1 February 2013
2013- n° 30In November 2012, the turnover fell in the wholesale trade and in transportation and
storage Turnover in the wholesale trade and business services - November 2012
In November 2012, the turnover downturned in the wholesale trade (–2.0%) and in transportation and storage (–1.1%). It declined slightly in business support activities (–0.5%) and in information and communication (–0.2%). On the contrary, it grew in real estate activities (+0.5%).
Every index in this issue is in value, seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA).
In November 2012, the turnover downturned in the wholesale trade (–2.0%) and in transportation and storage (–1.1%). It declined slightly in business support activities (–0.5%) and in information and communication (–0.2%). On the contrary, it grew in real estate activities (+0.5 %).
Over the quarter (q-o-q), the turnover fell off in real estate activities (–1.4%), in transportation and storage (–0.8%) and in information and communication (–0.5%). It was broadly steady in business support activities (–0.2%) and stable in the wholesale trade (0.0%).
Year-on-year, the turnover went up in the wholesale trade (+1.8%), in business support activities (+1.2%), in transportation and storage (+0.7%) and, to a lesser extent, in information and communication (+0.4 %). On the contrary, it decreased in real estate activities (–1.5 %).
graphiqueGraph1_anglais – Wholesale trade and business services
- Source : INSEE
Revisions
The evolution in October has been revised by –0.7 point in real estate activities. The variation, announced at +0.8% last month, has been corrected at +0.1%. In the same period, the evolution has been revised by +0.1 point in transportation and storage and in business support activities and by –0.1 point in information and communication.
tableauTab1_anglais – Variation of the turnover in the wholesale trade and business services
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Classification | Weight | Nov./ Oct. | Oct./ Sept. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –2.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 166 | 0.6 | –0.7 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| 462 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals | 62 | –1.1 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
| 463 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 183 | –3.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| 464 Wholesale of household goods | 173 | –2.5 | 2.9 | –1.0 | –1.3 |
| 465 and 466 Wholesale of professional equipment goods | 215 | –3.1 | 0.1 | –2.2 | 0.5 |
| 467 Other specialised wholesale | 193 | –1.3 | 0.8 | –0.3 | 1.3 |
| H Transportation and storage | 1000 | –1.1 | 1.8 | –0.8 | 0.7 |
| J Information and communication | 1000 | –0.2 | –0.6 | –0.5 | 0.4 |
| L Real estate activities | 1000 | 0.5 | 0.1 | –1.4 | –1.5 |
| M+N Business support activities | 1000 | –0.5 | 0.6 | –0.2 | 1.2 |
| M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 626 | 0.2 | –0.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| N Administrative and support service activities | 374 | –1.8 | 2.5 | –1.0 | –0.5 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / three previous months.
- (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of the previous year.
- Source: INSEE
Pour en savoir plus
