4 May 2010
2010- n° 122In February, the turnover decreased in household services, in the retail trade and
in accommodation and food service activities Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - February 2010
In February 2010, the turnover rose in household services (+0.6%) after being stable in January (0.0%). It bounced in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.3%) and in accommodation and food service activities (+0.3%), whereas it went on declining in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.8%).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day ajusted.
In February 2010, the turnover rose in household services (+0.6%) after being stable in January (0.0%). It bounced in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.3%) and in accommodation and food service activities (+0.3%), whereas it went on declining in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.8%).
On a quarterly basis, the turnover expanded in the “retail trade…” (+0.8%, q-o-q). It was steady in accommodation and food service activities (+0.1%), in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (0.0%) and in household services (0.0%).
Compared to the same three months of the previous year, the turnover of the last trimester soared in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+3.9%) and, to a lesser extent, in “the retail trade…” (+2.1%). Conversely, it declined in food and accommodation service activities (–0.5%) and in household services (–0.5%).
According to our early estimate, the turnover in the “retail trade…” is expected to go up 0.7% in March 2010.
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personnal service
- Source : INSEE
Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for March 2010.
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | Feb./Jan. | Jan./Dec. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0,8 | –0,5 | 0,0 | 3,9 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0,3 | –0,5 | 0,8 | 2,1 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 415 | –0,9 | 0,5 | 0,7 | 1,3 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 545 | 1,0 | –1,2 | 0,8 | 2,6 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | 0,9 | –1,0 | 1,3 | 2,8 |
| I Accomodation and food service activities | 1000 | 0,3 | –0,2 | 0,1 | –0,5 |
| R+S Households services | 1000 | 0,6 | 0,0 | 0,0 | –0,5 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | 0,9 | 0,0 | 0,3 | 1,3 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | 0,2 | 0,2 | –0,3 | –2,1 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / three previous months.
- (2) Year-on-year: last three months / three same months of the previous year.
- The codes correspond to differents levels of aggregation of the classification NAF rev.2.
- Source: INSEE
tableauTabprecoce_anglais – Turnover indices: early estimate*
| Change in % | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 2010/ Feb. 2010 | March 2010/ March 2009 | |
| 47 Retail trade… | 0,7 | 2,7 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
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