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Informations rapidesIn February 2022, a further increase in the sales volume in trade (+0.7%) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - February 2022

In February 2022, the volume of sales in trade kept increasing (+0.7% after +1.1% in January).

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No 116
Paru le :Paru le29/04/2022
Prochaine parution le : 28/08/2025 at 08:45 - June 2025
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In the following paragraphs, percentage changes by subsections are presented in descending order of their contribution to the overall percentage change of the volume of sales in wholesale and retail trade index. The contribution of a subsection takes into account its weight and the magnitude of its evolution.

All data are corrected for seasonal and working day effects (SA-WDA).

In February 2022, the volume of sales in trade kept increasing (+0.7% after +1.1% in January).

In February 2022, an increase of the volume of sales concentrated in wholesale trade

In February 2022, the volume of sales in wholesale trade sped up (+1.6% after +1.2% in January), especially in "other specialised wholesale" (+3.1% after +0.2%). However, it dwindled in non specialised wholesale trade (−2.5% after +0.7%).

The volume of sales in retail trade fell back in February 2022 (−0.3% after +1.1% in January) essentially through a decrease of specialised stores (−1.1% after +1.5%). It bounced back in non-specialised stores (+0.8% after −0.6%), and slowed down in retail trade not in stores (+0.8% after +5.4%). Within specialised stores, the increase was led by the "other goods" (clothing, footwear, leather goods, etc.: −3.8% after +3.2%). The volume of sales grew in all other sub-sectors, especially in cultural and recreation goods (+3.5% after −2.0% in January).

In February 2022, the volume of sales decreased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (−0.5%) after a 0.9% growth in January.

Forecast

According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to have decreased in March 2022 (−1.9%). Over the first quarter of 2022, it may have increased by 4.4% when compared with that of the first quarter of 2021.

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Motor vehicles and motorcycles - 45 Wholesale - 46 Retail trade - 47 Wholesale and retail trade - G
2022-02 120.88 117.11 125.08 119.94
2022-01 121.44 115.31 125.41 119.07
2021-12 120.39 114.0 124.04 117.78
2021-11 120.67 115.85 124.68 119.07
2021-10 119.08 113.67 123.79 117.35
2021-09 120.2 113.51 123.52 117.32
2021-08 122.17 115.0 123.49 118.42
2021-07 117.93 112.66 121.6 115.97
2021-06 122.66 117.5 123.63 119.97
2021-05 118.19 110.3 120.59 114.34
2021-04 118.73 109.95 112.64 111.86
2021-03 124.57 112.83 121.08 116.76
2021-02 120.3 111.1 118.97 114.59
2021-01 123.38 111.45 117.55 114.77
2020-12 120.09 110.85 122.79 115.55
2020-11 106.74 107.28 100.27 105.14
2020-10 127.41 110.31 119.11 115.08
2020-09 129.19 109.78 116.23 114.15
2020-08 132.61 110.65 120.85 116.45
2020-07 136.57 110.87 113.14 114.81
2020-06 127.87 110.73 117.03 114.77
2020-05 89.67 97.02 107.99 99.33
2020-04 30.53 80.73 78.58 73.71
2020-03 64.32 95.77 96.13 91.88
2020-02 120.4 109.34 114.08 112.14
2020-01 122.15 110.35 114.28 113.01
2019-12 124.17 110.07 113.42 112.85
2019-11 123.98 109.95 113.5 112.78
2019-10 123.09 110.77 113.0 112.99
2019-09 123.69 110.72 113.05 113.05
2019-08 123.74 110.7 114.08 113.36
2019-07 124.68 109.55 111.87 112.16
2019-06 121.84 109.41 112.76 111.98
2019-05 123.13 109.94 112.49 112.37
2019-04 122.19 110.01 112.99 112.44
2019-03 121.31 108.71 112.07 111.3
2019-02 122.7 108.56 112.4 111.49
2019-01 121.07 107.53 111.03 110.29
2018-12 111.93 107.75 110.35 109.05
2018-11 117.58 107.24 110.28 109.45
2018-10 119.93 108.64 111.32 110.87
2018-09 117.86 105.28 110.02 108.28
2018-08 118.41 107.37 110.03 109.56
2018-07 118.84 105.56 110.04 108.57
2018-06 120.1 107.47 109.98 109.81
2018-05 119.77 107.28 109.92 109.65
2018-04 119.22 105.97 108.47 108.39
2018-03 119.07 105.5 110.52 108.71
2018-02 117.2 105.36 108.72 107.85
2018-01 116.86 105.1 107.81 107.4
2017-12 121.49 107.01 108.48 109.28
2017-11 117.54 106.36 109.29 108.65
2017-10 117.48 104.26 106.09 106.48
2017-09 116.39 106.1 109.24 108.34
2017-08 114.1 105.57 105.88 106.75
2017-07 115.01 106.05 107.44 107.6
2017-06 113.99 104.79 105.61 106.2
2017-05 114.63 103.93 106.26 105.98
2017-04 109.41 102.57 105.54 104.32
2017-03 113.65 104.81 105.96 106.28
2017-02 111.68 102.89 105.6 104.81
2017-01 110.62 102.24 105.05 104.14
2016-12 109.45 102.3 104.15 103.75
2016-11 110.62 103.7 103.66 104.57
2016-10 106.86 100.83 104.74 102.75
2016-09 108.28 100.87 102.86 102.4
2016-08 107.79 100.85 102.5 102.22
2016-07 103.43 100.31 102.81 101.45
2016-06 105.62 100.28 102.46 101.6
2016-05 106.0 101.79 102.79 102.62
2016-04 106.16 101.65 101.91 102.3
2016-03 104.87 102.34 102.23 102.63
2016-02 104.21 101.96 103.24 102.62
2016-01 105.43 101.7 102.42 102.39

