30 September 2015
2015- n° 243In July 2015, the sales volume recovered in accommodation and food service activities
and slowed in overall retail trade Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - July 2015
In July 2015, the sales volume recovered in accommodation and food service activities (+1.1%) and in household services (+0.4%). It was virtually stable in overall trade (+0.1%).
Except for indices from Emagsa survey, every index in this issue is in volume (tax excluded) and seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA). The commentary shows variations of subsections by decreasing contribution. The contribution of a subsection depends on the extent of the change and on its weight.
In July 2015, the sales volume recovered in accommodation and food service activities (+1.1%) and in household services (+0.4%). It was virtually stable in overall trade (+0.1%).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Volume of sales in the retail trade and personal services
- Source: INSEE
Slowdown in retail trade
In July 2015, the sales volume stabilized after a growth for three months in a row in retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.1%) According to early estimates, it should slightly increase in August 2015 (+0.3%).
The sales volume slowed in specialised stores (+0.2% after +0.7% in June) : it went on increasing in retail sale of other goods (pharmacy, clothings, etc. : +0.4%), in retail sale of automotive fuel (+1.0%), and in retail sale of information and communication equipment (+1.3%), but it fell back in retail sale of other household equipment (–0.7% after +0.9%) and in retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco (–1.2% after +1.0%).
The sales volume in retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles was up over the last three months (+1.2%, q-o-q) and over the year (+3.4%).
tableauTab1_anglais – Variation of sales volume in the retail trade and personal services
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Classification | Weight | July/ June | June/ May | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores | 369 | –0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialized stores | 573 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 58 | 0.7 | –0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | 1.1 | –0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | 0.4 | –0.5 | –1.0 | 0.3 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 449 | 1.8 | –1.5 | –1.5 | 0.8 |
| S Other service activities | 551 | –0.7 | 0.4 | –0.6 | –0.1 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
- (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of the previous year.
- The codes correspond to different levels of aggregation of the classification NAF rev.2
- Source: INSEE
tableauTabprecoce_anglais – Variation of sales volume in the retail trade: early estimate*
| Change in % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 2015/ July 2015 | Aug. 2015/ Aug. 2014 | |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 0.3 | 3.1 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
Stabilization after a five-month-in-a-row rise in trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
In July, the sales volume in retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles was almost stable (+0.1%) while it had increased since February (+0.7% per month on average since February). It went on improving in sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories (+1.1% after +1.5% in June) but it fell back slightly in sale of motor vehicles (–0.2% after +0.2%). The sales volume rose over the last three months (+1.8%) and year on year (+4.3%).
tableauTab2_anglais – Variation of sales volume in the retail trade and personal services
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nace Classification | Weight | July 2015 | July/ June | June/May | q-o-q (1) |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 108.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 471 Non-specialised stores | 369 | 101.4 | –0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 472 to 477 Specialised stores | 573 | 113.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 472 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 49 | 104.4 | –1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 473 Retail sale of automotive fuel | 78 | 97.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | –0.2 |
| 474 Retail sale of information and communication equipment | 28 | 157.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 475 Retail sale of other household equipment | 112 | 102.0 | –0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 476 Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods | 48 | 106.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 477 Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores | 258 | 121.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 478 et 479 Retail trade not in stores | 58 | 107.1 | 0.7 | –0.7 | 1.1 |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 99.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 451 Sale of motor vehicles | 671 | 99.5 | –0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 78 | 91.4 | –0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 227 | 104.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 24 | 88.6 | –1.1 | –0.4 | 0.8 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | 93.4 | 1.1 | –0.8 | 0.7 |
| 55 Accommodation | 255 | 96.0 | 0.2 | –0.4 | 0.2 |
| 56 Food and beverage service activities | 745 | 92.5 | 1.5 | –1.0 | 0.9 |
| 561 Restaurants… | 549 | 91.8 | 2.5 | –1.5 | 1.3 |
| 562 Event catering… | 116 | 100.4 | –2.1 | 0.7 | –0.4 |
| 563 Beverage serving activities | 80 | 85.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | –0.1 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | 96.9 | 0.4 | –0.5 | –1.0 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 449 | 96.9 | 1.8 | –1.5 | –1.5 |
| 90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities | 115 | 95.9 | 1.7 | –1.3 | –1.7 |
| 91 Libraries, archives, museums… | 11 | 113.4 | –2.3 | –0.5 | 2.3 |
| 92 Gambling and betting activities | 119 | 100.9 | 3.2 | –5.9 | –5.8 |
| 93 Sports activities and amusement... | 204 | 94.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| S Other service activities | 551 | 96.8 | –0.7 | 0.4 | –0.6 |
| 95 Repair of computers… | 228 | 95.2 | –2.3 | 0.3 | –0.7 |
| 96 Other personal service activities | 323 | 98.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | –0.5 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
- Source: INSEE
Strong jump in accommodation and food service activities
The sales volume in accommodation and food service activities rebounded sharply in July (+1.1% after –0.8%). This upturn was particularly significant in restaurants and fast food services (+2.5% after –1.5%). However, sales volume decreased strongly in event catering and other food services (–2.1%).
The sales volume of the whole sector increased over the last three months (+0.7%) and levelled off year on year.
Upturn in household services after a four-month-in-a-row decline
In July, the sales volume in household services bounced back (+0.4% after –0.5%). Growth was driven by gambling and betting activities (+3.2%), sports activities and amusement (+1.3%), creative, arts and entertainment activities (+1.7%). Sales volume increased also in other personal service activities (+0.5%). On the contrary, it decreased significantly in repair of computers (–2.3% after +0.3%).
The sales volume in household services decreased over the last three months (–1.0%) and rose slightly year-on-year (+0.3%).
Revisions
The change for June 2015 was revised by +0.6 points in accommodation and food service activities. Initially calculated at –1.4%, it was revised at –0.8%, due to the new calculation of SA-WDA coefficients. On that same month, it was revised by +0.1 points in retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles. It was unchanged in other sectors.
Monthly survey on large-scale food retailing in August 2015
In August 2015, the turnover in large-scale food retailing improved (+0.5% after –0.4% in July) due to the rebound of sales of food products (+2.0% after–0.7%). Sales of automotive fuel fell strongly again (–3.1% after –2.4%).
tableauTab3_anglais – Monthly turnover indices in large-scale food retailing
| Change in % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug./ July | July/ June | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (1) | |
| Turnover | 0.5 | –0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Including | ||||
| Sales of food products | 2.0 | –0.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Sales of non-food products | 0.0 | 0.7 | –0.5 | 0.7 |
| Sales of automotive fuel | –3.1 | –2.4 | 0.8 | –7.5 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
- Source : INSEE - Monthly survey on large scale food retailing (Emagsa)
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