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Informations rapidesIn February 2021, turnover in large-scale food retailing rose slightly Turnover in large-scale food retailing - February 2021

In February 2021, the turnover in large-scale food retailing increased, more moderately than in January (+0.2% after +0.5 %). The turnover decreased in food products (−0.5% after +1.4%). By contrast, it bounced back markedly in non-food products (+2.9% after −4.3%). Sales of automotive fuel slowed down (+1.1% after +6.8%).

Turnover kept rising in supermarkets (+0.7% after +0.8%) and dropped again slightly in hypermarkets (−0.2% after −0.4%).

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In February 2021, a slight increase in large-scale food retailing turnover

In February 2021, the turnover in large-scale food retailing increased, more moderately than in January (+0.2% after +0.5 %). The turnover decreased in food products (−0.5% after +1.4%). By contrast, it bounced back markedly in non-food products (+2.9% after −4.3%). Sales of automotive fuel slowed down (+1.1% after +6.8%).

Turnover kept rising in supermarkets (+0.7% after +0.8%) and dropped again slightly in hypermarkets (−0.2% after −0.4%).

Increase in turnover over a year (+1.8%)

The turnover of the past three months (December 2020 to February 2021) in large-scale food retailing increased (+1.8%) when compared with the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales grew both in food products (+4.9%), and non-food products (+4.8%). On the contrary, sales collapsed in automotive fuel (−19.7%).

Year on year, the rise of sales was more pronounced in supermarkets (+2.4%) than in hypermarkets (+0.3%).

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 Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 0.2 0.5 10.5 4.6 1.8
including
Sales of food products(**) -0.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 4.9
Sales of non-food products(**) 2.9 -4.3 31.2 6.9 4.8
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 1.1 6.8 27.6 5.7 -19.7
including
Supermarkets(***) 0.7 0.8 5.6 2.9 2.4
Hypermarkets(***) -0.2 -0.4 14.8 5.5 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
  • (***): 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 99.06 97.69 98.86
2016-02 99.64 98.28 99.33
2016-03 100.0 98.77 99.96
2016-04 97.91 97.07 96.97
2016-05 98.64 98.37 98.7
2016-06 98.68 97.2 98.4
2016-07 98.53 98.79 98.89
2016-08 99.47 100.01 99.83
2016-09 99.21 99.57 99.49
2016-10 100.09 99.88 100.46
2016-11 99.25 100.01 100.24
2016-12 99.56 99.46 99.44
2017-01 101.01 102.48 101.65
2017-02 99.82 101.26 100.76
2017-03 99.27 99.69 99.86
2017-04 99.98 103.61 100.9
2017-05 99.36 99.22 99.85
2017-06 99.54 100.44 100.31
2017-07 99.6 99.43 100.44
2017-08 98.61 99.52 99.62
2017-09 101.19 101.3 101.67
2017-10 97.47 99.9 98.97
2017-11 101.3 101.87 102.09
2017-12 100.88 101.23 101.19
2018-01 100.46 103.54 101.79
2018-02 101.3 103.11 102.4
2018-03 103.71 103.97 104.48
2018-04 99.45 102.82 100.1
2018-05 101.48 105.08 103.32
2018-06 102.29 104.04 103.28
2018-07 103.11 105.25 104.51
2018-08 101.34 102.71 102.38
2018-09 102.37 102.42 102.74
2018-10 102.86 104.73 103.72
2018-11 101.25 103.83 102.56
2018-12 100.73 103.24 102.46
2019-01 100.63 102.42 101.94
2019-02 100.77 102.19 101.75
2019-03 100.6 102.92 102.07
2019-04 103.2 106.41 104.02
2019-05 101.92 103.36 103.13
2019-06 100.43 104.11 102.5
2019-07 100.99 102.97 102.2
2019-08 100.88 102.67 102.03
2019-09 100.18 104.32 101.96
2019-10 99.63 103.05 101.58
2019-11 101.13 103.53 102.52
2019-12 99.79 104.69 102.47
2020-01 101.1 103.09 102.44
2020-02 101.7 104.3 103.55
2020-03 98.74 114.96 106.56
2020-04 86.96 103.8 94.47
2020-05 96.6 106.53 102.73
2020-06 100.78 102.75 102.85
2020-07 99.72 103.76 102.33
2020-08 102.82 108.14 106.08
2020-09 97.96 104.52 101.51
2020-10 101.28 105.75 104.33
2020-11 88.41 100.18 94.31
2020-12 101.5 105.76 104.19
2021-01 101.09 106.55 104.73
2021-02 100.89 107.25 104.93

