1 June 2010
2010- n° 148In March, the turnover increased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
and in the retail trade Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - March 2010
In March 2010, the turnover bounced in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.1%). It grew in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.6%) after rising in February (+0.4%). It went on slightly increasing in accommodation and food service activities (+0.3%), whereas it was nearly stable in households services (–0.1%).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day ajusted.
In March 2010, the turnover bounced in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.1%). It grew in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.6%) after rising in February (+0.4%). It went on slightly increasing in accommodation and food service activities (+0.3%), whereas it was nearly stable in households services (–0.1%).
Compared to Q4 2009, the turnover of Q1 2010 expanded a little in the “retail trade…” (+0.5%, q-o-q), in household services (+0.3%) and in accommodation and food service activities (+0.2%). It slightly dipped in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.2%).
Compared to Q1 2009, the turnover of Q1 2010 soared in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+4.2%) and, to a lesser extent, in “the retail trade…” (+2.3%). It stood approximately at the same level than a year ago in food and accommodation service activities (+0.2%) and in household services (–0.2%).
According to our early estimate, the turnover in the “retail trade…” is expected to be broadly steady in April 2010 (+0.1%).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personnal service
- Source: INSEE
Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for April 2010.
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | March/ Feb. | Feb./ Jan. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 1.1 | –0.8 | –0.2 | 4.2 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 415 | 0.3 | –0.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 545 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| I Accomodation and food service activities | 1000 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| R+S Households services | 1000 | –0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | –0.2 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | –0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | –1.3 |
- (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% | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 2010/ March 2010 | April 2010/ April 2009 | |
| 47 Retail trade… | 0.1 | 1.9 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
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