29 May 2015
2015- n° 135In March 2015, the sales volume decreased in retail trade except of motor vehicles
and motorcycles and in accommodation and food service activities Sales volume in the retail trade and personal services - March 2015
In March 2015, the sales volume decreased in retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.7%) and in accommodation and food service activities (–2.2%). On the contrary, it increased again in trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.7%) and slightly in household services (+0.2%).
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 March 2015, the sales volume decreased in retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.7%) and in accommodation and food service activities (–2.2%). On the contrary, it increased again in trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.7%) and slightly in household services (+0.2%).
graphiqueGraph1_Anglais – Volume of sales in the retail trade and personal services
- Source: INSEE
Decrease in retail trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
In March, the sales volume declined in retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.7% after +0.7% in February). According to early estimates, it is likely to improve in April 2015 (+0.5%).
The sales volume decreased by 0.2% in non-specialised stores and by 1.0% in specialised stores where all sectors declined and particularly the retail sale of other household equipment (–1.8%), the retail sale of cultural and recreation goods (–2.4%) and retail sale of automotive fuel (–1.9%).
The sales volume in retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles increased over the last three months (+0.8%, q-o-q) and strongly year-on-year (+2.4%).
tableauTab1_anglais – Variation of sales volume in the retail trade and personal services
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Classification | Weight | Mar/ Feb. | Feb./ Jan. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | –0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores | 369 | –0.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialized stores | 573 | –1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 58 | –0.3 | –0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 45 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | –2.2 | 0.7 | –0.5 | –2.0 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 449 | –0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| S Other service activities | 551 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | –0.5 |
- (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 % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2015/ Mar 2015 | Apr 2015/ Apr 2014 | |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 0.5 | 2.6 |
- * Econometric estimate from a set of sources available within 30 days after the end of the reference month
- Source: INSEE
Rise again in trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
The sales volume in retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles rose again in March (+0.7% after +0.6%). While It jumped in sale of motor vehicles (+1.4% after +0.2%), it fell in retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories (–1.4% after +1.8%).
The sales volume increased over the last three months (+0.6% q-o-q) and more strongly year on year (+2.7%).
tableauTab2_anglais – Variation of sales volume in the retail trade and personal services
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nace Classification | Weight | Mar 2015 | Mar/ Feb. | Feb./ Jan. | q-o-q (1) |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 106.2 | –0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 471 Non-specialised stores | 369 | 99.6 | –0.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 472 to 477 Specialised stores | 573 | 110.6 | –1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 472 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 49 | 103.0 | –0.3 | –0.5 | 0.5 |
| 473 Retail sale of automotive fuel | 78 | 95.4 | –1.9 | –1.5 | 0.4 |
| 474 Retail sale of information and communication equipment | 28 | 153.8 | –1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| 475 Retail sale of other household equipment | 112 | 100.4 | –1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 476 Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods | 48 | 102.7 | –2.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 477 Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores | 258 | 117.9 | –0.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 478 et 479 Retail trade not in stores | 58 | 105.1 | –0.3 | –0.8 | 0.3 |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 97.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 451 Sale of motor vehicles | 671 | 97.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 78 | 91.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 227 | 101.2 | –1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 24 | 87.6 | –0.2 | –0.3 | –0.4 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 1000 | 91.0 | –2.2 | 0.7 | –0.5 |
| 55 Accommodation | 255 | 94.3 | –3.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 56 Food and beverage service activities | 745 | 89.9 | –1.9 | 0.6 | –1.2 |
| 561 Restaurants… | 549 | 88.1 | –2.4 | 0.4 | –1.6 |
| 562 Event catering… | 116 | 102.3 | –0.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 563 Beverage serving activities | 80 | 84.2 | –1.3 | 0.1 | –1.8 |
| R+S Household services | 1000 | 98.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 449 | 97.4 | –0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities | 115 | 97.7 | 1.2 | –1.0 | 4.0 |
| 91 Libraries, archives, museums… | 11 | 115.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 92 Gambling and betting activities | 119 | 107.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 93 Sports activities and amusement... | 204 | 90.6 | –2.0 | –0.5 | 0.1 |
| S Other service activities | 551 | 98.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 95 Repair of computers… | 228 | 99.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 96 Other personal service activities | 323 | 97.8 | –0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
- Source: INSEE
Downturn in accommodation and food service activities
Sales volume in accommodation and food service activities fell sharply in March (–2.2%) after a two-month-in-a-row growth. It decreased in food and beverage service activities (–1.9%), particularly in restaurants and fast food services (–2.4%) and in beverage serving activities (–1.3%). Moreover, it dropped sharply in accommodation (–3.2% after +0.7%).
The sales volume of the whole sector was down over the last three months (–0.5% q-o-q) and even more year on year (–2.0%).
Slight growth in household services
In March, as in February, the sales volume in household services increased slightly (+0.2% after +0.3%). It grew mainly in repair of computers (+2.0%), in creative, arts and entertainment activities (+1.2%) and in gambling and betting activities (+0.6%). Conversely, it was down in sports activities and amusement (–2.0%) and in other personal service activities (–0.3%).
The sales volume in household services increased over the last three months (+0.7%) and more slightly year-on-year (+0.3%).
Revisions
The change for February 2015 was revised by +0.2 points in accommodation and food service activities and by +0.1 points in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. It was unchanged in retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles and in household services.
Monthly survey on large-scale food retailing in April 2015
In April 2015, turnover in large-scale food retailing bounced back (+0.8% after –0.2%). Sales of automotive fuel went on increasing (+1.9% after +2.9%). Sales of non-food products recovered significantly (+3.2% after –0.6%), while those of food products went on slowing (–0.3% after –0.2%).
tableauTab3_anglais – Monthly turnover indices in large-scale food retailing
| Change in % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr/ Mar | Mar/ Feb. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (1) | |
| Turnover | 0,8 | –0,2 | –0,5 | –0,8 |
| Including | ||||
| Sales of food products | –0,3 | –0,2 | –0,6 | 0,5 |
| Sales of non-food products | 3,2 | –0,6 | 3,0 | 1,1 |
| Sales of automotive fuel | 1,9 | 2,9 | –3,3 | –8,2 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
- Source: INSEE - Monthly survey on large scale food retailing (Emagsa)
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