Informations Rapides ·
27 June 2025 · n° 168
In April 2025, sales volume in trade increased again (+0.7%) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - April 2025
In April 2025, the volume of sales in trade increased over a month by 0.7% (after +0.5% in March).
In April 2025, the volume of sales in trade increased over a month by 0.7% (after +0.5% in March).
In April 2025, the sales volume grew again in wholesale trade and in retail trade
In April 2025*, as in the previous month, the increase in overall trade sales was mainly driven by the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.9% after +0.6%). Sales volume bounced back particularly in wholesales of food, beverages and tobacco (+1.5% after ‑0.4%) and rose again in the agricultural raw materials and live animals (+3.3% after +6.4%). Among the sub-sectors of wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles, only sales in “other machinery, equipment and supplies” fell back over the month (‑0.6% after +1.8%).
Sales volumes continued to increase in the retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.6% after +0.3%), driven by a further increase in specialised stores (+0.6% after +0.5%) as well as in non-specialised stores (+0.6% after +0.1%). Within specialised stores, the “other goods in specialised stores (pharmacies, clothing shops, shoe shops, etc.)” contributed most to the increase (+0.7% after +0.9%).
Lastly, the volume of sales was virtually stable in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.1% after +0,3%). It bounced back in motor vehicle equipments trade (+0.6% after ‑0.7%), but conversely, it fell back in the motor vehicles trade (‑0.3% after +0.7%).
From February to April 2025, the volume of sales decreased by 0.5% compared to the same three months a year before
The cumulative volume of sales in overall trade between February and April 2025 was 0.5% lower than that of the same period a year earlier. It decreased sharply in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑4.1%) and more moderately in the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑1.0%). Conversely, the volume of sales increased in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.3%): it grew in specialised stores (+2.8%), in non-specialised stores (+1.6%) and in retail trade not in stores (+1.7%).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04 | 102.67 | 100.03 | 105.43 | 101.97 |
| 2025-03 | 102.6 | 99.17 | 104.83 | 101.29 |
| 2025-02 | 102.3 | 98.53 | 104.48 | 100.78 |
| 2025-01 | 102.01 | 98.59 | 104.74 | 100.85 |
| 2024-12 | 103.95 | 98.94 | 103.76 | 101.04 |
| 2024-11 | 104.3 | 98.14 | 104.37 | 100.81 |
| 2024-10 | 104.91 | 97.69 | 104.07 | 100.55 |
| 2024-09 | 103.15 | 98.12 | 104.49 | 100.67 |
| 2024-08 | 104.42 | 99.66 | 105.42 | 102.0 |
| 2024-07 | 103.25 | 98.27 | 102.36 | 100.15 |
| 2024-06 | 102.91 | 98.91 | 101.95 | 100.35 |
| 2024-05 | 104.62 | 99.87 | 102.59 | 101.32 |
| 2024-04 | 106.46 | 100.12 | 102.32 | 101.64 |
| 2024-03 | 105.19 | 99.08 | 102.27 | 100.86 |
| 2024-02 | 108.92 | 101.25 | 103.04 | 102.84 |
| 2024-01 | 106.21 | 99.33 | 102.22 | 101.13 |
| 2023-12 | 111.25 | 99.91 | 101.92 | 102.08 |
| 2023-11 | 108.33 | 97.65 | 102.16 | 100.45 |
| 2023-10 | 108.91 | 99.2 | 100.96 | 101.07 |
| 2023-09 | 110.13 | 99.33 | 100.86 | 101.28 |
| 2023-08 | 109.78 | 100.24 | 99.93 | 101.48 |
| 2023-07 | 109.22 | 99.68 | 102.06 | 101.7 |
| 2023-06 | 109.42 | 100.18 | 101.49 | 101.85 |
| 2023-05 | 108.15 | 99.41 | 100.76 | 101.03 |
| 2023-04 | 102.71 | 96.36 | 99.68 | 98.21 |
| 2023-03 | 106.66 | 98.67 | 101.27 | 100.54 |
| 2023-02 | 104.48 | 99.49 | 101.54 | 100.78 |
| 2023-01 | 104.65 | 100.76 | 101.56 | 101.54 |
| 2022-12 | 102.23 | 100.31 | 102.23 | 101.13 |
| 2022-11 | 102.08 | 103.17 | 102.09 | 102.7 |
| 2022-10 | 101.11 | 101.87 | 103.08 | 102.12 |
| 2022-09 | 103.32 | 102.52 | 104.87 | 103.31 |
| 2022-08 | 101.78 | 101.63 | 102.75 | 101.97 |
| 2022-07 | 96.32 | 100.74 | 101.62 | 100.38 |
| 2022-06 | 96.87 | 102.05 | 103.41 | 101.72 |
| 2022-05 | 97.16 | 100.75 | 104.06 | 101.21 |
| 2022-04 | 94.45 | 102.18 | 103.83 | 101.58 |
| 2022-03 | 98.01 | 103.68 | 103.44 | 102.82 |
| 2022-02 | 99.23 | 103.45 | 103.15 | 102.77 |
| 2022-01 | 101.17 | 102.24 | 102.74 | 102.24 |
| 2021-12 | 99.84 | 100.45 | 103.33 | 101.2 |
| 2021-11 | 99.88 | 102.9 | 102.92 | 102.48 |
