1 June 2010
2010- n° 147In March, the turnover increased in the wholesale trade, in the transportation and
storage sector and in real estate activities Turnover in the wholesale trade and business services - March 2010
In March 2010, the turnover grew in the wholesale trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.7 %). It rose a little in “transportation and storage” (+0.4 %), after jumping in February (+2.9 %), and in real estate activities (+0.4 %). It slightly decreased in “information and communication” (–0.2 %) and in business support activities (–0.3 %).
Every index in this issue is in value, seasonally and working-day ajusted.
In March 2010, the turnover grew in the wholesale trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.7 %). It rose a little in “transportation and storage” (+0.4 %), after jumping in February (+2.9 %), and in real estate activities (+0.4 %). It slightly decreased in “information and communication” (–0.2 %) and in business support activities (–0.3 %).
Compared to Q4 2009, the turnover of Q1 2010 increased in “transportation and storage” (+2.3 %, q-o-q), in the “wholesale trade…” (+1.8 %), in “information and communication” (+1.2 %) and in real estate activities (+0.8 %). It was nearly stable in business support activities (0.1 %). After the bounce in November 2009, it edged down in this sector.
Compared to Q1 2009, the turnover of Q1 2010 stood at a higher level in real estate activities (+2.5 %, y-o-y) and in ”information and communication” (+1.5 %). It modestly expanded in “transportation and storage” (+0.3 %). Conversely, it declined in business support activities (–2.3 %). In the “wholesale trade…”, it was still down (–0.8 %) although it edged up since October 2009.
graphiqueGraph1_anglais – Wholesale trade and business service
- Source: INSEE
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | March/Feb. | Feb./ Jan. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | –0.8 |
| Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 166 | –2.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals | 62 | 2.5 | –0.8 | 0.3 | –10.5 |
| Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 183 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Wholesale of household goods | 173 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Wholesale of professional equipement goods | 215 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | –3.6 |
| Other specialised wholesale | 193 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | 1000 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| J Information and communication | 1000 | –0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| L Real estate activities | 1000 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| M+N Business support activities | 1000 | –0.3 | –0.2 | –0.1 | –2.3 |
| M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 626 | –0.4 | –0.3 | –0.7 | –1.7 |
| N Administrative and support service activities | 374 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | –3.1 |
- (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
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