Informations rapides
27 November 2020
2020- n° 308
In October 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered Turnover in large-scale food retailing - October 2020

In October 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered (+2.3%) after a fall in September (−4.3%). This rebound concerned both food (+3.1% after −4.4%) and non-food products (+2.3% after −3.8%). Sales of automotive fuel decreased again (−2.7% after −1.6% in September).

Turnover rose in both supermarkets (+0.7% after −3.0%) and hypermarkets (+3.0% after −4.8%).

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In October 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered

In October 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing recovered (+2.3%) after a fall in September (−4.3%). This rebound concerned both food (+3.1% after −4.4%) and non-food products (+2.3% after −3.8%). Sales of automotive fuel decreased again (−2.7% after −1.6% in September).

Turnover rose in both supermarkets (+0.7% after −3.0%) and hypermarkets (+3.0% after −4.8%).

Increase over a year (+1.9%)

The turnover of the past three months (August to October) in large-scale food retailing rose (+1.9%) compared to the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales rose in food products (+4.1%) and in non-food products (+6.9%). On the contrary, sales collapsed in automotive fuel (−15.6%).

Year on year, sales grew more sharply in supermarkets (+2.6%) than in hypermarkets (+0.2%).

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 Oct./Sept. Sept./Aug. Aug./July q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 2.3 -4.3 3.7 1.2 1.9
including
Sales of food products(**) 3.1 -4.4 4.5 -0.6 4.1
Sales of non-food products(**) 2.3 -3.8 1.6 -1.4 6.9
Sales of automotive fuel(**) -2.7 -1.6 -0.4 19.9 -15.6
including
Supermarkets(***) 0.7 -3.0 4.0 1.6 2.6
Hypermarkets(***) 3.0 -4.8 3.1 1.5 0.2
  • (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 97.68 98.85
2016-02 99.63 98.19 99.26
2016-03 100.02 98.91 99.9
2016-04 97.9 96.68 97.29
2016-05 98.64 98.37 98.68
2016-06 98.68 97.26 98.37
2016-07 98.51 98.93 98.85
2016-08 99.44 100.04 99.8
2016-09 99.23 99.56 99.44
2016-10 100.14 99.88 100.47
2016-11 99.26 100.11 100.2
2016-12 99.54 99.54 99.38
2017-01 101.01 102.41 101.65
2017-02 99.82 101.38 100.77
2017-03 99.28 99.79 99.83
2017-04 99.97 103.19 101.2
2017-05 99.36 99.38 99.82
2017-06 99.52 100.51 100.29
2017-07 99.58 99.48 100.35
2017-08 98.56 99.5 99.57
2017-09 101.2 101.3 101.62
2017-10 97.55 99.91 99.0
2017-11 101.31 101.81 102.08
2017-12 100.88 101.4 101.12
2018-01 100.47 103.62 101.81
2018-02 101.3 103.35 102.5
2018-03 103.72 104.04 104.47
2018-04 99.42 102.3 100.35
2018-05 101.47 105.25 103.28
2018-06 102.25 104.04 103.25
2018-07 103.06 105.25 104.41
2018-08 101.28 102.61 102.33
2018-09 102.37 102.43 102.68
2018-10 102.97 104.85 103.76
2018-11 101.24 103.61 102.54
2018-12 100.8 103.31 102.39
2019-01 100.66 102.55 102.0
2019-02 100.77 102.57 101.94
2019-03 100.59 103.0 102.08
2019-04 103.17 105.88 104.2
2019-05 101.9 103.33 103.1
2019-06 100.37 104.11 102.44
2019-07 100.92 103.03 102.07
2019-08 100.8 102.59 101.96
2019-09 100.16 104.24 101.88
2019-10 99.78 103.26 101.63
2019-11 101.11 103.16 102.46
2019-12 99.92 104.72 102.42
2020-01 101.16 103.21 102.58
2020-02 101.71 104.76 103.76
2020-03 98.73 114.93 106.56
2020-04 86.92 103.44 94.54
2020-05 96.58 106.58 102.65
2020-06 100.71 102.62 102.77
2020-07 99.64 103.85 102.21
2020-08 102.73 107.96 106.04
2020-09 97.83 104.74 101.5
2020-10 100.77 105.43 103.8

