Informations Rapides ·
31 October 2025 · n° 274
In August 2025, sales volume in trade picked up (+1.0%) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - August 2025
In August 2025, the volume of sales in trade increased by 1.0% over a month, after decreasing by 0.7% in July.
In August 2025, the volume of sales in trade increased by 1.0% over a month, after decreasing by 0.7% in July.
In August 2025, the volume of sales grew in the three main trade sectors
In August 2025*, the volume of sales in wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles bounced back over a month (+1.1% after -1.5% in July). This increase was mainly driven by a rebound in sales in “other specialised wholesale (fuels, wood, chemicals, etc.)” (+1.8% after -3.2%) and in the household goods sectors (+1.2% after -0.9%).
The volume of sales volumes rose again in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.7% after +0,7%), driven mainly by a sharp acceleration in the sale of motor vehicles (+2.3% after +0.8%).
Lastly, sales volume also increased in wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.4% after +0.2%) as a result of the rebound in sales in non-specialised stores (+1.2% after -0.5%) and in trade not in stores (+1.4% after -0.7%). Conversely, sales volume fell back in specialised stores (-0.3% after +0.8%) mainly due to the sharp drop in sales in “other goods in specialised stores (pharmacies, clothing shops, shoe shops, etc.)” (-1.4% after +2.4%).
From June to August 2025, the volume of sales increased by 1.5% compared to the same three months a year before
The cumulative volume of sales in overall trade between June and August 2025 was 1.5% higher than that of the same period a year earlier. It increased sharply in the retail trade (+2.8%) and more moderately in the wholesale trade (+1.2%) as well as in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.3%).
Within the retail trade, sales grew year on year in specialised stores (+3.1%), in non-specialised stores (+2.4%) and in retail trade not in stores (+2.5%) alike.
tableauSales 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 105.4 | 98.93 | 106.48 | 102.02 |
| 2025-07 | 103.63 | 97.83 | 106.08 | 101.03 |
| 2025-06 | 102.86 | 99.33 | 105.87 | 101.72 |
| 2025-05 | 102.17 | 98.37 | 105.84 | 101.07 |
| 2025-04 | 103.48 | 98.89 | 105.77 | 101.53 |
| 2025-03 | 103.38 | 97.99 | 105.09 | 100.8 |
| 2025-02 | 103.01 | 97.24 | 104.65 | 100.19 |
| 2025-01 | 102.36 | 97.47 | 104.86 | 100.3 |
| 2024-12 | 103.99 | 97.84 | 104.02 | 100.49 |
| 2024-11 | 104.26 | 96.88 | 104.47 | 100.11 |
| 2024-10 | 104.84 | 96.65 | 104.16 | 99.97 |
| 2024-09 | 103.02 | 96.82 | 104.49 | 99.91 |
| 2024-08 | 103.9 | 97.82 | 105.12 | 100.79 |
| 2024-07 | 103.33 | 97.35 | 102.68 | 99.73 |
| 2024-06 | 103.78 | 97.5 | 101.84 | 99.63 |
| 2024-05 | 105.11 | 98.89 | 102.56 | 100.82 |
| 2024-04 | 106.31 | 100.11 | 102.4 | 101.64 |
| 2024-03 | 105.06 | 99.1 | 102.34 | 100.87 |
| 2024-02 | 108.56 | 101.27 | 103.13 | 102.83 |
| 2024-01 | 105.97 | 99.23 | 102.26 | 101.05 |
| 2023-12 | 111.22 | 100.03 | 101.97 | 102.16 |
| 2023-11 | 108.3 | 97.61 | 102.16 | 100.42 |
| 2023-10 | 108.84 | 99.28 | 100.93 | 101.09 |
| 2023-09 | 110.12 | 99.3 | 100.87 | 101.26 |
| 2023-08 | 109.3 | 100.03 | 99.82 | 101.26 |
| 2023-07 | 109.37 | 99.93 | 102.24 | 101.92 |
| 2023-06 | 109.76 | 100.02 | 101.45 | 101.8 |
| 2023-05 | 108.51 | 99.71 | 100.81 | 101.26 |
| 2023-04 | 102.7 | 96.34 | 99.68 | 98.2 |
| 2023-03 | 106.61 | 98.69 | 101.32 | 100.56 |
| 2023-02 | 104.3 | 99.43 | 101.54 | 100.72 |
| 2023-01 | 104.44 | 100.67 | 101.57 | 101.46 |
| 2022-12 | 102.16 | 100.35 | 102.21 | 101.15 |
| 2022-11 | 102.07 | 103.05 | 102.04 | 102.62 |
| 2022-10 | 101.04 | 101.89 | 103.04 | 102.11 |
| 2022-09 | 103.32 | 102.55 | 104.88 | 103.33 |
| 2022-08 | 101.6 | 101.53 | 102.73 | 101.89 |
| 2022-07 | 96.44 | 100.91 | 101.68 | 100.51 |
| 2022-06 | 96.99 | 101.97 | 103.38 | 101.68 |
| 2022-05 | 97.38 | 100.93 | 104.05 | 101.34 |
| 2022-04 | 94.48 | 102.13 | 103.82 | 101.55 |
| 2022-03 | 97.98 | 103.67 | 103.5 | 102.82 |
| 2022-02 | 99.14 | 103.37 | 103.16 | 102.72 |
| 2022-01 | 101.04 | 102.15 | 102.73 | 102.16 |
| 2021-12 | 99.8 | 100.47 | 103.29 | 101.2 |
| 2021-11 | 99.91 | 102.82 | 102.89 | 102.43 |
| 2021-10 | 99.31 | 101.18 | 102.78 | 101.38 |
| 2021-09 | 99.01 | 100.04 | 101.71 | 100.38 |
| 2021-08 | 100.19 | 100.14 | 101.46 | 100.53 |
| 2021-07 | 99.31 | 100.8 | 101.39 | 100.76 |
| 2021-06 | 102.25 | 102.18 | 101.28 | 101.93 |
