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Informations rapidesIn March 2021, a further increase in sales volume in trade Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - March 2021

In March 2021, the volume of sales in trade kept increasing (+0.8% after +0.6% in February).

Informations rapides
No 145
Paru le :Paru le28/05/2021
Prochaine parution le : 26/09/2024 at 08:45 - July 2024
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All data are corrected for seasonal and working day effects (SA-WDA).

In the following paragraphs, percentage changes by subsections are presented in descending order of their contribution to the overall percentage change of the volume of sales in wholesale and retail trade index. The contribution of a subsection takes into account its weight and the magnitude of its evolution.

In March 2021, the volume of sales in trade kept increasing (+0.8% after +0.6% in February).

In March 2021, sales volume rose in the three main trade sectors

In March, the volume of sales bounced back in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.3% after −2.0%), particularly in the sale of motor vehicles (+3.0% after −3.2% in February).

The volume of sales in wholesale trade kept rising in March (+0.4% after +0.8% in February). It sped up in food, beverages and tobacco (+4.6% after +0.3%) while it fell sharply in information and communication equipment (−14.2% after +13.2%).

In March 2021, the volume of sales in retail trade slowed down (+0.8% after +1.5% in February), in the context of more stringent health restrictions, particularly with the closure of "non-essential" stores in 19 departments from 20 March. The volume of sales bounced back in non-specialised stores (+1.0% after −0.7%), while it slowed down in retail trade not in stores (+2.5% after +9.8%) and specialised stores (+0.2% after +1.4%). Within the latter, the volume of sales carried on rising in other household equipment (furniture, appliances, hardware, etc.: +2.7% after +2.9%) and cultural and recreation goods (+2.0% after +2.9%). On the contrary, it kept decreasing in information and communication equipment (−2.7% after −7.3%), and dwindled in "other goods" (clothing, footwear, leather goods, etc.: −0.3% after +1.5%). Concerning automotive fuel, the volume of sales fell back in March (−2.2% after +1.3%).

Forecast

According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to have decreased in April 2021 (−6.1%), due to the third national lockdown. From February to April 2021, it should have increased by 21.8% when compared with the same period one year earlier, with a base effect due to the start of the first lockdown in March 2020.

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Motor vehicles and motorcycles - 45 Wholesale - 46 Retail trade - 47 Wholesale and retail trade - G
2016-01 105.23 101.76 102.44 102.4
2016-02 104.49 101.97 103.1 102.62
2016-03 104.81 102.35 102.07 102.58
2016-04 105.99 101.62 101.75 102.21
2016-05 106.02 101.77 102.79 102.61
2016-06 105.85 100.27 102.52 101.64
2016-07 103.3 100.39 102.76 101.46
2016-08 107.75 100.77 102.56 102.19
2016-09 108.18 100.81 102.97 102.39
2016-10 107.03 100.9 104.77 102.82
2016-11 110.61 103.68 103.89 104.63
2016-12 109.58 102.16 104.15 103.69
2017-01 110.63 102.3 105.06 104.17
2017-02 111.81 103.09 105.66 104.96
2017-03 113.57 104.8 105.57 106.14
2017-04 109.21 102.57 105.32 104.22
2017-05 114.38 103.93 106.31 105.96
2017-06 114.04 104.77 105.75 106.24
2017-07 114.84 106.14 107.35 107.6
2017-08 114.32 105.43 105.96 106.72
2017-09 116.21 106.06 109.39 108.34
2017-10 117.53 104.25 106.21 106.52
2017-11 117.75 106.38 109.74 108.82
2017-12 121.42 106.86 108.42 109.17
2018-01 117.18 105.19 107.79 107.48
2018-02 117.55 105.66 108.75 108.09
2018-03 118.95 105.52 109.91 108.53
2018-04 118.94 105.88 108.16 108.21
2018-05 119.17 107.29 109.88 109.56
2018-06 120.21 107.48 110.08 109.86
2018-07 118.29 105.54 110.06 108.5
2018-08 118.53 107.15 110.2 109.5
2018-09 118.07 105.22 110.23 108.34
2018-10 119.87 108.6 111.56 110.9
2018-11 118.03 107.4 110.92 109.79
2018-12 111.92 107.57 110.09 108.87
2019-01 121.66 107.64 110.88 110.38
2019-02 123.25 109.03 112.43 111.84
2019-03 121.32 108.74 111.19 111.07
2019-04 121.57 109.84 112.66 112.17
2019-05 122.09 109.92 112.35 112.18
2019-06 122.3 109.47 112.86 112.1
2019-07 123.24 109.49 111.97 111.97
2019-08 124.03 110.41 114.33 113.3
2019-09 124.0 110.58 113.31 113.09
2019-10 122.79 110.62 113.4 112.99
2019-11 124.55 110.37 114.33 113.34
2019-12 124.39 109.76 113.07 112.6
2020-01 123.0 110.47 113.86 113.06
2020-02 121.49 109.81 113.77 112.47
2020-03 64.26 95.67 95.05 91.5
2020-04 30.22 80.7 78.26 73.56
2020-05 88.34 97.22 107.64 99.17
2020-06 128.75 110.81 116.98 114.91
2020-07 133.73 111.27 113.23 114.7
2020-08 133.51 109.96 121.08 116.24
2020-09 129.7 109.77 116.86 114.39
2020-10 126.7 110.15 119.42 114.99
2020-11 107.43 107.29 100.83 105.4
2020-12 120.57 109.84 122.06 114.81
2021-01 124.09 111.12 116.63 114.4
2021-02 121.62 111.97 118.4 115.1
2021-03 124.42 112.44 119.3 115.98