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 99.4 93.38 99.31
2016-02 99.99 93.88 99.92
2016-03 101.2 92.95 99.09
2016-04 96.8 92.28 100.12
2016-05 98.49 99.11 98.16
2016-06 98.93 91.72 98.01
2016-07 99.27 95.26 96.66
2016-08 100.52 94.99 97.61
2016-09 100.31 97.4 96.87
2016-10 100.5 100.49 96.9
2016-11 100.04 101.06 95.79
2016-12 98.15 104.37 94.27
2017-01 100.29 110.92 97.05
2017-02 99.65 106.4 96.03
2017-03 98.44 105.96 97.54
2017-04 100.15 105.08 96.12
2017-05 98.67 104.32 97.84
2017-06 99.88 97.34 98.37
2017-07 99.26 101.09 98.53
2017-08 98.25 102.62 96.97
2017-09 99.52 111.65 100.1
2017-10 98.47 103.46 93.28
2017-11 100.85 109.56 97.03
2017-12 98.92 110.44 95.05
2018-01 99.42 116.77 95.56
2018-02 100.33 113.15 96.18
2018-03 103.74 114.15 94.93
2018-04 97.11 114.93 95.89
2018-05 101.31 119.41 94.94
2018-06 100.73 121.49 93.57
2018-07 102.06 120.55 97.14
2018-08 99.78 120.37 94.33
2018-09 100.39 123.35 94.96
2018-10 100.86 129.27 95.05
2018-11 99.74 127.57 92.35
2018-12 100.91 114.12 93.96
2019-01 100.0 115.85 94.44
2019-02 99.29 116.61 94.76
2019-03 99.34 118.98 94.36
2019-04 102.33 120.35 93.31
2019-05 101.25 119.47 93.23
2019-06 99.01 120.85 93.81
2019-07 99.81 122.71 93.23
2019-08 99.8 121.28 91.94
2019-09 99.93 122.79 92.53
2019-10 99.15 123.55 91.95
2019-11 100.22 123.52 93.35
2019-12 99.98 123.18 92.0
2020-01 99.83 122.09 92.04
2020-02 101.8 119.23 91.08
2020-03 114.27 76.35 89.38
2020-04 105.18 35.22 88.07
2020-05 108.48 61.3 101.15
2020-06 103.15 91.89 99.89
2020-07 101.23 106.02 98.72
2020-08 105.84 105.4 100.48
2020-09 101.32 103.38 96.41
2020-10 105.07 100.58 98.63
2020-11 102.84 72.89 74.73
2020-12 104.69 93.03 98.06
2021-01 106.19 99.33 93.83
2021-02 105.62 100.41 96.51

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 98.25 93.47 98.86
2016-02 99.2 91.49 100.75
2016-03 99.62 92.9 99.17
2016-04 95.33 91.48 100.61
2016-05 98.2 101.27 99.1
2016-06 97.9 91.39 98.02
2016-07 99.16 95.17 99.47
2016-08 100.7 96.01 99.13
2016-09 100.07 97.12 98.95
2016-10 99.59 101.45 98.26
2016-11 99.09 101.42 104.86
2016-12 97.94 104.37 98.33
2017-01 100.69 113.28 98.17
2017-02 100.44 107.91 97.34
2017-03 97.8 107.36 98.37
2017-04 100.74 106.67 97.88
2017-05 98.93 105.47 99.42
2017-06 100.39 97.18 100.3
2017-07 99.6 100.91 97.8
2017-08 98.83 103.71 96.86
2017-09 99.82 109.78 99.44
2017-10 99.01 105.79 95.42
2017-11 100.57 110.22 98.07
2017-12 99.42 109.73 94.7
2018-01 100.95 119.91 97.67
2018-02 100.9 114.22 98.82
2018-03 102.34 112.92 95.65
2018-04 97.45 113.51 97.85
2018-05 103.95 118.47 96.25
2018-06 100.89 119.6 95.17
2018-07 103.1 118.76 98.26
2018-08 100.03 119.57 94.08
2018-09 100.15 119.13 93.2
2018-10 101.45 126.42 95.19
2018-11 100.97 123.39 93.39
2018-12 101.58 115.78 93.98
2019-01 100.61 115.93 97.08
2019-02 100.07 114.67 96.43
2019-03 99.89 116.55 95.32
2019-04 102.04 116.68 94.47
2019-05 102.26 116.32 91.58
2019-06 101.15 117.81 96.02
2019-07 101.15 117.32 92.85
2019-08 100.3 116.53 93.01
2019-09 102.19 119.03 94.05
2019-10 100.54 121.43 95.47
2019-11 101.11 121.94 93.44
2019-12 101.84 123.96 93.83
2020-01 100.51 122.9 94.06
2020-02 102.73 119.92 93.36
2020-03 123.4 79.56 99.02
2020-04 116.1 37.49 95.05
2020-05 116.64 66.17 102.5
2020-06 104.72 91.42 96.73
2020-07 103.65 107.75 98.32
2020-08 108.76 106.65 100.37
2020-09 105.35 104.65 98.0
2020-10 107.82 102.35 98.92
2020-11 107.64 74.75 82.09
2020-12 108.23 95.12 99.83
2021-01 109.16 101.8 97.4
2021-02 108.87 103.67 99.4