| 2021-05 | 97.85 | 98.36 | 99.07 | 98.5 |
| 2021-04 | 99.41 | 98.08 | 92.99 | 96.79 |
| 2021-03 | 101.61 | 99.26 | 98.17 | 99.27 |
| 2021-02 | 98.91 | 97.82 | 97.85 | 97.98 |
| 2021-01 | 102.44 | 98.86 | 97.12 | 98.85 |
graphiqueSales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Source: DGFiP, INSEE.
tableauSales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
| Nace Classification | Weight | Aug. 2025 | Change in % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025/June 2025 | Aug. 2025/July 2025 | q-o-q(1) | y-o-y(2) | |||
| G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 10,000 | 102.0 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,397 | 105.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 451 Sale of motor vehicles | 901 | 105.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 103 | 105.5 | -0.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 363 | 106.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 30 | 87.2 | 3.7 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -2.0 |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,703 | 98.9 | -1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 872 | 92.6 | -2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals | 307 | 105.4 | -3.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 463 Food, beverages and tobacco | 1,046 | 93.8 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -1.9 | -2.1 |
| 464 Household goods | 1,129 | 108.5 | -0.9 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| 465 Information and communication equipment | 331 | 109.6 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| 466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 748 | 100.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 467 Other specialised wholesale | 1,161 | 93.0 | -3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 469 Non specialised wholesale trade | 111 | 99.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -1.9 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 2,900 | 106.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 1,002 | 103.2 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 1,621 | 109.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| 472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 223 | 99.8 | -1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 266 | 103.4 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
| 474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores | 55 | 129.1 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| 475 Other household equipment in specialised stores | 296 | 86.0 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -1.8 |
| 476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores | 110 | 109.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| 477 Other goods in specialised stores | 671 | 123.4 | 2.4 | -1.4 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 277 | 102.1 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
- (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
- Source: DGFiP, INSEE.
Early retail trade estimate for September 2025
According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to be virtually stable in September 2025 (-0.1% over a month). Over the third quarter of 2025, it would be 2.1% higher than in the third quarter of 2024.
Revisions
The monthly percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in July 2025 has been revised upwards by 0.6 points compared to the previous release, and now stands at -0.7% (after rounding).
This revision, slightly larger than usual, is mainly due to the inclusion of late declarations from some enterprises during the summer holidays.
tableauRevision of variationsin percentage points
| May 2025/Apr. 2025 | June 2025/May 2025 | July 2025/June 2025 | Q2 2025/Q1 2025 | 2024/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Overall trade | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.66 | 0.07 | -0.47 |
| Raw series | -0.01 | 0.08 | 0.53 | -0.01 | -0.48 |
| SA-WDA parameters | 0.16 | -0.02 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.01 |
- How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between June and July 2025 is revised by +0.66 points : +0.53 points due to the revisions of raw data and +0.13 points due to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Source: DGFiP, INSEE.
For more information
* All data are seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA).
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