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

SA-WDA volume, Base year 2015
Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (SA-WDA volume, Base year 2015)
Nace Classification Weight Feb. 2022 Change in %
Feb. 2022/Jan. 2022 Jan. 2022/Dec. 2021 Feb. 2022/Feb. 2020 (1) q-o-q(2) y-o-y(3)
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10000 119.9 0.7 1.1 7.0 0.9 3.4
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1272 120.9 -0.5 0.9 0.4 0.8 -0.3
451 Sale of motor vehicles 850 122.1 -0.8 1.9 -2.8 0.9 -2.9
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 89 118.2 0.7 -0.6 8.1 0.5 4.4
453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 306 117.8 0.3 -2.0 7.4 0.8 6.6
454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories 27 126.1 -0.6 5.6 11.2 -2.1 -0.3
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5777 117.1 1.6 1.2 7.1 1.0 3.9
461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 813 121.8 1.8 0.8 7.7 0.0 2.8
462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals 390 89.7 -0.1 1.6 -9.8 -2.2 2.3
463 Food, beverages and tobacco 1029 107.4 2.9 -1.3 3.8 -1.0 6.1
464 Household goods 1130 127.6 -0.4 0.7 14.4 1.4 6.5
465 Information and communication equipment 331 142.8 2.3 4.8 16.1 6.8 1.4
466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies 716 120.2 2.4 5.2 5.5 0.9 2.2
467 Other specialised wholesale 1132 110.1 3.1 0.2 4.6 1.9 1.7
469 Non specialised wholesale trade 236 126.9 -2.5 0.7 11.0 1.5 7.5
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2952 125.1 -0.3 1.1 9.6 0.7 4.2
471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores 1109 119.2 0.8 -0.6 4.9 1.1 3.9
472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores 1622 123.5 -1.1 1.5 10.6 0.5 6.4
472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 155 137.2 0.9 -2.6 10.1 -0.5 -0.3
473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores 224 88.9 0.7 1.3 -4.1 -1.8 6.5
474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores 65 150.7 2.7 2.8 13.5 -1.3 7.4
475 Other household equipment in specialised stores 310 123.7 1.1 0.4 13.8 -0.5 -4.8
476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores 118 123.7 3.5 -2.0 10.6 -0.4 6.3
477 Other goods in specialised stores 750 128.6 -3.8 3.2 12.8 2.0 13.0
478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores 221 166.0 0.8 5.4 23.6 0.1 -5.4
  • (1) Last month before the start of the first general lockdown.
  • (2) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months /previous three months.
  • (3) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

The volume of sales of the past three months increased by 3.4% over a year

The volume of sales of the three months under review (December 2021 to February 2022) in overall trade increased by 3.4% when compared with that of the same period one year earlier. It grew sharply both in wholesale trade (+3.9%) and retail trade (+4.2%), with a base effect favourable to in-store sales, due to the second lockdown until December 15, 2020, then to the curfew and the closure of some shopping centres in January 2021. In contrast, it fell back slightly in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (−0.3%). Within retail trade, the volume of sales increased strongly over a year in specialised stores (+6.4%). It also went up in non-specialised stores (+3.9%), while it decreased markedly in retail trade not in stores (−5.4%). The latter had benefited from a favorable context, especially due to the closure of non-essential stores during the second lockdown until December 15, 2020 but also to the reinforced curfew and the closure of some shopping centres in January 2021.

Revisions

The percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in January 2022 has been revised upwards, at +1.1% (after rounding the figure) instead of +0.8% initially published.

Revision of variationsin percentage points

Revision of variations
Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. Nov./Oct. Q4 2021/Q3 2021 2021/2020
G Overall trade 0.25 -0.03 0.09 0.07 -0.01
Raw series 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.00
SA-WDA parameters 0.23 -0.08 0.07 0.04 -0.01
  • How to read: in the wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, the SA-WDA variation between December 2021 and January 2022 is revised by +0.25 points. +0.02 points are due to the raw series’ revision and +0.23 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

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