Informations Rapides ·
29 April 2025 · n° 105
In February 2025, the sales volume in trade was virtually stable (‑0.1 %) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - February 2025
In February 2025, the volume of sales in trade was again virtually stable over a month (‑0.1% as in January).
In February 2025, the volume of sales in trade was again virtually stable over a month (‑0.1% as in January).
In February 2025, the sales volume fell back mainly in retail trade
In February 2025*, the volume of sales fell in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑0.3% after +0.9%), mainly due to lower sales in specialised stores (‑0.4% after +1.7%) and, to a lesser extent, to a further fall in trade not in stores (‑0.6% after ‑0.8%). Within specialised stores, the volume of sales dropped particularly in “other goods in specialised stores (pharmacies, clothing shops, shoe shops, etc.)” (‑1.0% after +2.1%) and “other household equipment (sales of furniture, appliances, hardware, etc.)” (‑0.8% after +2.1%).
The volume of sales in the wholesale except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles was again virtually stable over a month (‑0.1% as in January). It decreased again in the wholesales of food, beverages and tobacco (‑1.2% after ‑0.4%) as well as in the wholesale of household goods (‑0.9% as in January). Conversely, it rose again in the wholesale of information and communication equipment (+2.5% after +0.2%) and bounced back in the wholesale on a fee or contract basis (+0.8% after ‑0.4%).
Lastly, the volume of sales picked up slightly in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.2% after ‑1.9%), mainly due to a further increase in sales of motor vehicle parts and accessories (+1.4% after +0.7%).
From December 2024 to February 2025, the volume of sales went down by 1.2% compared to the same three months a year before
The cumulative volume of sales in overall trade between December 2024 and February 2025 was 1.2% lower than that of the same period a year earlier. It decreased sharply in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑5.9%) and more moderately in the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑1.4%). Conversely, it increased in retail trade (+1.6%). Within the retail trade, it grew in specialised stores (+1.6%), in non-specialised stores (+1.2%) and in retail trade not in stores (+3.4%).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02 | 101.73 | 98.5 | 104.05 | 100.56 |
| 2025-01 | 101.56 | 98.58 | 104.36 | 100.67 |
| 2024-12 | 103.49 | 98.68 | 103.41 | 100.73 |
| 2024-11 | 103.96 | 97.95 | 104.16 | 100.59 |
| 2024-10 | 104.57 | 97.55 | 103.87 | 100.36 |
| 2024-09 | 102.88 | 98.05 | 104.34 | 100.55 |
| 2024-08 | 104.04 | 99.63 | 105.28 | 101.88 |
| 2024-07 | 102.98 | 98.29 | 102.25 | 100.09 |
| 2024-06 | 102.7 | 98.95 | 101.88 | 100.32 |
| 2024-05 | 104.47 | 99.93 | 102.48 | 101.3 |
| 2024-04 | 106.72 | 100.8 | 102.65 | 102.16 |
| 2024-03 | 105.24 | 99.14 | 102.57 | 100.98 |
| 2024-02 | 108.71 | 100.94 | 102.86 | 102.58 |
| 2024-01 | 106.15 | 99.08 | 102.08 | 100.94 |
| 2023-12 | 111.18 | 99.79 | 101.83 | 101.97 |
| 2023-11 | 108.23 | 97.55 | 102.06 | 100.35 |
| 2023-10 | 108.86 | 99.12 | 100.87 | 100.99 |
| 2023-09 | 110.1 | 99.3 | 100.76 | 101.23 |
| 2023-08 | 109.84 | 100.23 | 99.9 | 101.48 |
| 2023-07 | 109.22 | 99.68 | 102.02 | 101.69 |
| 2023-06 | 109.42 | 100.23 | 101.49 | 101.88 |
| 2023-05 | 108.21 | 99.49 | 100.74 | 101.07 |
| 2023-04 | 102.93 | 96.78 | 99.89 | 98.54 |
| 2023-03 | 106.68 | 98.74 | 101.47 | 100.64 |
| 2023-02 | 104.37 | 99.32 | 101.44 | 100.64 |
| 2023-01 | 104.61 | 100.6 | 101.51 | 101.42 |
| 2022-12 | 102.17 | 100.22 | 102.18 | 101.06 |
| 2022-11 | 102.01 | 103.09 | 102.04 | 102.63 |
| 2022-10 | 101.06 | 101.82 | 103.03 | 102.06 |
| 2022-09 | 103.31 | 102.51 | 104.86 | 103.3 |
| 2022-08 | 101.81 | 101.65 | 102.76 | 102.0 |
| 2022-07 | 96.33 | 100.76 | 101.59 | 100.38 |
| 2022-06 | 96.88 | 102.09 | 103.41 | 101.75 |
| 2022-05 | 97.21 | 100.79 | 104.05 | 101.23 |
| 2022-04 | 94.58 | 102.45 | 103.97 | 101.79 |
| 2022-03 | 98.02 | 103.71 | 103.56 | 102.87 |
| 2022-02 | 99.18 | 103.33 | 103.11 | 102.69 |
| 2022-01 | 101.14 | 102.14 | 102.72 | 102.17 |
| 2021-12 | 99.81 | 100.41 | 103.31 | 101.17 |
| 2021-11 | 99.84 | 102.86 | 102.88 | 102.44 |
| 2021-10 | 99.34 | 101.12 | 102.73 | 101.34 |
| 2021-09 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 101.72 | 100.36 |
| 2021-08 | 100.25 | 100.18 | 101.49 | 100.57 |