| 2021-10 | 99.37 | 101.14 | 102.77 | 101.36 |
| 2021-09 | 99.0 | 100.01 | 101.7 | 100.36 |
| 2021-08 | 100.23 | 100.17 | 101.48 | 100.56 |
| 2021-07 | 99.32 | 100.65 | 101.32 | 100.66 |
| 2021-06 | 102.14 | 102.26 | 101.3 | 101.96 |
| 2021-05 | 97.78 | 98.14 | 99.07 | 98.36 |
| 2021-04 | 99.4 | 98.12 | 92.98 | 96.81 |
| 2021-03 | 101.56 | 99.37 | 98.18 | 99.33 |
| 2021-02 | 98.94 | 97.89 | 97.84 | 98.02 |
| 2021-01 | 102.56 | 98.9 | 97.11 | 98.89 |
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 | Apr. 2025 | Change in % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 2025/Feb. 2025 | Apr. 2025/Mar. 2025 | q-o-q(1) | y-o-y(2) | |||
| G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 10,000 | 101.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,397 | 102.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -4.1 |
| 451 Sale of motor vehicles | 901 | 102.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -6.0 |
| 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 103 | 102.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 363 | 104.9 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 30 | 90.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | -5.4 |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,703 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| 461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 872 | 100.4 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -0.0 | 2.2 |
| 462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals | 307 | 103.3 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | -7.8 |
| 463 Food, beverages and tobacco | 1,046 | 96.5 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| 464 Household goods | 1,129 | 108.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| 465 Information and communication equipment | 331 | 103.8 | -2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.9 |
| 466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 748 | 99.0 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 467 Other specialised wholesale | 1,161 | 93.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -3.3 |
| 469 Non specialised wholesale trade | 111 | 101.5 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 2,900 | 105.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 1,002 | 101.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 1,621 | 108.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 223 | 99.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 266 | 104.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 |
| 474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores | 55 | 125.9 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 4.9 | 7.9 |
| 475 Other household equipment in specialised stores | 296 | 86.3 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -2.2 |
| 476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores | 110 | 109.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 477 Other goods in specialised stores | 671 | 122.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 277 | 98.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -1.3 | 1.7 |
- (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 May 2025
According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to decrease slightly in May 2025 (‑0.2% over a month). From March to May 2025, it would be 2.7% higher than that of the same three months a year earlier.
Revisions
The monthly percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in March 2025 has been revised upwards by 0.1 points compared to the previous release, and now stands at +0.5% (after rounding).
tableauRevision of variationsin percentage points
| Jan. 2025/Dec. 2024 | Feb. 2025/Jan. 2025 | Mar. 2025/Feb. 2025 | Q1 2025/Q4 2024 | 2024/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Overall trade | -0.04 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| Raw series | -0.02 | -0.05 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| SA-WDA parameters | -0.02 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
- How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between February and March 2025 is revised by +0.11 points : +0.11 points due to the revisions of raw data and +0.00 points due 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).
Next issue: 30 July 2025 at 08:45 am.
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