1 March 2013
2013- n° 53In December 2012, the volume of sales rose in the trade and repair of motor vehicles
and motorcycles and in household services Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - December 2012
In December 2012, the volume of sales went up compared to November in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5%) and in household services (+0.9%). Conversely, it downturned in accommodation and food service activities (–1.2%). It was broadly stable in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.1%).
Warning : from January 2013, turnover and volume of sales indexes will be base 2010 and referenced to 2010.
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA).
In December 2012, the volume of sales went up compared to November in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5%) and in household services (+0.9%). Conversely, it downturned in accommodation and food service activities (–1.2%). It was broadly stable in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.1%).
Over the last quarter 2012, the volume of sales went down in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–2.1%, q-o-q) and, to a lesser extent, in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.5%). On the contrary, it grew in household services (+0.9%). It was broadly stable in accommodation and food service activities (–0.1%).
Over the year 2012, the volume of sales slumped in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–7.3%, y-o-y). It also slipped in accommodation and food services activities (–2.5%) and in household services (–1.0%). On the contrary, it increased in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5%).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Turnover in the retail trade and personal services
- Please note that the «retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles» chart (47) includes the early estimate for January 2013.
- Source : INSEE
According to our early estimate, the volume of sales in the retail trade is expected to increase (+0.9%) in January 2013.
Revisions
The evolution in November has been revised by –0.5 point in accommodation and food service activities and +0.2 point in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. These variations, announced at +1.5% and –3.4% last month, have been corrected at +1.0% and –3.2%.
tableauTab1_anglais – Variation of the volume of sales in the retail trade and personal services
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Classification | Weight | Dec./ Nov. | Nov./ Oct. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 47 Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0.1 | –0.4 | –0.5 | 1.5 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores | 415 | –0.7 | –1.4 | –0.3 | 0.6 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialized stores | 545 | 0.1 | 0.3 | –0.7 | 2.1 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | 1.1 | –2.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 1.5 | –3.2 | –2.1 | –7.3 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | –1.2 | 1.0 | –0.1 | –2.5 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | 0.9 | –1.0 | 0.9 | –1.0 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | 1.8 | –0.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | 0.0 | –1.3 | –0.3 | –2.3 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / three previous months.
- (2) Year-on-year: last three months / three same months of the previous year.
- Source: INSEE
tableauTabprecoce_anglais – Variation of the volume of sales in the retail trade : early estimate*
| Change in % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2013/ Dec. 2012 | Jan. 2013/ Jan. 2012 | |
| 47 Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles | 0.9 | 2.2 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
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