| 2021-07 | 99.32 | 100.65 | 101.29 | 100.65 |
| 2021-06 | 102.16 | 102.28 | 101.3 | 101.98 |
| 2021-05 | 97.81 | 98.17 | 99.07 | 98.38 |
| 2021-04 | 99.44 | 98.25 | 93.02 | 96.9 |
| 2021-03 | 101.56 | 99.4 | 98.26 | 99.38 |
| 2021-02 | 98.93 | 97.83 | 97.83 | 97.98 |
| 2021-01 | 102.54 | 98.84 | 97.09 | 98.85 |
graphiqueSales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Source: DGFiP, INSEE.
tableauSales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
| Nace Classification | Weight | Feb. 2025 | Change in % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2025/Dec. 2024 | Feb. 2025/Jan. 2025 | q-o-q(1) | y-o-y(2) | |||
| G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 10,000 | 100.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,397 | 101.7 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -5.9 |
| 451 Sale of motor vehicles | 901 | 101.2 | -3.1 | -0.3 | -2.2 | -8.1 |
| 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 103 | 100.8 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -3.1 |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 363 | 104.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 30 | 88.3 | -5.2 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -5.2 |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,703 | 98.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.4 |
| 461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 872 | 101.8 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| 462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals | 307 | 92.8 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -11.6 |
| 463 Food, beverages and tobacco | 1,046 | 95.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 464 Household goods | 1,129 | 106.7 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| 465 Information and communication equipment | 331 | 106.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | -2.3 |
| 466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 748 | 97.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -5.2 |
| 467 Other specialised wholesale | 1,161 | 91.1 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -4.6 |
| 469 Non specialised wholesale trade | 111 | 99.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 2,900 | 104.1 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 1,002 | 100.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 1,621 | 107.2 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 223 | 98.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 266 | 101.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores | 55 | 122.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 475 Other household equipment in specialised stores | 296 | 86.7 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -2.6 |
| 476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores | 110 | 107.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| 477 Other goods in specialised stores | 671 | 120.1 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 277 | 97.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -2.8 | 3.4 |
- (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
- (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
- Source: DGFiP, INSEE.
Early retail trade estimate for March 2025
According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to decrease slightly in March 2025 (‑0.1% over a month). Over the first quarter of 2025, it would be 1.6% higher than in the first quarter of 2024.
Revisions
The monthly percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in January 2025 was unchanged compared to the previous release, remaining at ‑0.1% (after rounding).
tableauRevision of variationsin percentage points
| Nov. 2024/Oct. 2024 | Dec. 2024/Nov. 2024 | Jan. 2025/Dec. 2024 | Q4 2024/Q3 2024 | 2024/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Overall trade | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.04 |
| Raw series | 0.09 | -0.11 | 0.11 | -0.02 | 0.04 |
| SA-WDA parameters | -0.07 | 0.13 | -0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
- How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between December 2024 and January 2025 is revised by 0,01 points. 0.11 points are due to the raw series’ revision and -0.10 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Source: DGFiP, INSEE.
For more information
* All data are seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA).
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