2 April 2012
2012- n° 88In January 2012, the turnover declined in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and
motorcycles but grew in the retail trade Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - January 2012
In January 2012, the turnover decreased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–2.3 %) and in accommodation and food service activities (–1.0 %). On the contrary, it rose in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.0 %) and, to a lesser extent, in the household services (+0.2 %).
Every index in this issue is in volume, seasonally and working-day adjusted.
In January 2012, the turnover decreased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–2.3 %) and in accommodation and food service activities (–1.0 %). On the contrary, it rose in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.0 %) and, to a lesser extent, in the household services (+0.2 %).
Quarter on quarter (q-o-q), the turnover fall in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.8 %), in the retail trade (–0.5 %) and in accommodation and food service activities (–0.4 %). Otherwise, it slightly increased in the household services (+0.3 %).
Year on year (y-o-y), the turnover grew in the households services (+0.9 %), in the retail trade (+0.7 %) and in accommodation and food services activities (+0.4 %). It declined in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–1.4 %).
According to our estimate, the turnover in the retail trade is expected to rose in February 2012 (+1.2 %).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Retail trade and personal services
- Source : INSEE
Please note that the « retail trade… » chart (47) includes the early estimate for February 2012.
Revisions
The SA-WDA evolution in January has been revised by +0.7 point in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. The variation, initially announced at –0.9 %, has been corrected at –0.2 %. In the same period, the SA-WDA evolution has been revised by +0.4 point in the retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles and by +0.1 point in accommodation and food service activities. The turnover’s variation has been confirmed in the household services.
Due to the update of the of all the SA-WDA models, revisions are higher than usual.
tableauTab1_anglais – Monthly turnover indices
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification NAF rev. 2 | Weight | Jan./ Dec. | Dec./ Nov. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –2.3 | –0.2 | –0.8 | –1.4 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 1.0 | –1.0 | –0.5 | 0.7 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores | 415 | 1.6 | –2.2 | –1.3 | –2.1 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialized stores | 545 | 0.6 | –0.4 | –0.1 | 2.4 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 40 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | –1.0 | 0.1 | –0.4 | 0.4 |
| R+S Households services | 1000 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 472 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| S Other service activities | 528 | –0.1 | –0.7 | –0.1 | –0.5 |
- (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 % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2012/ Jan. 2012 | Feb. 2012/ Feb. 2011 | |
| 47 Retail trade… | 1.2 | 1.2 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
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