Informations Rapides ·
31 October 2024 · n° 274
In August 2024, sales volume in trade bounced back by 1.6% Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - August 2024
In August 2024, the volume of sales in all trade sectors increased by 1.6% over a month, after a drop of 0.3% in July.
In August 2024, the volume of sales in all trade sectors increased by 1.6% over a month, after a drop of 0.3% in July.
In August 2024, the volume of sales grew in the three main trade sectors
In August 2024*, sales volumes accelerated strongly in the retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.7% after +0.2%): it bounced back sharply in specialised stores (+2.1% after ‑0.2%) and accelerated in non-specialised stores (+2.3% after +0.9%) and in trade not in store (+8.0% after +0.1%). Within specialised stores, sales volumes recovered in almost all sub-sectors, especially in “other goods in specialised stores” (pharmacies, clothing shops, shoe shops, etc.: +2.7% after ‑0.1%) and in automotive fuels (+2.3% after ‑0.8%).
Sales volumes bounced back in the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.2% after ‑0.7%). This rebound was driven in particular by the wholesales of food, beverages and tobacco (+2.1% after +1.3%) and “other specialised wholesale” (fuels retailers, wood, chemicals products, etc.: +1.4% after ‑1.5%).
Lastly, the volume of sales accelerated in August 2024 in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.1% after +0.4%). It was driven by the rebound in the sales of motor vehicles maintenance and repair (+6.8% after ‑3.5%) and, to a lesser extent, by the new increase in sales of motor vehicle parts and accessories (+1.3% after +2.8%) and by motor vehicles sales, which recovered slightly (+0.5% after ‑0.1%).
Early retail trade estimate for September 2024
According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to have decreased in September 2024 (‑0.5% over a month). Over the third quarter of 2024, it would be 2.7% higher than in the third quarter of 2023.
tableauSales 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08 | 104.06 | 99.84 | 104.84 | 101.88 |
| 2024-07 | 102.97 | 98.65 | 102.08 | 100.25 |
| 2024-06 | 102.59 | 99.34 | 101.91 | 100.54 |
| 2024-05 | 104.19 | 100.07 | 102.4 | 101.32 |
| 2024-04 | 106.35 | 100.85 | 102.51 | 102.1 |
| 2024-03 | 105.22 | 99.18 | 102.25 | 100.92 |
| 2024-02 | 108.03 | 101.21 | 102.78 | 102.61 |
| 2024-01 | 105.21 | 99.3 | 102.25 | 100.98 |
| 2023-12 | 111.36 | 99.89 | 101.46 | 101.95 |
| 2023-11 | 108.71 | 97.34 | 102.02 | 100.29 |
| 2023-10 | 109.6 | 98.88 | 100.88 | 100.96 |
| 2023-09 | 109.54 | 99.41 | 100.79 | 101.23 |
| 2023-08 | 109.76 | 100.59 | 100.08 | 101.73 |
| 2023-07 | 109.28 | 100.29 | 102.14 | 102.08 |
| 2023-06 | 109.4 | 100.64 | 101.64 | 102.15 |
| 2023-05 | 108.28 | 99.54 | 100.6 | 101.07 |
| 2023-04 | 102.99 | 96.78 | 99.45 | 98.42 |
| 2023-03 | 106.38 | 98.65 | 101.62 | 100.59 |
| 2023-02 | 104.11 | 99.38 | 101.43 | 100.64 |
| 2023-01 | 103.66 | 100.67 | 101.7 | 101.39 |
| 2022-12 | 102.55 | 100.23 | 102.04 | 101.08 |
| 2022-11 | 102.35 | 102.88 | 102.14 | 102.59 |
| 2022-10 | 101.54 | 101.75 | 103.08 | 102.11 |
| 2022-09 | 102.9 | 102.5 | 104.8 | 103.22 |
| 2022-08 | 101.81 | 101.65 | 102.86 | 102.02 |
| 2022-07 | 96.23 | 101.09 | 101.55 | 100.54 |
| 2022-06 | 97.03 | 102.3 | 103.71 | 101.97 |
| 2022-05 | 97.12 | 100.7 | 103.95 | 101.14 |
| 2022-04 | 94.62 | 102.31 | 103.82 | 101.67 |
| 2022-03 | 97.96 | 103.46 | 103.45 | 102.69 |
| 2022-02 | 99.03 | 103.23 | 103.09 | 102.61 |
| 2022-01 | 100.39 | 102.14 | 102.86 | 102.1 |
| 2021-12 | 100.16 | 100.36 | 103.33 | 101.19 |
| 2021-11 | 99.91 | 102.76 | 102.89 | 102.4 |
| 2021-10 | 99.66 | 100.98 | 102.67 | 101.28 |
| 2021-09 | 98.98 | 99.9 | 101.62 | 100.27 |
| 2021-08 | 100.22 | 100.41 | 101.68 | 100.75 |
| 2021-07 | 99.3 | 101.06 | 101.3 | 100.89 |
| 2021-06 | 102.03 | 102.43 | 101.48 | 102.1 |
| 2021-05 | 97.78 | 98.08 | 99.07 | 98.32 |
| 2021-04 | 99.54 | 98.15 | 92.22 | 96.62 |
| 2021-03 | 101.4 | 99.35 | 98.79 | 99.47 |
| 2021-02 | 98.91 | 97.61 | 97.79 | 97.84 |
| 2021-01 | 102.11 | 98.92 | 97.16 | 98.85 |
graphiqueSales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
tableauSales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
