29 May 2015
2015- n° 134In March 2015, the turnover improved in the wholesale trade and in business support
activities Turnover in the wholesale trade and business services - March 2015
In March 2015, the turnover improved in the wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.4%) and in business support activities (+0.9%). It increased also in transportation and storage (+0.9%) and more sharply in real estate activities (+2.1%). It remained virtually stable in information and communication (–0.1%).
Every index in this issue is in value (tax excluded), 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 turnover improved in the wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.4%) and in business support activities (+0.9%). It increased also in transportation and storage (+0.9%) and more sharply in real estate activities (+2.1%). It remained virtually stable in information and communication (–0.1%).
graphiqueGraph1_anglais – Wholesale trade and business services
Increase in the wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
In March, the turnover of the wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles increased slightly (+0.4%), after a stability in February. It went up in other specialised wholesale (+1.2%) and in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (+0.7%), agricultural raw materials and live animals (+2.0%) and other machinery, equipment and supplies (+0.8%). It shrank in the wholesale of household goods (–0.4%) and in the wholesale on a fee or contract basis (–0.3%).
The turnover of the wholesale trade remained almost unchanged over the last quarter (+0.1%) and declined over the year (–1.7%).
New increase in transportation and storage
In March, the turnover of transportation and storage rose again (+0.9% after +0.3% in February). It went up in land transport and transport via pipelines (+1.4%), in warehousing and support activities for transportation (+1.1%) and in air transport (+0.9%). Conversely, it diminished in water transport (–1.2%) and in postal and courier activities (–0.8%).
The turnover of transportation and storage held steady over the last quarter and improved over the year (+0.7%).
Acceleration in real estate activities
The turnover of real estate activities improved again and more markedly in March (+2.1% after +0.9% in February). It increased over the last quarter (+1.2%) and more slightly over the year (+0.2%).
tableauTab1_anglais – Variation of the turnover in the wholesale trade and business services
Change in % | |||||
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Nace classification | Weight | Mar./ Feb. | Feb./ Jan. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | –1.7 |
H Transportation and storage | 1000 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
J Information and communication | 1000 | –0.1 | –0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
L Real estate activities | 1000 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
M+N Business support activities | 1000 | 0.9 | 0.4 | –0.3 | 1.3 |
M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 579 | 1.2 | 0.5 | –0.6 | 1.4 |
N Administrative and support service activities | 421 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months
- (2) Year-on-year : last three months / same three months of previous year
- The codes correspond to different levels of aggregation of the NACE classification.
- Source: INSEE
Virtual stability in information and communication
In March, the turnover of the information and communication sector was virtually stable (–0.1%) after a decrease in February (–0.5%). It diminished in telecommunications (–0.7%), in computer programming, consultancy and related activities (–0.7%) and in programming and broadcasting activities (–0.5%). On the contrary, it rose in publishing activities (+1.4%), in motion picture, video and television programme production (+1.1%) and in information service activities (+1.3%).
The turnover of information and communication increased over the last quarter (+1.0%) as well as over the year (+1.0%).
New increase in business support activities
The turnover of business support activities improved again in March (+0.9% after +0.4% in February).
The turnover went up in professional, scientific and technical activities (+1.2%), especially in legal and accounting activities (+4.9%), in advertising and market research (+2.5%) and in architectural and engineering activities (+0.4%). The turnover also increased in administrative and support service activities (+0.4%): it grew in office administrative, office support and other business support activities (+0.5%) and in employment activities (+0.8%).
The turnover of business support activities decreased slightly over the last quarter (–0.3%) but increased over the year (+1.3%).
Revisions
The change in February was revised by +0.4 points in real estate activities. Initially calculated at +0.5%, it was revised at +0.9%. That same month, the change was revised by +0.1 points in transportation and storage and in business support activities. It remained unchanged in the wholesale trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles and in information and communication.
tableauTab2_anglais – Variation of the turnover in the wholesale trade and business services
Change in % | |||||
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Nace Classification | Weight | Mar./ 2015 | Mar./ Feb. | Feb./ Jan. | q-o-q (1) |
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1000 | 109.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 152 | 116.5 | –0.3 | 2.0 | –1.1 |
462 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals | 54 | 120.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
463 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 170 | 111.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
464 Wholesale of household goods | 207 | 107.5 | –0.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
465 Wholesale of information and communication equipment | 61 | 99.6 | 0.3 | –6.0 | 1.7 |
466 Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies | 125 | 111.3 | 0.8 | –0.3 | –0.5 |
467 Other specialised wholesale | 197 | 101.2 | 1.2 | –1.3 | –0.4 |
469 Non specialised wholesale trade | 34 | 111.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
H Transportation and storage | 1000 | 109.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines | 407 | 110.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | –0.1 |
50 Water transport | 73 | 117.1 | –1.2 | –1.9 | 0.1 |
51 Air transport | 91 | 107.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation | 360 | 109.7 | 1.1 | –0.3 | –0.5 |
53 Postal and courier activities | 69 | 98.7 | –0.8 | –0.2 | –1.0 |
J Information and communication | 1000 | 103.8 | –0.1 | –0.5 | 1.0 |
58 Publishing activities | 158 | 104.8 | 1.4 | –1.4 | 1.2 |
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production… | 76 | 105.1 | 1.1 | –3.1 | 0.6 |
60 Programming and broadcasting activities | 61 | 104.3 | –0.5 | –2.9 | –0.9 |
61 Telecommunications | 396 | 93.3 | –0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | 251 | 117.9 | –0.7 | –0.2 | 2.2 |
63 Information service activities | 58 | 109.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
L Real estate activities | 1000 | 104.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
681 Buying and selling of own real estate | 96 | 86.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
682 Renting and operating of own or leased real estate | 691 | 108.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
683 Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis | 213 | 102.2 | 1.2 | –0.2 | 0.0 |
M+N Business support activities | 1000 | 112.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | –0.3 |
M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 579 | 112.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | –0.6 |
69 Legal and accounting activities | 90 | 112.0 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
70 Activities of head offices… | 219 | 117.5 | 0.0 | –0.3 | –1.3 |
71 Architectural and engineering activities… | 151 | 109.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | –1.1 |
72 Scientific research and development | 26 | 107.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
73 Advertising and market research | 68 | 104.7 | 2.5 | –0.1 | 0.0 |
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities | 19 | 114.6 | 0.6 | 5.5 | –1.5 |
75 Veterinary activities | 6 | 117.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
N Administrative and support service activities | 421 | 112.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
77 Rental and leasing activities | 98 | 111.4 | –0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
78 Employment activities | 80 | 110.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | –0.5 |
79 Travel agency, tour operator… | 42 | 105.8 | –0.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
80 Security and investigation activities | 21 | 116.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities | 50 | 112.2 | 1.0 | –0.4 | 0.0 |
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities | 131 | 116.5 | 0.5 | –1.7 | 0.5 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
- Source: INSEE