Informations rapides
30 October 2020
2020- n° 284
In September 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell back Turnover in large-scale food retailing - September 2020

In September 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell back (−3.8% after +3.9% in August). This fall concerns both food (−4.1% after +4.5%) and non-food products (−4.6% after +1.9%). Sales of automotive fuel declined more modestly (−1.7%) after a near stability in August (+0.1%).

Turnover declined in both supermarkets (−3.3% after +4.2%) and hypermarkets (−4.8% after +3.2%).

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In September 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell back

In September 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing fell back (−3.8% after +3.9% in August). This fall concerns both food (−4.1% after +4.5%) and non-food products (−4.6% after +1.9%). Sales of automotive fuel declined more modestly (−1.7%) after a near stability in August (+0.1%).

Turnover declined in both supermarkets (−3.3% after +4.2%) and hypermarkets (−4.8% after +3.2%).

Increase over a year (+1.4%)

The turnover of the past three months (July to September) in large-scale food retailing rose (+1.4%) compared to the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales rose in food products (+2.8%) and in non-food products (+6.4%). On the contrary, sales collapsed in automotive fuel (−13.7%).

Year on year, sales increased in supermarkets (+2.2%) whereas they declined in hypermarkets (−0.6%).

Turnover in large-scale food retailing

SA-WDA value, base year 2015
Turnover in large-scale food retailing (SA-WDA value, base year 2015)
Change in %
Kind of stores or kind of products Sept./Aug. Aug./July July/June q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) -3.8 3.9 -0.5 3.5 1.4
including
Sales of food products(**) -4.1 4.5 -1.8 -2.7 2.8
Sales of non-food products(**) -4.6 1.9 -1.1 2.2 6.4
Sales of automotive fuel(**) -1.7 0.1 15.4 68.2 -13.7
including
Supermarkets(***) -3.3 4.2 1.3 1.3 2.2
Hypermarkets(***) -4.8 3.2 -1.1 5.6 -0.6
  • (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
  • (***): excluding sales not in stores
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores
including hypermarkets including supermarkets Total
2016-01 99.07 97.72 98.85
2016-02 99.63 98.18 99.26
2016-03 100.01 98.9 99.87
2016-04 97.91 96.75 97.27
2016-05 98.62 98.36 98.65
2016-06 98.66 97.25 98.34
2016-07 98.5 98.92 98.83
2016-08 99.42 100.02 99.77
2016-09 99.24 99.55 99.49
2016-10 100.26 99.87 100.6
2016-11 99.27 100.1 100.19
2016-12 99.5 99.54 99.39
2017-01 101.0 102.45 101.64
2017-02 99.81 101.38 100.76
2017-03 99.27 99.78 99.8
2017-04 99.97 103.29 101.17
2017-05 99.32 99.36 99.77
2017-06 99.49 100.48 100.25
2017-07 99.55 99.46 100.31
2017-08 98.53 99.49 99.55
2017-09 101.2 101.29 101.73
2017-10 97.76 99.92 99.17
2017-11 101.32 101.8 102.07
2017-12 100.84 101.39 101.11
2018-01 100.45 103.66 101.78
2018-02 101.29 103.34 102.47
2018-03 103.73 104.04 104.44
2018-04 99.41 102.39 100.3
2018-05 101.43 105.22 103.22
2018-06 102.21 103.99 103.19
2018-07 102.99 105.22 104.35
2018-08 101.24 102.6 102.31
2018-09 102.37 102.43 102.86
2018-10 103.25 104.88 103.97
2018-11 101.24 103.61 102.52
2018-12 100.76 103.3 102.37
2019-01 100.65 102.58 101.98
2019-02 100.75 102.57 101.9
2019-03 100.59 102.99 102.03
2019-04 103.16 105.98 104.13
2019-05 101.88 103.3 103.04
2019-06 100.3 104.04 102.37
2019-07 100.84 103.0 101.99
2019-08 100.74 102.58 101.95
2019-09 100.13 104.24 102.15
2019-10 100.16 103.33 101.86
2019-11 101.1 103.16 102.43
2019-12 99.9 104.72 102.39
2020-01 101.15 103.23 102.56
2020-02 101.69 104.76 103.72
2020-03 98.7 114.92 106.48
2020-04 86.92 103.52 94.47
2020-05 96.54 106.55 102.57
2020-06 100.62 102.54 102.68
2020-07 99.52 103.85 102.14
2020-08 102.66 108.26 106.13
2020-09 97.71 104.66 102.09

