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Informations rapidesIn March 2024, sales volume in trade dropped (‑1.4%) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - March 2024

In March 2024, the volume of sales in trade decreased by 1.4% over a month, after a rise of 1.6% in February.

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In March 2024, the volume of sales in trade decreased by 1.4% over a month, after a rise of 1.6% in February.

In March 2024, the volume of sales dropped in the three main trade sectors

In March 2024, the volume of sales in the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased by 1.7% over a month, after +1.9% in February. This downturn was mainly due to the information and communication equipment (‑7.8% after +8.9%), the household goods (‑2.3% after +0.2%) and the “other specialised wholesale” (fuels, wood, chemical products, etc.: ‑2.2% after +3.2%).

The volume of sales also decreased in March 2024 in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑2.7% after +2.6%), especially in the sale of motor vehicles (‑3.4% after +3.1%).

Lastly, the volume of sales decreased slightly in March 2024 in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑0.2% after +0.5%). While it dropped in specialised stores (‑0.4% after +0.8%) and in non specialised stores (‑0.5% after ‑0.2%), it sped up in the retail trade not in stores (+2.3% after +1.0%). Within specialised stores, the volume of sales dwindled for the “other goods” (pharmaceutical products, clothing, footwear, etc.: ‑1.3% after +0.9%) and for the “other household equipment” (furniture, appliances, hardware, etc.: ‑1.5% after +0.6%). Conversely, it increased in all other sub-sectors, particularly for food, beverages and tobacco (+1.6% after +3.2%).

Early retail trade estimate for April 2024

According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to have decreased in April 2024 (‑0.4% over a month). From February to April 2024, it would be 1.3% higher than that of the same three months a year earlier.

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
2024-03 105.29 99.48 102.27 101.1
2024-02 108.2 101.18 102.48 102.53
2024-01 105.44 99.33 101.97 100.95
2023-12 111.18 99.79 101.14 101.77
2023-11 108.62 97.35 102.04 100.29
2023-10 109.52 98.74 100.73 100.82
2023-09 109.29 99.43 100.66 101.16
2023-08 109.41 100.69 100.52 101.86
2023-07 108.47 99.93 101.49 101.58
2023-06 108.02 100.33 101.23 101.66
2023-05 107.46 99.75 100.94 101.17
2023-04 105.24 97.26 99.98 99.16
2023-03 106.2 98.82 101.52 100.63
2023-02 104.18 99.35 101.27 100.58
2023-01 103.88 100.68 101.58 101.39
2022-12 102.47 100.2 101.83 100.99
2022-11 102.25 102.9 102.17 102.6
2022-10 101.42 101.6 103.0 101.98
2022-09 102.79 102.52 104.74 103.2
2022-08 101.77 101.65 103.1 102.09
2022-07 95.54 100.81 101.24 100.2
2022-06 96.22 102.14 103.41 101.68
2022-05 96.78 100.88 104.22 101.27
2022-04 96.21 102.58 104.3 102.19
2022-03 98.02 103.57 103.39 102.74
2022-02 99.04 103.24 102.97 102.58
2022-01 100.54 102.15 102.8 102.11
2021-12 100.09 100.34 103.17 101.13
2021-11 99.87 102.77 102.92 102.41
2021-10 99.56 100.86 102.63 101.19
2021-09 98.97 99.96 101.6 100.3
2021-08 100.16 100.45 101.76 100.79
2021-07 99.22 100.92 101.15 100.75
2021-06 101.53 102.38 101.28 101.95
2021-05 97.48 98.18 99.34 98.42
2021-04 100.5 98.26 92.51 96.91
2021-03 101.53 99.4 98.75 99.51
2021-02 98.91 97.61 97.73 97.82
2021-01 102.16 98.87 97.16 98.84

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 2021
Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (SA-WDA volume, Base year 2021)
Nace Classification Weight Mar. 2024 Change in %
Mar. 2024/Feb. 2024 Feb. 2024/Jan. 2024 q-o-q(1) y-o-y(2)
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10,000 101.1 -1.4 1.6 0.6 0.7
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,397 105.3 -2.7 2.6 -3.2 1.5
      451 Sale of motor vehicles 901 106.7 -3.4 3.1 -4.3 3.4
      452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 103 102.9 -0.7 0.8 -1.0 -1.0
      453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 363 103.2 -1.5 1.2 -1.1 -1.9
      454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories 30 97.5 -1.4 12.5 0.7 -5.0
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5,703 99.5 -1.7 1.9 1.4 0.4
      461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 872 98.0 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.6
      462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals 307 109.0 -3.3 7.0 5.1 11.2
      463 Food, beverages and tobacco 1,046 95.0 0.7 0.2 0.5 -0.4
      464 Household goods 1,129 103.5 -2.3 0.2 2.0 -1.0
      465 Information and communication equipment 331 104.1 -7.8 8.9 5.5 -2.3
      466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies 748 103.5 -1.7 -0.1 -1.4 0.5
      467 Other specialised wholesale 1,161 94.1 -2.2 3.2 1.0 -3.8
      469 Non specialised wholesale trade 111 101.4 -0.2 0.7 -0.2 6.7
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2,900 102.3 -0.2 0.5 0.9 0.8
      471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores 1,002 98.6 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4
   472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores 1,621 105.3 -0.4 0.8 1.8 1.4
      472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 223 98.3 1.6 3.2 1.5 0.7
      473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores 266 99.4 0.9 -0.2 2.5 -1.0
      474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores 55 118.9 0.6 0.1 -0.9 5.3
      475 Other household equipment in specialised stores 296 88.3 -1.5 0.6 0.3 -5.9
      476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores 110 110.9 0.9 -0.5 2.1 1.7
      477 Other goods in specialised stores 671 115.4 -1.3 0.9 2.4 4.9
   478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores 277 97.9 2.3 1.0 -0.2 1.1
  • (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 first quarter of 2024 went up by 0.7% over a year

The volume of sales of the first quarter of 2024 in overall trade was 0.7% higher than that of the first quarter of 2023. This growth was observed in the three main trade sectors: the retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.8%), the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5%) and the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.4%). Within the retail trade sector, the volume of sales was up in specialised stores (+1.4%) and in retail trade not in stores (+1.1%) while it went down in non-specialised stores (‑0.4%).

Revisions

The monthly percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in February 2024 is unchanged at +1.6% (after rounding) compared to the previous release.

Revision of variationsin percentage points

Revision of variations
Feb. 2024/Jan. 2024 Jan. 2024/Dec. 2023 Dec. 2023/Nov. 2023 Q4 2023/Q3 2023 2023/2022
G Overall trade -0.05 -0.13 -0.05 0.09 0.01
Raw series 0.07 -0.12 0.06 0.18 0.01
SA-WDA parameters -0.12 -0.01 -0.11 -0.09 0.00
  • How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between January and February 2024 is revised by -0.05 points. +0.07 points are due to the raw series’ revision and -0.12 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

For more information

Next issue: 28 June 2024 at 08:45 am.

Documentation

Index of sales in trade (new base year 2021) (pdf,173 Ko)

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Insee Méthodes n° 143 - June 2023: Turnover indices, indices of services production and volume of sales indices for trade (pdf,2 Mo)

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