31 January 2018
2018- n° 31In December 2017, the turnover fell back sharply in large-scale food retailing (−1.7%) Turnover in large-scale food retailing - December 2017
In December 2017, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell back sharply (−1.7% after +2.2% in November). The sales slipped back strongly in non-food products (−2.7% after +4.1%). They also fell back in food products (−1.3% after +1.0%). Sales of automotive fuel grew again (+1.,4% after +4,4%).
Sales decreased in supermarkets (−0.7% after +1.5%) and more markedly in hypermarkets (−1.5% after +2.0%).
In December 2017, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell back sharply (−1.7% after +2.2% in November). The sales slipped back strongly in non-food products (−2.7% after +4.1%). They also fell back in food products (−1.3% after +1.0%). Sales of automotive fuel grew again (+1.,4% after +4,4%).
Sales decreased in supermarkets (−0.7% after +1.5%) and more markedly in hypermarkets (−1.5% after +2.0%).
Stability over the last three months
Over the last three months (October to December), the turnover in large-scale food retailing flattened out compared to the previous three months. Over that period, sales increased markedly in automative fuel (+3.7%). They were virtually stable in food products. However, they decreased strongly in non-food products (−2.0%). Turnover grew in supermarkets (+1.2%) while it decreased slightly in hypermarkets (−0.2%).
Growth of 0.3% over a year
The turnover of the past three months in large-scale food retailing rose by 0.3% compared to the same period a year earlier. Sales grew modestly in non-food products (+1.0%) whereas they decreased in food products (−0.9%). Sales of automotive fuel surged (+5.7%), boosted by the upturn in fuel prices. Year on year, sales increased in supermarkets (+1.1%) whereas they edged down in hypermarkets (−0.3%).
graphiqueGraph1 – Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores
graphiqueGraph2 – Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products
graphiqueGraph3 – Turnover in supermarkets by type of products
graphiqueGraph4 – Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products
tableauTable1 – Turnover in large-scale food retailing
Variation en % | |||||
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Kind of stores or kind of products | Dec./Nov. | Nov./Oct. | Oct./ Sept. | q-o-q (1) | y-o-y (2) |
Turnover (*) | −1.7 | 2.2 | −1.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
including | |||||
Sales of food products(**) | −1.3 | 1.0 | −1.0 | −0.1 | −0.9 |
Sales of non-food products(**) | −2.7 | 4.1 | −4.3 | −2.0 | 1.0 |
Sales of automotive fuel(**) | 1.4 | 4.4 | −3.3 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
including | |||||
Supermarkets(***) | −0.7 | 1.5 | −0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Hypermarkets(***) | −1.5 | 2.0 | −2.2 | −0.2 | −0.3 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months
- (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
- (*): including sales not in stores
- (**): sold in supermarkets or hypermarkets
- (***): excluding sales not in stores
- Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)
tableauTable2 – Revisions of variations
Nov./ Oct. | Oct./ Sept. | Sept./ Aug. | Q3 2017/ Q2 2017 | 2016/ 2015 | |
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Large-scale food retailing | −0.16 | −0.10 | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.00 |
raw serie | −0.16 | −0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
SA-WDA parameters | 0.00 | −0.07 | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.00 |
- How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between October 2017 and November 2017 is revised by −0.16 points due to the raw series revision.
- Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)
Revisions
The variation in the turnover of large-scale food-retailing for November 2017 has been revised downwards by 0.2 points to +2.2% instead of +2.4% previously released.