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 99.44 93.34 99.28
2016-02 99.9 93.87 99.9
2016-03 101.2 92.82 99.11
2016-04 96.76 92.32 100.13
2016-05 98.47 99.1 98.09
2016-06 98.93 91.69 98.04
2016-07 99.29 95.4 96.58
2016-08 100.54 94.98 97.6
2016-09 100.32 97.42 96.88
2016-10 100.51 100.82 96.85
2016-11 100.06 100.97 95.86
2016-12 98.15 104.3 94.34
2017-01 100.27 110.81 97.03
2017-02 99.7 106.35 96.02
2017-03 98.39 105.94 97.54
2017-04 100.18 105.06 96.08
2017-05 98.71 104.3 97.82
2017-06 99.89 97.43 98.36
2017-07 99.27 101.1 98.49
2017-08 98.24 102.62 96.98
2017-09 99.51 111.75 100.07
2017-10 98.46 103.85 93.25
2017-11 100.72 109.36 97.21
2017-12 98.96 110.21 95.04
2018-01 99.56 116.56 95.52
2018-02 100.46 113.19 96.14
2018-03 103.7 114.22 94.89
2018-04 97.1 114.98 95.85
2018-05 101.34 119.43 94.94
2018-06 100.71 121.68 93.54
2018-07 102.01 120.65 97.12
2018-08 99.71 120.5 94.33
2018-09 100.34 123.4 94.89
2018-10 100.86 129.75 95.06
2018-11 99.5 127.25 92.52
2018-12 100.92 113.54 94.08
2019-01 100.27 115.65 94.26
2019-02 99.5 116.82 94.66
2019-03 99.33 119.19 94.23
2019-04 102.32 120.43 93.24
2019-05 101.22 119.64 93.23
2019-06 99.01 120.96 93.78
2019-07 99.76 122.82 93.24
2019-08 99.71 121.51 91.92
2019-09 99.78 122.9 92.45
2019-10 99.16 124.06 92.03
2019-11 99.88 122.8 93.48
2019-12 100.01 122.17 92.43
2020-01 100.27 122.08 91.47
2020-02 102.03 119.67 90.89
2020-03 114.25 76.55 89.22
2020-04 105.2 35.29 88.01
2020-05 108.49 61.38 101.1
2020-06 103.06 91.98 99.92
2020-07 101.15 106.21 98.76
2020-08 105.67 105.75 100.3
2020-09 100.98 104.08 96.52
2020-10 104.16 101.28 98.77

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 98.26 93.65 98.8
2016-02 99.16 91.45 100.69
2016-03 99.66 92.8 99.19
2016-04 95.34 91.06 100.61
2016-05 98.2 101.32 99.07
2016-06 97.9 91.45 98.05
2016-07 99.04 95.45 99.5
2016-08 100.68 96.01 99.14
2016-09 100.04 97.17 98.98
2016-10 99.59 101.52 98.17
2016-11 99.1 101.24 104.83
2016-12 97.97 104.43 98.4
2017-01 100.71 113.39 98.13
2017-02 100.47 107.97 97.37
2017-03 97.83 107.42 98.4
2017-04 100.76 106.33 97.84
2017-05 98.91 105.51 99.4
2017-06 100.35 97.35 100.36
2017-07 99.56 101.05 97.83
2017-08 98.79 103.71 96.87
2017-09 99.74 109.86 99.44
2017-10 98.98 105.84 95.32
2017-11 100.6 109.76 98.06
2017-12 99.48 109.56 94.85
2018-01 101.01 119.88 97.47
2018-02 100.96 114.49 98.89
2018-03 102.4 113.15 95.66
2018-04 97.44 113.4 97.83
2018-05 103.92 118.62 96.21
2018-06 100.82 119.96 95.24
2018-07 103.05 118.99 98.4
2018-08 99.95 119.68 94.12
2018-09 100.02 119.06 93.2
2018-10 101.39 126.54 95.05
2018-11 100.98 122.63 93.27
2018-12 101.7 115.22 94.28
2019-01 100.76 115.88 96.55
2019-02 100.18 115.26 96.53
2019-03 99.92 117.05 95.34
2019-04 102.02 116.63 94.49
2019-05 102.23 116.67 91.58
2019-06 101.06 118.07 96.11
2019-07 101.09 117.55 93.02
2019-08 100.19 116.7 93.06
2019-09 101.97 118.92 94.11
2019-10 100.49 121.58 95.3
2019-11 101.16 120.55 93.15
2019-12 102.05 122.79 94.42
2020-01 100.75 123.06 93.16
2020-02 102.86 120.72 93.36
2020-03 123.42 79.95 99.1
2020-04 116.04 37.5 95.11
2020-05 116.61 66.32 102.48
2020-06 104.59 91.6 96.92
2020-07 103.56 108.02 98.52
2020-08 108.56 107.04 100.31
2020-09 105.08 105.64 97.85
2020-10 106.89 102.75 99.02

