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Informations rapidesIn April 2022, a further fall in the sales volume in trade (−1.4%) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - April 2022

In April 2022, the volume of sales in trade kept decreasing (−1.4% after −0.4% in March).

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No 174
Paru le :Paru le30/06/2022
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 April 2022, the volume of sales in trade kept decreasing (−1.4% after −0.4% in March).

In April 2022, the sales volume fell back in the three main trade sectors

In April 2022, the volume of sales in wholesale trade fell further (−1.2% after −0.6% in March). The drop was particularly noticeable in wholesale on a fee or contract basis (−3.2% after a virtual stability in March). The volume of sales bounced back in information and communication equipment (+2.9% after −1.9%).

In April 2022, the volume of sales in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased more sharply than in March (−4.0% after −1.0%), especially for motor vehicles (−5.3% after −1.6%).

The volume of sales in retail trade dwindled in April 2022 (−0.6% after +0.2% in March). It dropped both in specialised stores (−1.1% after a stability in March) and retail trade not in stores (−2.9% after +0.4%). The volume of sales sped up in non-specialised stores (+0.8% after +0.4%). Within specialised stores, the decrease was mainly led by the information and communication equipment (−13.8% after −1.1%), and the "other household equipment" (furniture, appliances, hardware, etc.: −2.4% after +0.6%).

Forecast

According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to have remained virtually stable in May 2022 (+0.1%). From March to May 2022, it may have increased by 5.9% when compared with that of the same period one year earlier, with a base effect partly due to the start of third national lockdown implemented on April 3, 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
2022-04 113.83 114.97 124.77 117.72
2022-03 118.57 116.36 125.54 119.35
2022-02 119.79 117.05 125.29 119.83
2022-01 120.43 115.49 125.48 119.07
2021-12 120.22 113.79 124.02 117.63
2021-11 120.36 115.64 124.73 118.92
2021-10 119.41 113.52 123.99 117.36
2021-09 120.43 113.39 123.65 117.32
2021-08 121.74 114.95 123.46 118.33
2021-07 118.65 112.72 122.33 116.31
2021-06 122.93 117.69 123.51 120.08
2021-05 118.14 110.45 120.97 114.53
2021-04 120.2 111.32 112.79 112.88
2021-03 124.27 112.32 120.36 116.21
2021-02 119.47 110.92 118.93 114.37
2021-01 122.66 111.5 117.6 114.72
2020-12 119.83 110.45 122.76 115.27
2020-11 106.56 107.01 100.23 104.95
2020-10 127.65 110.16 119.19 115.05
2020-09 129.52 109.62 116.19 114.09
2020-08 132.25 110.58 120.81 116.36
2020-07 136.8 110.92 113.6 115.0
2020-06 128.03 110.96 117.01 114.91
2020-05 89.74 97.14 108.2 99.46
2020-04 30.76 81.73 78.34 74.25
2020-03 64.25 95.54 95.77 91.63
2020-02 120.0 109.18 114.12 112.01
2020-01 121.85 110.32 114.31 112.96
2019-12 123.72 109.77 113.4 112.62
2019-11 124.12 109.8 113.53 112.72
2019-10 123.08 110.69 113.05 112.96
2019-09 123.88 110.58 113.05 113.0
2019-08 123.85 110.68 114.08 113.36
2019-07 124.6 109.57 112.18 112.25
2019-06 122.09 109.59 112.79 112.12
2019-05 122.92 109.99 112.65 112.42
2019-04 122.72 110.63 112.83 112.82
2019-03 121.34 108.52 111.71 111.09
2019-02 122.36 108.55 112.41 111.44
2019-01 120.99 107.5 111.04 110.26
2018-12 111.65 107.53 110.34 108.88
2018-11 117.76 107.12 110.27 109.4
2018-10 119.8 108.64 111.32 110.85
2018-09 118.14 105.2 110.08 108.29
2018-08 118.52 107.35 110.07 109.57
2018-07 118.86 105.56 110.23 108.63
2018-06 120.1 107.61 109.99 109.9
2018-05 119.56 107.29 109.99 109.65
2018-04 119.57 106.35 108.27 108.6
2018-03 118.86 105.38 110.32 108.55
2018-02 117.16 105.4 108.74 107.88
2018-01 116.84 105.05 107.79 107.36
2017-12 121.35 106.89 108.52 109.21
2017-11 117.58 106.26 109.32 108.6
2017-10 117.52 104.27 106.11 106.5
2017-09 116.27 106.08 109.3 108.33
2017-08 114.36 105.54 105.93 106.78
2017-07 115.28 106.07 107.55 107.68
2017-06 114.04 104.87 105.66 106.27
2017-05 114.39 103.92 106.28 105.95
2017-04 109.65 102.79 105.38 104.43
2017-03 113.28 104.72 105.82 106.13
2017-02 111.69 102.93 105.63 104.84
2017-01 110.42 102.23 105.04 104.1
2016-12 109.56 102.23 104.18 103.74
2016-11 110.61 103.61 103.69 104.52
2016-10 107.17 100.85 104.76 102.81
2016-09 108.12 100.9 102.91 102.41
2016-08 107.77 100.82 102.53 102.21
2016-07 103.54 100.35 102.83 101.49
2016-06 105.76 100.3 102.46 101.63
2016-05 105.94 101.77 102.79 102.6
2016-04 106.11 101.77 101.73 102.31
2016-03 104.64 102.29 102.19 102.56
2016-02 104.34 101.93 103.26 102.63
2016-01 105.27 101.72 102.46 102.39

