23 October 2009
2009- n° 175Households consumption in manufactured goods: rebound in September (+2.3%), slight
decrease in Q3 (-0.2%) Household consumption expenditure on goods - September 2009
Households consumption in manufactured goods clearly increased in September (+2.3% in volume*).
Households consumption in manufactured goods clearly increased in September (+2.3% in volume*).
This increase almost compensate the decreases in July (-1.1%) and August (-1.0%).
In the end, over the third quarter, households consumption in manufactured good slightly decreased (-0.2%, after +0.7% in Q2).
In September, sales of Cars and Textile dramatically renew with growth
Expenditures in durables increased by 4.8% in September (0.7% in Q3).
In particular, cars sales dramatically renew with growth (+10.2%), after a drop in July (-2.9%) and August (-1.2%).
Expenditures in textile exhibit the same profile (+2.9% in September, after -3.0% in July and -3.8% in August). Yet, in Q3, textile expenditures dropped (-2.5%, after -0.3% in Q2).
Other manufactured goods follow the same profile with lower magnitude (+0.3% in September, after -0.2% in July and August). Over the third quarter, these expenditures are almost stable (+0.1%).
* Volumes are chained and all figures are trading days and seasonally adjusted.
tableauTableau 3 – Households consumption expenditures in manufactured goods
| Juillet | Août | Sept. | Q3 ‘09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | /Q2 ‘09 | |
| Manufactured goods | 21,745 | 21,517 | 22,006 | |
| Change (%) | -1,1 | -1,0 | 2,3 | -0.2 |
| Durables | 8,675 | 8,599 | 9,012 | |
| Change (%) | -1,2 | -0,9 | 4,8 | 0.7 |
| Which | ||||
| Automobiles | 2,887 | 2,852 | 3,144 | |
| Change (%) | -2,9 | -1,2 | 10,2 | 0.1 |
| Household durables | 5,786 | 5,760 | 5,770 | |
| Change (%) | 0,1 | -0,5 | 0,2 | 1.6 |
| Textile-leather | 3,958 | 3,815 | 3,924 | |
| Change (%) | -3,1 | -3,6 | 2,9 | -2.5 |
| Other manufactured goods | 9,312 | 9,297 | 9,329 | |
| Change (%) | -0,2 | -0,2 | 0,3 | 0.1 |
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