101.39 109.45 97.53
2017-12 98.66 110.76 94.52
2018-01 98.47 115.37 95.43
2018-02 99.81 114.2 95.93
2018-03 103.79 115.45 94.73
2018-04 95.09 116.98 95.82
2018-05 98.91 119.56 94.54
2018-06 100.65 122.7 93.14
2018-07 101.72 121.54 95.54
2018-08 99.83 120.67 94.26
2018-09 100.76 122.85 94.56
2018-10 100.38 129.02 95.05
2018-11 98.94 130.13 92.61
2018-12 100.19 111.92 93.59
2019-01 99.45 115.93 94.01
2019-02 98.34 120.16 94.7
2019-03 97.7 122.3 93.8
2019-04 100.39 124.26 93.71
2019-05 99.77 122.25 93.5
2019-06 97.69 122.61 93.23
2019-07 99.49 123.74 91.5
2019-08 99.83 123.57 91.87
2019-09 99.11 122.74 91.3
2019-10 98.32 122.78 90.79
2019-11 99.55 123.29 94.3
2019-12 98.92 123.42 90.89
2020-01 99.38 123.59 91.79
2020-02 101.44 121.04 91.04
2020-03 106.37 77.37 87.2
2020-04 95.09 36.0 87.41
2020-05 101.49 60.04 100.1
2020-06 102.49 92.56 100.12
2020-07 100.25 102.42 96.07
2020-08 104.36 104.2 101.82
2020-09 99.81 99.18 94.24
2020-10 103.31 97.32 98.12
2020-11 99.27 68.67 71.1
2020-12 102.71 89.68 102.62
2021-01 104.18 98.01 93.61
2021-02 103.13 100.46 95.96
2021-03 103.9 104.9 96.42
2021-04 104.34 91.17 95.47
2021-05 103.89 104.01 95.83
2021-06 100.14 117.1 95.1
2021-07 101.07 125.41 95.59
2021-08 100.13 121.33 94.26
2021-09 100.14 123.88 95.03

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 August 2021 is left unchanged at −0.4% (rounded number) compared to the previous release.

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Aug./July July/June June/May Q2 2021/Q1 2021 2020/2019
Large-scale food retailing 0.05 -0.03 0.11 0.03 0.00
Raw serie 0.10 -0.01 0.10 0.04 0.00
SA-WDA parameters -0.05 -0.02 0.01 -0.01 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between June and July 2021 is revised by +0.05 points: +0.10 points are due to the raw series' revision and -0.05 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

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