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 Apr. 2022 Change in %
Apr. 2022/Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022/Feb. 2022 q-o-q(1) y-o-y(2)
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10000 117.7 -1.4 -0.4 0.4 3.9
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1272 113.8 -4.0 -1.0 -2.4 -3.2
451 Sale of motor vehicles 850 112.3 -5.3 -1.6 -3.5 -6.5
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 89 117.0 -0.5 -0.4 0.0 3.7
453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 306 116.7 -1.8 0.8 -0.3 4.9
454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories 27 119.7 -0.5 -3.8 -1.7 -1.6
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5777 115.0 -1.2 -0.6 1.0 4.1
461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 813 117.6 -3.2 0.1 0.2 1.0
462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals 390 75.7 -0.8 -11.6 -10.8 -7.7
463 Food, beverages and tobacco 1029 106.2 -1.7 0.1 1.1 7.5
464 Household goods 1130 127.4 -1.4 0.8 -0.3 7.3
465 Information and communication equipment 331 148.7 2.9 -1.9 9.1 3.4
466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies 716 117.5 0.7 -1.9 3.3 4.1
467 Other specialised wholesale 1132 109.2 -1.6 1.1 3.1 3.9
469 Non specialised wholesale trade 236 122.1 -1.9 -1.4 -3.3 3.9
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2952 124.8 -0.6 0.2 0.4 6.7
471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores 1109 121.1 0.8 0.4 1.5 4.8
472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores 1622 122.3 -1.1 0.0 -0.6 11.7
472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 155 137.1 0.8 -0.3 -1.0 -2.1
473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores 224 88.0 0.8 -1.2 0.1 10.0
474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores 65 130.8 -13.8 -1.1 -1.2 23.3
475 Other household equipment in specialised stores 310 121.8 -2.4 0.6 0.6 -0.6
476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores 118 125.2 1.8 -0.7 1.2 20.1
477 Other goods in specialised stores 750 128.5 -0.6 0.4 -1.4 19.3
478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores 221 161.4 -2.9 0.4 1.8 -9.8
  • (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months /previous three months.
  • (2) 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 3.9% over a year

The volume of sales of the three months under review (February to April 2022) in overall trade increased by 3.9% when compared with that of the same period one year earlier. It grew sharply both in wholesale trade (+4.1%) and retail trade (+6.7%), with a favourable base effect especially due to the closure of non-essential stores during the third lockdown. In contrast, the volume of sales fell back in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (−3.2%). Within retail trade, the volume of sales increased strongly over a year in specialised stores (+11.7%). It also went up in non-specialised stores (+4.8%), while it decreased markedly in retail trade not in stores (−9.8%), which had benefited during the third lockdown from the reinforced health measures targeting the in-store trade.

Revisions

The percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in March 2022 is left unchanged at −0.4% (after rounding the figure), compared to the previous release.

Revision of variationsin percentage points

Revision of variations
Mar./Feb. Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. Q1 2022/Q4 2021 2021/2020
G Overall trade -0.01 -0.15 0.21 0.04 0.03
Raw series 0.02 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 0.03
SA-WDA parameters -0.03 -0.14 0.21 0.05 0.00
  • How to read: in the wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, the SA-WDA variation between February and March 2022 is revised by -0,01 points. +0.02 points are due to the raw series’ revision and -0.03 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

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