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Informations rapidesIn July 2021, sales volume in trade fell back (−3.2%) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - July 2021

In July 2021, the volume of sales in trade decreased (−3.2%) following the sharp rebound in June (+4.9%), that had been due partly to the lifting of the lockdown and the mandatory closures of shops and certain services.

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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 July 2021, the volume of sales in trade decreased (−3.2%) following the sharp rebound in June (+4.9%), that had been due partly to the lifting of the lockdown and the mandatory closures of shops and certain services.

In July 2021, sales volume decreased in the three main trade sectors

In July 2021, the volume of sales in wholesale trade fell back (−3.5%) after the strong rebound in June (+6.4%). It decreased in most of the sub-sectors, especially in household goods (−7.0% after +8.0%) and other specialised wholesale (−12.2% after +16.8%).

The volume of sales in retail trade decreased in July (−2.3% after +2.3% in June). It dwindled in specialised stores (−2.2% after +6.7%), continued to fall sharply in retail trade not in stores (−8.0% after −7.1%), and went on decreasing in non-specialised stores (−0.7% after −1.1% in June). Within specialised stores, the drop of the volume of sales is particularly marked in other household equipment (furniture, appliances, hardware, etc.: −8.5% after +7.9%) and cultural and recreation goods (−7.9% after +13.1%). The volume of sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores sped up sharply in July (+6.3% after +2.0%).

The volume of sales in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles fell back in July (−3.8%), following the sharp rebound in June (+4.4%).

Forecast

According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to have decreased by 1.1% in August 2021. From June to August, it may have increased by 3.3% when compared with that of the same period one year earlier.

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
2016-01 105.39 101.76 102.42 102.41
2016-02 104.39 101.94 103.09 102.59
2016-03 104.92 102.34 102.25 102.64
2016-04 106.17 101.63 101.91 102.29
2016-05 106.04 101.81 102.81 102.64
2016-06 105.67 100.29 102.52 101.63
2016-07 103.35 100.34 102.76 101.44
2016-08 107.79 100.77 102.49 102.17
2016-09 108.34 100.83 102.87 102.39
2016-10 106.86 100.91 104.71 102.79
2016-11 110.65 103.66 103.83 104.6
2016-12 109.23 102.18 104.07 103.63
2017-01 110.63 102.3 105.03 104.17
2017-02 111.72 103.04 105.61 104.9
2017-03 113.68 104.8 105.92 106.26
2017-04 109.43 102.6 105.55 104.34
2017-05 114.68 103.97 106.3 106.02
2017-06 114.04 104.81 105.7 106.25
2017-07 114.79 106.06 107.33 107.55
2017-08 114.16 105.45 105.85 106.67
2017-09 116.37 106.08 109.27 108.33
2017-10 117.48 104.26 106.14 106.5
2017-11 117.6 106.36 109.65 108.76
2017-12 121.39 106.85 108.33 109.14
2018-01 117.01 105.19 107.76 107.45
2018-02 117.29 105.6 108.65 107.99
2018-03 119.0 105.53 110.47 108.7
2018-04 119.24 105.99 108.43 108.39
2018-05 119.81 107.33 109.88 109.67
2018-06 120.06 107.51 109.99 109.84
2018-07 118.58 105.51 110.0 108.5
2018-08 118.58 107.19 110.07 109.49
2018-09 117.88 105.23 110.09 108.27
2018-10 119.73 108.59 111.45 110.85
2018-11 117.67 107.37 110.81 109.7
2018-12 111.92 107.49 110.0 108.8
2019-01 121.41 107.64 110.88 110.35
2019-02 122.86 108.99 112.27 111.72
2019-03 121.2 108.79 112.0 111.31
2019-04 122.15 110.05 112.96 112.44
2019-05 123.08 109.94 112.41 112.34
2019-06 121.71 109.46 112.71 111.98
2019-07 124.21 109.45 111.83 112.03
2019-08 124.09 110.46 114.19 113.29
2019-09 123.72 110.6 113.18 113.03
2019-10 122.59 110.59 113.25 112.9
2019-11 124.21 110.31 114.24 113.24
2019-12 124.31 109.64 113.0 112.5
2020-01 122.65 110.51 113.97 113.07
2020-02 120.7 109.77 113.6 112.29
2020-03 64.23 95.73 96.02 91.81
2020-04 30.47 80.91 78.48 73.78
2020-05 89.51 97.2 107.77 99.34
2020-06 127.68 110.78 116.9 114.74
2020-07 135.89 110.81 113.05 114.66
2020-08 133.31 110.38 120.93 116.41
2020-09 129.32 109.79 116.66 114.3
2020-10 126.51 110.13 119.43 114.96
2020-11 107.16 107.82 100.79 105.66
2020-12 120.25 110.21 122.33 115.07
2021-01 123.9 111.69 116.96 114.79
2021-02 120.38 112.11 118.36 115.01
2021-03 124.46 113.01 120.71 116.74
2021-04 119.19 110.22 112.56 112.05
2021-05 118.11 110.36 120.33 114.29
2021-06 123.36 117.45 123.13 119.88
2021-07 118.7 113.31 120.31 116.06