| Nace Classification | Weight | Aug. 2024 | Change in % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024/June 2024 | Aug. 2024/July 2024 | q-o-q(1) | y-o-y(2) | |||
| G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 10,000 | 101.9 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,397 | 104.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -1.9 | -5.7 |
| 451 Sale of motor vehicles | 901 | 104.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -2.0 | -6.7 |
| 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 103 | 106.5 | -3.5 | 6.8 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 363 | 103.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -4.5 |
| 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 30 | 87.6 | -1.2 | -3.8 | -3.0 | -7.6 |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,703 | 99.8 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| 461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 872 | 99.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals | 307 | 100.1 | -7.1 | 2.9 | -5.4 | -4.3 |
| 463 Food, beverages and tobacco | 1,046 | 97.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 464 Household goods | 1,129 | 103.1 | -1.6 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -3.6 |
| 465 Information and communication equipment | 331 | 104.4 | -1.7 | 2.2 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| 466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 748 | 103.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -2.5 |
| 467 Other specialised wholesale | 1,161 | 94.5 | -1.5 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -3.1 |
| 469 Non specialised wholesale trade | 111 | 108.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 7.8 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 2,900 | 104.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 1,002 | 101.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 1,621 | 106.6 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 223 | 96.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| 473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 266 | 98.3 | -0.8 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| 474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores | 55 | 121.3 | -0.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 475 Other household equipment in specialised stores | 296 | 87.6 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| 476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores | 110 | 111.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| 477 Other goods in specialised stores | 671 | 119.6 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 277 | 105.5 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
- (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
From June to August 2024, the volume of sales decreased compared to the same three months a year before (‑1.1%)
The volume of sales of the three months under review (June to August 2024) in overall trade was 1.1% lower than that of the same period a year earlier. It decreased both in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑5.7%) and in the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑1.2%). Conversely, it increased in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.6%): it grew in retail trade not in stores (+4.9%), in specialised stores (+1.4%) and in non-specialised stores (+1.2%).
Revisions
The monthly percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in July 2024 has been revised upwards by 0.1 points compared to the previous release, and now stands at ‑0.3% (after rounding).
tableauRevision of variationsin percentage points
| May 2024/Apr. 2024 | June 2024/May 2024 | July 2024/June 2024 | Q2 2024/Q1 2024 | 2023/2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Overall trade | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| Raw series | 0.03 | -0.03 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SA-WDA parameters | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
- How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between June and July 2024 is revised by +0.13 points. +0.09 points are due to the raw series’ revision and +0.04 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
For more information
* All data are seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA).
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