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
2016-01 100.18 90.7 99.45
2016-02 101.0 93.96 99.46
2016-03 102.34 93.24 99.7
2016-04 97.92 93.11 99.77
2016-05 98.88 98.49 98.14
2016-06 99.54 94.54 98.04
2016-07 99.35 95.93 95.67
2016-08 100.29 95.09 97.37
2016-09 100.55 97.27 95.71
2016-10 100.93 98.71 96.8
2016-11 100.79 99.65 94.3
2016-12 98.33 103.39 90.89
2017-01 100.07 109.3 97.05
2017-02 99.02 105.89 96.29
2017-03 98.7 105.63 97.71
2017-04 99.87 104.58 96.13
2017-05 98.72 104.24 97.57
2017-06 99.59 100.57 98.03
2017-07 99.1 100.94 98.59
2017-08 97.63 102.12 97.05
2017-09 99.29 111.1 99.07
2017-10 98.02 101.33 93.11
2017-11 101.22 109.9 97.82
2017-12 98.59 110.71 93.3
2018-01 98.33 114.75 95.25
2018-02 99.74 113.55 95.85
2018-03 104.03 114.93 95.07
2018-04 96.61 116.55 96.18
2018-05 99.25 119.66 94.81
2018-06 100.42 123.26 93.49
2018-07 101.6 122.07 96.21
2018-08 99.34 121.13 94.2
2018-09 100.29 123.41 94.51
2018-10 100.19 129.22 95.1
2018-11 98.73 130.81 92.64
2018-12 100.03 111.74 91.65
2019-01 99.29 114.83 93.66
2019-02 98.3 118.8 94.44
2019-03 98.24 121.25 94.75
2019-04 102.27 123.56 94.25
2019-05 100.38 122.6 94.0
2019-06 97.4 123.52 93.61
2019-07 99.04 124.98 92.69
2019-08 98.93 124.41 91.15
2019-09 98.41 123.63 91.82
2019-10 98.08 123.03 90.9
2019-11 99.29 124.14 93.93
2019-12 98.76 123.12 87.92
2020-01 99.27 121.94 91.3
2020-02 101.31 119.04 90.29
2020-03 107.16 75.78 88.92
2020-04 97.22 35.0 88.17
2020-05 102.37 60.62 100.75
2020-06 102.0 93.98 100.41
2020-07 99.77 104.3 98.09
2020-08 103.17 105.4 100.23
2020-09 98.71 100.5 95.13
2020-10 103.05 97.56 98.37
2020-11 99.11 69.4 70.66
2020-12 102.38 89.05 98.27
2021-01 104.02 96.05 92.81
2021-02 102.9 97.5 95.24

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 January 2021 has been revised downwards: initially published at +0.6%, it was revised at +0.5%.

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. Nov./Oct. Q4 2020/Q3 2020 2020/2019
Large-scale food retailing -0.09 0.12 -0.02 0.06 0.01
Raw serie -0.11 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.01
SA-WDA parameters 0.02 0.07 -0.03 0.03 0.01
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between December 2020 and January 2021 is revised by -0.09 points: -0.11 points are due to the raw series' revision and +0.02 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

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