1 August 2011
2011- n° 197In May 2011, the turnover increased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and
motorcycles but declined in the retail trade Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - May 2011
In May 2011, the turnover went up in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5 %) after a fall (–4.6 %) in april 2011. It also increased in household services (+1.3 %). The turnover in accommodation and food service activities was broadly steady (0.0 %). It weakened in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–1.5 %).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day adjusted.
In May 2011, the turnover went up in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5 %) after a fall (–4.6 %) in april 2011. It also increased in household services (+1.3 %). The turnover in accommodation and food service activities was broadly steady (0.0 %). It weakened in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–1.5 %).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personal services
- Source : INSEE
Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for June 2011.
Quarter on quarter (q-o-q), the turnover grew in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.9%), in accommodation and food service activities (+0.8%). It was quite stable in the “retail trade…” (0.0%) and in household services (–0.1%).
Year on year (y-o-y), the turnover rose in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+5.5%), in the “retail trade…” (+2.7%), in accommodation and food services activities (+1.2%) and, to a lesser extent, in households services (+0.3%).
According to our estimate, the turnover in the “retail trade…” is expected to bounce in June 2011 (+0.6%).
The April’s indexes have been barely revised. The variation has been confirmed in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, in the “retail trade...”, in accommodation and food service activities and in household services.
tableauTableau 1 – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | May/ April | April/ March | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 1.5 | –4.6 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 415 | –2.0 | 0.6 | –0.5 | 1.0 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 545 | –1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | –0.8 | 0.6 | –2.9 | 2.8 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| R+S Households services | 1000 | 1.3 | –1.1 | –0.1 | 0.3 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | 3.4 | –1.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | –0.5 | –0.8 | –0.3 | –1.4 |
- (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
tableauTableau 2 – Turnover indices: early estimate*
| Change in % | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 2011/ May 2011 | June 2011/ June 2010 | |
| 47 Retail trade… | 0.6 | 3.0 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
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