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
2016-01 100.27 90.7 99.41
2016-02 100.94 93.87 99.49
2016-03 102.37 93.2 99.56
2016-04 97.62 93.13 99.72
2016-05 98.88 98.51 98.09
2016-06 99.54 94.49 98.05
2016-07 99.44 96.02 95.72
2016-08 100.36 95.09 97.31
2016-09 100.56 97.42 95.83
2016-10 100.98 98.85 96.66
2016-11 100.78 99.45 94.21
2016-12 98.37 103.26 91.35
2017-01 100.09 109.19 97.01
2017-02 99.19 105.88 96.22
2017-03 98.66 105.61 97.58
2017-04 99.6 104.65 96.01
2017-05 98.83 104.3 97.49
2017-06 99.54 100.62 97.87
2017-07 99.15 101.14 98.88
2017-08 97.69 102.05 96.95
2017-09 99.3 111.41 99.12
2017-10 98.05 101.47 92.87
2017-11 101.04 109.36 97.86
2017-12 98.7 110.41 94.0
2018-01 98.57 114.58 95.14
2018-02 100.03 113.64 95.69
2018-03 103.97 115.04 94.92
2018-04 96.32 116.66 95.98
2018-05 99.34 119.79 94.66
2018-06 100.27 123.46 93.21
2018-07 101.56 122.22 96.61
2018-08 99.34 120.98 94.03
2018-09 100.25 123.81 94.41
2018-10 100.23 129.46 94.9
2018-11 98.49 129.96 92.75
2018-12 100.05 111.17 92.96
2019-01 99.69 114.63 93.35
2019-02 98.72 119.06 94.1
2019-03 98.21 121.47 94.46
2019-04 101.99 123.74 94.02
2019-05 100.31 122.79 93.79
2019-06 97.26 123.82 93.34
2019-07 98.99 125.24 92.9
2019-08 98.95 124.21 90.99
2019-09 98.2 124.08 91.58
2019-10 98.13 123.41 90.74
2019-11 99.04 122.94 94.36
2019-12 98.73 122.17 90.07
2020-01 99.87 121.72 90.39
2020-02 101.78 119.5 89.78
2020-03 107.05 76.06 88.6
2020-04 97.06 35.26 87.96
2020-05 102.37 60.92 100.54
2020-06 101.68 94.27 100.23
2020-07 99.7 104.61 98.05
2020-08 103.13 105.18 100.01
2020-09 98.19 101.18 95.2
2020-10 102.14 98.14 98.13

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 September 2020 has been revised downwards. Initially published at −3.8%, it was revised at −4.3%.

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Sept./Aug. Aug./July July/June Q3 2020/Q2 2020 2019/2018
Large-scale food retailing -0.47 -0.17 -0.01 -0.29 0.00
Raw serie -0.16 -0.10 0.01 -0.12 0.00
SA-WDA parameters -0.31 -0.06 -0.03 -0.17 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between August and September is revised by -0.47 points: -0.16 points are due to the raw series' revision and -0.31 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

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