2 July 2012
2012- n° 167In April 2012, the turnover fell in accommodation and food service activities, in
the retail trade and in the household services Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - April 2012
In April 2012, the turnover decreased in accommodation and food service activities (–3.2 %), in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–2.1 %), in the household services (–1.8 %) and, to a lesser extent, in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.4 %).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day adjusted.
In April 2012, the turnover decreased in accommodation and food service activities (–3.2 %), in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–2.1 %), in the household services (–1.8 %) and, to a lesser extent, in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.4 %).
Quarter on quarter (q-o-q), the turnover declined in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–3.2 %), in accommodation and food service activities (–2.0 %) and in the household services (–1.1 %). On the contrary, it slightly grew in the retail trade (+0.3 %).
Year on year (y-o-y), the turnover dropped in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–6.0 %). It decreased in accommodation and food services activities (–2.2 %) and in the household services (–0.8 %). It was broadly stable in the retail trade (+0.2 %).
According to our estimate, the turnover in the retail trade is expected to bounce in May 2012 (+1.1 %).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personal services
- Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for May 2012.
- Source : INSEE
Revisions
The SA-WDA evolution in March has been revised by +0.2 point in accommodation and food service activities. The variation, initially announced at +2.9 %, has been corrected at +3.1 %. The correction is due to the coefficients SA-WDA’s updating in the sector of beverage serving activities. In the same period, the SA-WDA evolution has been revised by +0.1 point in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, by +0.1 point in the household services and by –0.1 point in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | April/ March | March/Feb. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0.4 | –0.5 | –3.2 | –6.0 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores | 415 | –1.0 | –0.7 | 0.4 | –1.5 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialized stores | 545 | –2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | –1.2 | –0.6 | –1.3 | –1.1 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | –3.2 | 3.1 | –2.0 | –2.4 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | –1.8 | 0.2 | –1.1 | –0.8 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | 0.3 | –2.4 | –1.7 | –0.5 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | –3.9 | 2.9 | –0.5 | –1.1 |
- (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 different levels of aggregation of the classification NAF rev.2.
- Source: INSEE
tableauTabprecoce_anglais – Turnover indices: early estimate*
| Change in % | ||
|---|---|---|
| May 2012/ April 2012 | May 2012/ May 2011 | |
| 47 Retail trade… | 1.1 | 1.2 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
Documentation
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