4 January 2011
2011- n° 5In October 2010, the turnover decreased in transportation and storage but increased
in the other sectors Turnover in the wholesale trade and business services - October 2010
In October 2010, the turnover dropped in the sector of transportation and storage (–1.7 %), especially due to strikes over pension reform. On the contrary, it grew in information and communication (+1.1 %), in business support activities (+0.7 %) and, to a lesser extent, in the wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.4 %). The turnover was broadly steady in real estate activities (+0.2 %).
Every index in this issue is in value, seasonally and working-day adjusted.
In October 2010, the turnover dropped in the sector of transportation and storage (–1.7 %), especially due to strikes over pension reform. On the contrary, it grew in information and communication (+1.1 %), in business support activities (+0.7 %) and, to a lesser extent, in the wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.4 %). The turnover was broadly steady in real estate activities (+0.2 %).
In the last three months, the turnover expanded compared to three previous months : +1.8 % in transportation and storage, +1.4 % in the “wholesale trade...”, +1.2 % in the sector of information and communication, +1.1 % in business support activities and +0.9 % in real estate activities.
Compared to the three same months of the previous year, the turnover also increased : +7.5 % in transportation and storage, +7.3 % in the “wholesale trade...”, +5.3 % in the sector of information and communication, +3.4 % in business support activities and +2.8 % in real estate activities.
The SA-WDA evolution in September has been revised by +0.1 point in real estate activities and by –0.1 point in transportation and storage. In the same period, the turnover’s variation has been confirmed in the “wholesale trade...”, in the sector of information and communication and in business support activities.
graphiqueGraph1_anglais – Wholesale trade and business service
- Source : INSEE
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | Oct./ Sept. | Sept./ Aug. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 166 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals | 62 | –0.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 14.1 |
| Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 183 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| Wholesale of household goods | 173 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Wholesale of professional equipement goods | 215 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| Other specialised wholesale | 193 | –1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 12.9 |
| H Transportation and storage | 1000 | –1.7 | –1.0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| J Information and communication | 1000 | 1.1 | –0.7 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| L Real estate activities | 1000 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| M+N Business support activities | 1000 | 0.7 | –0.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 626 | 0.8 | –0.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| N Administrative and support service activities | 374 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
- (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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