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa)

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2016-01 99.43 93.31 99.27
2016-02 99.88 93.85 99.9
2016-03 101.21 92.83 99.11
2016-04 96.78 92.33 100.12
2016-05 98.45 99.12 98.09
2016-06 98.92 91.8 98.03
2016-07 99.3 95.48 96.57
2016-08 100.52 95.08 97.59
2016-09 100.32 97.5 96.88
2016-10 100.51 100.56 96.88
2016-11 100.04 101.0 95.84
2016-12 98.2 104.26 94.39
2017-01 100.26 110.75 97.02
2017-02 99.69 106.31 96.01
2017-03 98.4 105.92 97.53
2017-04 100.19 105.06 96.07
2017-05 98.66 104.38 97.81
2017-06 99.85 97.59 98.35
2017-07 99.26 101.18 98.47
2017-08 98.22 102.74 96.97
2017-09 99.59 111.97 100.07
2017-10 98.53 103.47 93.29
2017-11 100.7 109.27 97.2
2017-12 98.99 110.15 95.08
2018-01 99.52 116.5 95.53
2018-02 100.43 113.13 96.14
2018-03 103.73 114.15 94.89
2018-04 97.08 114.97 95.83
2018-05 101.27 119.48 94.9
2018-06 100.64 121.91 93.51
2018-07 101.95 120.85 97.06
2018-08 99.69 120.68 94.37
2018-09 100.51 123.77 94.87
2018-10 101.04 129.24 95.17
2018-11 99.48 127.09 92.52
2018-12 100.92 113.38 94.1
2019-01 100.24 115.51 94.27
2019-02 99.45 116.73 94.66
2019-03 99.31 119.12 94.22
2019-04 102.28 120.44 93.23
2019-05 101.15 119.67 93.19
2019-06 98.9 121.23 93.72
2019-07 99.7 123.14 93.13
2019-08 99.67 121.79 91.97
2019-09 100.03 123.44 92.42
2019-10 99.49 123.39 92.26
2019-11 99.85 122.54 93.48
2019-12 99.98 121.95 92.44
2020-01 100.22 121.88 91.49
2020-02 101.96 119.55 90.9
2020-03 114.17 76.48 89.2
2020-04 105.15 35.3 87.99
2020-05 108.38 61.46 101.03
2020-06 102.92 92.28 99.83
2020-07 101.05 106.53 98.73
2020-08 105.61 106.65 100.6
2020-09 101.27 104.86 95.93

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa)

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2016-01 98.27 93.61 98.81
2016-02 99.17 91.42 100.67
2016-03 99.8 92.81 99.19
2016-04 95.42 91.11 100.61
2016-05 98.17 101.32 99.06
2016-06 97.9 91.48 98.0
2016-07 99.01 95.49 99.36
2016-08 100.5 96.05 99.13
2016-09 100.03 97.25 99.0
2016-10 99.6 101.45 98.3
2016-11 99.1 101.2 104.85
2016-12 98.03 104.39 98.47
2017-01 100.72 113.32 98.15
2017-02 100.49 107.94 97.35
2017-03 97.99 107.41 98.39
2017-04 100.86 106.41 97.84
2017-05 98.87 105.58 99.37
2017-06 100.36 97.39 100.27
2017-07 99.49 101.1 97.6
2017-08 98.46 103.73 96.86
2017-09 99.73 110.1 99.49
2017-10 99.1 105.68 95.57
2017-11 100.64 109.57 98.09
2017-12 99.55 109.51 94.91
2018-01 101.03 119.83 97.5
2018-02 101.0 114.44 98.87
2018-03 102.59 113.09 95.63
2018-04 97.5 113.48 97.79
2018-05 103.88 118.68 96.15
2018-06 100.82 120.08 95.11
2018-07 102.92 119.16 98.08
2018-08 99.48 119.68 94.09
2018-09 100.0 119.5 93.28
2018-10 101.65 126.18 95.56
2018-11 101.07 122.35 93.32
2018-12 101.79 115.05 94.34
2019-01 100.82 115.76 96.57
2019-02 100.23 115.18 96.49
2019-03 100.06 117.0 95.28
2019-04 102.08 116.74 94.42
2019-05 102.22 116.69 91.47
2019-06 101.04 118.23 95.94
2019-07 100.96 117.85 92.64
2019-08 99.61 116.73 93.01
2019-09 101.9 119.56 94.21
2019-10 100.94 121.01 96.1
2019-11 101.28 120.16 93.19
2019-12 102.16 122.55 94.46
2020-01 100.84 122.88 93.16
2020-02 102.92 120.61 93.31
2020-03 123.52 79.91 98.97
2020-04 116.09 37.54 95.0
2020-05 116.57 66.38 102.32
2020-06 104.54 91.76 96.69
2020-07 103.44 108.33 98.42
2020-08 108.01 108.31 100.2
2020-09 105.0 106.1 97.36