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 July 2021 Change in %
July 2021/June 2021 June 2021/May 2021 July 2021/Feb. 2020 q-o-q(1) y-o-y(2)
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10000 116.1 -3.2 4.9 3.4 1.9 6.5
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1272 118.7 -3.8 4.4 -1.7 -1.1 2.0
451 Sale of motor vehicles 850 121.9 -3.6 4.3 -3.0 -1.8 1.0
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 89 113.1 -2.2 2.4 0.5 0.1 2.8
453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 306 110.7 -5.0 5.5 1.0 0.8 5.5
454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories 27 125.6 0.6 2.9 10.2 0.8 -3.9
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5777 113.3 -3.5 6.4 3.2 1.7 7.0
461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 813 121.9 -2.2 8.9 7.1 1.5 8.2
462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals 390 92.7 9.5 5.6 -7.5 0.6 -11.3
463 Food, beverages and tobacco 1029 106.7 -1.9 8.3 2.7 4.8 7.1
464 Household goods 1130 120.4 -7.0 8.0 7.9 2.9 11.4
465 Information and communication equipment 331 134.4 -6.2 3.4 6.9 -3.4 5.6
466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies 716 114.8 -2.7 2.8 0.6 2.3 9.3
467 Other specialised wholesale 1132 104.4 -2.7 2.5 -1.1 -1.4 8.0
469 Non specialised wholesale trade 236 120.9 -12.2 16.8 7.1 7.5 0.6
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2952 120.3 -2.3 2.3 5.9 3.5 7.7
471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores 1109 113.8 -0.7 -1.1 0.7 -0.9 4.5
472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores 1622 119.8 -2.2 6.7 7.8 8.6 8.6
472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 155 136.5 0.3 -1.8 10.8 -0.8 5.9
473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores 224 92.0 6.3 2.0 -1.5 10.2 13.9
474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores 65 139.2 -3.7 14.7 3.5 13.5 9.2
475 Other household equipment in specialised stores 310 120.8 -8.5 7.9 11.4 1.0 2.5
476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores 118 121.5 -7.9 13.1 9.1 19.8 9.1
477 Other goods in specialised stores 750 122.3 -0.7 7.6 8.3 12.3 10.9
478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores 221 156.7 -8.0 -7.1 16.1 -5.6 14.8
  • (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 past three months increased by 6.5% over a year

Owing to a base effect due to the first lockdown from March to May 2020, the volume of sales of the past three months (May to July 2021) in overall trade increased by 6.5% when compared with that of the same period one year earlier. It grew in wholesale trade (+7.0%), in retail trade (+7.7%), and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.0%). Within retail trade, the volume of sales increased over a year in all the sub-sectors: in specialised stores (+8.6%), in non-specialised stores (+4.5%), and in retail trade not in stores (+14.8%).

Revisions

The percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in June 2021 has been revised upwards, at +4.9% instead of the +3.9% initially published.

Revision of variationsin percentage points

Revision of variations
June/May May/Apr Apr/Mar Q2 2021/Q1 2021 2020/2019
G Overall trade 0.97 0.01 0.09 0.43 0.01
Raw series 0.17 -0.11 0.19 0.19 0.01
SA-WDA parameters 0.80 0.12 -0.10 0.24 0.00
  • How to read: in the wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, the SA-WDA variation between May and June 2021 is revised by +0.97 points. +0.17 points are due to the raw series’ revision and +0.80 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

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