3 May 2012
2012- n° 115In February 2012, the turnover decreased in transportation and storage but rose in
information and communication Turnover in the wholesale trade and business services - February 2012
In February 2012, the turnover declined in transportation and storage (–2.4 %) and in the wholesale trade (–0.5 %) whereas it rose in information and communication (+2.0 %). It was stable in business support activities (+0.0 %) and broadly unchanged in real estate activities (+0.1 %).
Every index in this issue is in value, seasonally and working-day adjusted.
In February 2012, the turnover declined in transportation and storage (–2.4 %) and in the wholesale trade (–0.5 %) whereas it rose in information and communication (+2.0 %). It was stable in business support activities (+0.0 %) and broadly unchanged in real estate activities (+0.1 %).
Quarter on quarter (q-o-q), the turnover expanded in information and communication (+1.8 %), in real estate activities (+1.6 %), in business support activities (+1.2 %) and in transportation and storage (+0.9 %). Conversely, it fell in the wholesale trade (–0.5 %).
Year on year (y-o-y), the turnover rose in business support activities (+5.4 %), in transportation and storage (+3.7 %), in information and communication (+3.5 %), in the wholesale trade (+2.5 %) and, to a lesser extent, in real estate activities (+0.8 %).
graphiqueGraph1_anglais – Wholesale trade and business service

- Source : INSEE
Revisions
The SA-WDA evolution in January has been revised by +1.1 point in transportation and storage. The variation, initially announced at –0.7 %, has been corrected at +0.4 %. In the same period, the SA-WDA evolution has been revised by +0.1 point in real estate activities, by +0.1 point in business support activities and by –0.1 point in the wholesale trade. The turnover’s variation has been confirmed in information and communication.
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
Change in % | |||||
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Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | Feb./ Jan. | Jan./ Dec. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0.5 | 0.1 | –0.5 | 2.5 |
Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 166 | 2.7 | –3.0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals | 62 | –6.3 | 0.6 | –5.3 | 0.0 |
Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 183 | 0.7 | 1.5 | –1.1 | 2.6 |
Wholesale of household goods | 173 | –0.1 | –0.9 | –0.5 | 2.2 |
Wholesale of professional equipment goods | 215 | –1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
Other specialised wholesale | 193 | –2.1 | 1.1 | –1.1 | 0.1 |
H Transportation and storage | 1000 | –2.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
J Information and communication | 1000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
L Real estate activities | 1000 | 0.1 | –2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
M+N Business support activities | 1000 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 626 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
N Administrative and support service activities | 374 | –0.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
- (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