29 April 2013
2013- n° 103In February 2013, the volume of sales upturned in the trade and repair of motor vehicles
and motorcycles, in household services and in accommodation and food service activities Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - February 2013
In February 2013, the volume of sales rose compared to January in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.6%), in household services (+0.6%) and in accommodation and food service activities (+0.5%). On the contrary, it downturned in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.4%).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA).
In February 2013, the volume of sales rose compared to January in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.6%), in household services (+0.6%) and in accommodation and food service activities (+0.5%). On the contrary, it downturned in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.4%).
Over the last quarter (q-o-q), the volume of sales fell in accommodation and food service activities (–1.8%). It was broadly stable in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.1%) and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.1%) whereas it improved moderately in household services (+0.3%).
Year-on-year (y-o-y), the volume of sales went down in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–4.8%). It also declined in accommodation and food services activities (–3.9%) and in household services (–1.4%). On the contrary, it grew slightly in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.8%).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Volume of sales 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 March 2013.
- Source : INSEE
In March 2013, the volume of sales in the retail trade is expected to increase (+1.0 %).
Revisions
The evolution in January has been revised by +0.3 point in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. The variation, announced at –1.6% last month, has been corrected at –1.3%.
tableauTab1_anglais – Variation of the volume of sales in the retail trade and personal services
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Classification | Weight | Feb./ Jan. | Jan./ Dec. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 47 Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0.4 | 0.4 | –0.1 | 0.8 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores | 369 | –0.2 | 0.2 | –1.3 | –0.7 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialized stores | 573 | –0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 58 | –0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | –0.3 |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.6 | –1.3 | –0.1 | –4.8 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | 0.5 | –1.5 | –1.8 | –3.9 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | 0.6 | –1.1 | 0.3 | –1.4 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 449 | –0.8 | –2.5 | –0.2 | –2.0 |
| S Other service activities | 551 | 1.7 | –0.1 | 0.8 | –0.8 |
- (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 % | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 2013/ Feb. 2013 | March 2013/ March 2012 | |
| 47 Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1.0 | 0.9 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
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