6 April 2010
2010- n° 93In January 2010, the turnover decreased in the retail trade and in the trade and repair
of motor vehicles and motorcycles Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - January 2010
In January, the turnover declined in the retail trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.5%) after rising in December (+0.8%). It slightly decreased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.3%) and in accommodation and food service activities (–0.2%); it was broadly steady in household services (+0.1%).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day ajusted.
In January, the turnover declined in the retail trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.5%) after rising in December (+0.8%). It slightly decreased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.3%) and in accommodation and food service activities (–0.2%); it was broadly steady in household services (+0.1%).
On a quarterly basis, the turnover expanded in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.2%, q-o-q) and, more weakly, in the “retail trade…” (+0.5%). It went down in accommodation and food service activities (–0.7%), and edged down in household services (–0.3 %).
Compared to the same three months of the previous year, the turnover of the last quarter in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles went up 5.2%. But it was still 6.7% under its peak, reached in Q1 2008. It stood at higher level in the “retail trade…” (+0.5%, y-o-y) while it declined in food and accommodation service activities (–1.4%) and, to a lesser extent, in household services (–0.4%).
According to our early estimate, the turnover in the “retail trade…” is expected to increase in February 2010 (0.6%).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personal service
- Source: INSEE
Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for February 2010.
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification Naf rev.2 | Weight | Jan./ Dec. | Dec./ Nov. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 415 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 545 | –1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | –1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | –0.2 | 0.4 | –0.7 | –1.4 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | 0.1 | –0.7 | –0.3 | –0.4 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | 0.0 | –1.0 | –0.1 | 1.6 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | 0.2 | –0.6 | –0.5 | –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 % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 10/Jan. 10 | Feb. 10/Feb. 09 | |
| 47 Retail trade,… | 0.6 | 2.5 |
- * econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month.
- Source: INSEE
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