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa)

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2016-01 100.28 90.69 99.41
2016-02 100.93 93.86 99.49
2016-03 102.37 93.2 99.6
2016-04 97.59 93.12 99.75
2016-05 98.87 98.53 98.09
2016-06 99.55 94.5 98.04
2016-07 99.43 96.02 95.59
2016-08 100.35 95.13 97.3
2016-09 100.59 97.45 95.78
2016-10 101.0 98.81 96.7
2016-11 100.75 99.44 94.13
2016-12 98.41 103.25 91.55
2017-01 100.09 109.17 97.01
2017-02 99.16 105.86 96.24
2017-03 98.67 105.6 97.61
2017-04 99.58 104.64 96.02
2017-05 98.79 104.32 97.49
2017-06 99.55 100.64 97.89
2017-07 99.11 101.16 98.63
2017-08 97.73 102.11 96.95
2017-09 99.32 111.47 99.07
2017-10 98.14 101.4 92.96
2017-11 101.02 109.33 97.79
2017-12 98.7 110.38 94.28
2018-01 98.55 114.55 95.15
2018-02 99.96 113.6 95.7
2018-03 104.0 115.01 94.95
2018-04 96.29 116.65 95.97
2018-05 99.31 119.81 94.64
2018-06 100.26 123.5 93.22
2018-07 101.46 122.3 96.22
2018-08 99.41 121.11 94.01
2018-09 100.26 123.94 94.4
2018-10 100.46 129.22 95.13
2018-11 98.47 129.91 92.71
2018-12 100.04 111.13 93.18
2019-01 99.68 114.59 93.38
2019-02 98.6 119.03 94.12
2019-03 98.22 121.44 94.47
2019-04 101.96 123.73 93.99
2019-05 100.29 122.82 93.73
2019-06 97.2 123.88 93.27
2019-07 98.86 125.36 92.58
2019-08 99.05 124.41 90.88
2019-09 98.19 124.31 91.6
2019-10 98.54 122.97 91.18
2019-11 99.02 122.86 94.33
2019-12 98.7 122.12 90.23
2020-01 99.85 121.68 90.45
2020-02 101.61 119.46 89.81
2020-03 107.02 76.03 88.58
2020-04 97.04 35.26 87.92
2020-05 102.33 60.96 100.42
2020-06 101.6 94.37 100.1
2020-07 99.48 104.68 97.9
2020-08 103.12 105.52 100.07
2020-09 98.11 101.79 94.76

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa)

Revisions

The percentage change in the turnover of large-scale food retailing in August 2020 is left unchanged compared to the previous release.

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Aug./July July/June June/May Q2 2020/Q1 2020 2019/2018
Large-scale food retailing 0.00 0.32 0.01 -0.04 0.01
Raw serie -0.06 0.40 0.03 0.01 0.00
SA-WDA parameters 0.06 -0.08 -0.02 -0.05 0.01
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between July and August 2020 is revised by 0.00 points: -0.06 points are due to the raw series revision and +0.06 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

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