Informations Rapides ·
28 May 2025 · n° 138
In March 2025, sales volume in trade increased by 0.4 % Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - March 2025
In March 2025, the volume of sales in trade increased over a month by 0.4 % (after ‑0.1% in February).
In March 2025, the volume of sales in trade increased over a month by 0.4 % (after ‑0.1% in February).
In March 2025, sales volume grew in the three main trade sectors
In March 2025*, the volume of sales increased in the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.5% after ‑0.1%). In particularly, it accelerated in the agricultural raw materials and live animals (+5.9% after +0.4%), in the “other machinery, equipment and supplies” (+1.7% after +0.6%) and in “other specialised wholesale (fuels retailers, wood, chemicals products, etc.)” (+1.2% after remaining stable). Conversely, it fell back in the wholesale of information and communication equipment (‑3.0% after +1.6%) and in the wholesale on a fee or contract basis (‑0.8% after +0.6%).
Sales volumes bounced back in the retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.3% after ‑0.3%). This rebound was mainly due to the specialised stores recovery (+0.5% after ‑0.5%). Within specialised stores, the increase was driven by the return to growth in sales in “other goods in specialised stores (pharmacies, clothing shops, shoe shops, etc.)” (+0.8% after ‑1.0%) and to a lesser extent by the sales acceleration in the information and communication equipment (+3.4% after +0.5%).
Lastly, the volume of sales rose again in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.2% as in the previous month), driven mainly by the rebound in sales of motor vehicles (+0.6% after ‑0.3%).
The volume of sales of the first quarter of 2025 went down by 0.8% over a year
The volume of sales of the first quarter of 2025 in overall trade was down by 0.8% compared to the same period a year earlier. It decreased sharply in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑4.5%) and more moderately in the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑1.2%). Conversely, the volume of sales increased in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.0%): it grew in specialised stores (+2.4%), in non-specialised stores (+1.2%) and in retail trade not in stores (+2.1%).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 102.09 | 98.88 | 104.49 | 100.95 |
| 2025-02 | 101.87 | 98.4 | 104.2 | 100.57 |
| 2025-01 | 101.66 | 98.46 | 104.55 | 100.67 |
| 2024-12 | 103.61 | 98.77 | 103.52 | 100.83 |
| 2024-11 | 104.02 | 98.03 | 104.24 | 100.67 |
| 2024-10 | 104.62 | 97.52 | 103.96 | 100.38 |
| 2024-09 | 102.91 | 98.05 | 104.42 | 100.57 |
| 2024-08 | 104.04 | 99.62 | 105.34 | 101.9 |
| 2024-07 | 103.0 | 98.28 | 102.33 | 100.11 |
| 2024-06 | 102.68 | 98.89 | 101.95 | 100.31 |
| 2024-05 | 104.44 | 99.94 | 102.54 | 101.32 |
| 2024-04 | 106.69 | 100.68 | 102.69 | 102.11 |
| 2024-03 | 105.04 | 98.97 | 102.15 | 100.74 |
| 2024-02 | 108.8 | 101.09 | 102.92 | 102.7 |
| 2024-01 | 106.2 | 99.24 | 102.17 | 101.06 |
| 2023-12 | 111.19 | 99.81 | 101.87 | 102.0 |
| 2023-11 | 108.27 | 97.6 | 102.1 | 100.4 |
| 2023-10 | 108.9 | 99.07 | 100.9 | 100.97 |
| 2023-09 | 110.13 | 99.29 | 100.8 | 101.24 |
| 2023-08 | 109.85 | 100.22 | 99.91 | 101.48 |
| 2023-07 | 109.21 | 99.67 | 102.02 | 101.68 |
| 2023-06 | 109.4 | 100.19 | 101.52 | 101.86 |
| 2023-05 | 108.18 | 99.5 | 100.75 | 101.08 |
| 2023-04 | 102.9 | 96.69 | 99.92 | 98.5 |
| 2023-03 | 106.55 | 98.65 | 101.19 | 100.49 |
| 2023-02 | 104.45 | 99.42 | 101.46 | 100.72 |
| 2023-01 | 104.63 | 100.71 | 101.55 | 101.5 |
| 2022-12 | 102.18 | 100.24 | 102.21 | 101.08 |
| 2022-11 | 102.03 | 103.14 | 102.06 | 102.67 |
| 2022-10 | 101.1 | 101.75 | 103.04 | 102.04 |
| 2022-09 | 103.33 | 102.51 | 104.88 | 103.31 |
| 2022-08 | 101.82 | 101.64 | 102.77 | 101.99 |
| 2022-07 | 96.33 | 100.75 | 101.59 | 100.38 |
| 2022-06 | 96.87 | 102.06 | 103.43 | 101.73 |
| 2022-05 | 97.18 | 100.81 | 104.05 | 101.24 |
| 2022-04 | 94.57 | 102.41 | 103.98 | 101.77 |
| 2022-03 | 97.95 | 103.68 | 103.4 | 102.8 |
| 2022-02 | 99.24 | 103.4 | 103.12 | 102.74 |
| 2022-01 | 101.16 | 102.2 | 102.74 | 102.21 |
| 2021-12 | 99.81 | 100.42 | 103.33 | 101.18 |
| 2021-11 | 99.84 | 102.9 | 102.9 | 102.47 |
| 2021-10 | 99.37 | 101.04 | 102.75 | 101.3 |