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

SA-WDA volume, Base year 2015
Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (SA-WDA volume, Base year 2015)
Nace Classification Weight Mar 2021 Change in %
Mar 2021/Feb. 2021 Feb. 2021/Jan. 2021 Mar 2021/Feb. 2020 q-o-q(1) y-o-y(2)
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10000 116.0 0.8 0.6 3.1 3.1 9.0
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1272 124.4 2.3 -2.0 2.4 4.4 19.9
451 Sale of motor vehicles 850 129.4 3.0 -3.2 2.1 4.1 22.1
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 89 114.3 -1.7 3.3 0.8 2.2 12.0
453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 306 113.6 1.7 -0.4 3.3 5.7 15.6
454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories 27 124.7 -1.3 4.8 9.2 7.4 22.4
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5777 112.4 0.4 0.8 2.4 2.5 6.2
461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 813 120.9 1.3 0.0 6.1 6.0 7.9
462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals 390 86.6 0.5 -0.9 -14.2 -5.7 -11.4
463 Food, beverages and tobacco 1029 104.1 4.6 0.3 0.2 1.0 -0.7
464 Household goods 1130 120.7 1.3 0.4 7.9 1.4 9.9
465 Information and communication equipment 331 127.7 -14.2 13.2 1.5 11.7 13.7
466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies 716 111.7 -2.4 -1.2 -2.0 -1.0 8.1
467 Other specialised wholesale 1132 108.6 2.1 -0.4 3.1 4.7 8.1
469 Non specialised wholesale trade 236 121.8 4.2 0.1 8.6 0.2 11.2
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2952 119.3 0.8 1.5 4.9 3.5 9.8
471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores 1109 114.0 1.0 -0.7 0.6 1.8 2.2
472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores 1622 114.4 0.2 1.4 2.9 4.3 11.8
472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 155 136.7 0.1 1.4 10.8 3.1 12.8
473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores 224 82.1 -2.2 1.3 -12.2 7.8 -2.4
474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores 65 122.1 -2.7 -7.3 -9.3 2.2 5.6
475 Other household equipment in specialised stores 310 131.2 2.7 2.9 20.6 5.8 35.2
476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores 118 111.3 2.0 2.9 0.4 5.3 15.3
477 Other goods in specialised stores 750 112.4 -0.3 1.5 -0.5 3.3 6.4
478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores 221 181.5 2.5 9.8 34.4 5.3 30.6
  • (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months /previous three months.
  • (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

The volume of sales of the first quarter increased by 9.0% over a year

With also a base effect due to the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, the volume of sales of the first quarter of 2021 in overall trade increased by 9.0% when compared with that of the first quarter of 2020. It rose sharply in wholesale trade (+6.2%), in retail trade (+9.8%), and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+19.9%). Within retail trade, the volume of sales increased over a year in all the sub-sectors: in specialised stores (+11.8%), in retail trade not in stores (+30.6%), and in non-specialised stores (+2.2%).

Revisions

The percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in February 2021 has been slightly revised upwards, at +0.6% instead of +0.5% initially published.

Revision of variationsin percentage points

Revision of variations
Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. Q4 2020/Q3 2020 2020/2019
G Overall trade 0.10 0.03 0.18 -0.02 -0.03
Raw series 0.12 0.04 0.15 -0.02 -0.02
SA-WDA parameters -0.02 -0.01 0.03 0.00 -0.01
  • How to read : in the wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, the SA-WDA variation between January and February 2021 is revised by +0.10 points. +0.12 points are due to the raw series’ revision and -0.02 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

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