| 2021-09 | 99.01 | 100.0 | 101.73 | 100.37 |
| 2021-08 | 100.24 | 100.18 | 101.49 | 100.57 |
| 2021-07 | 99.32 | 100.66 | 101.29 | 100.65 |
| 2021-06 | 102.15 | 102.26 | 101.31 | 101.97 |
| 2021-05 | 97.78 | 98.18 | 99.06 | 98.38 |
| 2021-04 | 99.43 | 98.23 | 93.03 | 96.89 |
| 2021-03 | 101.53 | 99.38 | 98.18 | 99.33 |
| 2021-02 | 98.97 | 97.87 | 97.83 | 98.01 |
| 2021-01 | 102.55 | 98.87 | 97.1 | 98.87 |
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 | Mar. 2025 | Change in % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2025/Jan. 2025 | Mar. 2025/Feb. 2025 | q-o-q(1) | y-o-y(2) | |||
| G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 10,000 | 101.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,397 | 102.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -4.5 |
| 451 Sale of motor vehicles | 901 | 101.9 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -3.4 | -6.5 |
| 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 103 | 101.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 363 | 103.9 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 30 | 89.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -6.7 |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,703 | 98.9 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| 461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 872 | 99.7 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals | 307 | 99.1 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 1.0 | -10.4 |
| 463 Food, beverages and tobacco | 1,046 | 94.7 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| 464 Household goods | 1,129 | 107.3 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| 465 Information and communication equipment | 331 | 102.2 | 1.6 | -3.0 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
| 466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 748 | 99.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -2.8 |
| 467 Other specialised wholesale | 1,161 | 92.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | -3.2 |
| 469 Non specialised wholesale trade | 111 | 99.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 2,900 | 104.5 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 1,002 | 100.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 1,621 | 107.9 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| 472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 223 | 98.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 266 | 102.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| 474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores | 55 | 127.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.5 |
| 475 Other household equipment in specialised stores | 296 | 86.0 | -0.9 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -2.2 |
| 476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores | 110 | 107.9 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| 477 Other goods in specialised stores | 671 | 121.2 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 277 | 97.9 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.6 | 2.1 |
- (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 April 2025
According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles, is expected to increase slightly in April 2025 (+0.3% over a month). From February to April 2025, it would be 1.8% higher than that of the same three months a year earlier.
Revisions
The monthly percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in February 2025 has not been revised, remaining at ‑0.1% (after rounding), as in the previous publication.
tableauRevision of variationsin percentage points
| Dec. 2024/Nov. 2024 | Jan. 2025/Dec. 2024 | Feb. 2025/Jan. 2025 | Q4 2024/Q3 2024 | 2024/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Overall trade | 0.02 | -0.11 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Raw series | 0.06 | -0.22 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| SA-WDA parameters | -0.04 | 0.11 | -0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
- How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between January and February 2025 is revised by 0,01 points. 0.03 points are due to the raw series’ revision and -0.02 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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