Informations Rapides ·
27 February 2026 · n° 57
In December 2025, sales volume in trade bounced back by 0.8% Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - December 2025
In December 2025, the volume of sales in trade rebounded over a month (+0.8%), after a drop of 0.3% in November.
In December 2025, the volume of sales in trade rebounded over a month (+0.8%), after a drop of 0.3% in November.
In December 2025, the increase in sales volume was concentrated in the wholesale trade
In December 2025*, the increase in sales volume was mainly driven by the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.7% after -0.7% in November). Whithin this sector, this increase was driven by almost all sub-sectors, but most notably by the rebound in sales of food products, beverages and tobacco (+2.4% after -1.2%), as well as in “other specialised wholesale (fuels, wood, chemicals, etc.)” (+2.2% after -1.8%).
Sales volumes was virtually stable in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.1% after -0.2%). Within this sector, dynamics were mixed: sales of motor vehicle parts and accessories bounced back (+0.8% after -0.6%), while they slightly fell back in the sale of motor vehicles (-0.2% after +0.1%).
Lastly, the volume of sales contracted in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-0.4% after +0.3%). It fell back in specialised stores (-0.5% after +0.2%), driven mainly by the decrease in sales of “other household equipment" (-3.9% after +2.2%). It also fell back in non specialised stores (-0.2% after +0.3%) and in retail trade not in stores (-0.3% after +0.7%).
Year on year, the volume of sales of the fourth quarter of 2025 went up (+2.2%)
The cumulative volume of sales of the fourth quarter of 2025 in overall trade was 2.2% higher than that of the fourth quarter of 2024. It rose sharply in wholesale trade (+2.0%) as well as in the retail trade (+3.2%). It also increased, though more moderately, in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.4%).
Within the retail trade, sales increased year on year in specialised stores (+4.2%), in retail trade not in stores (+6.0%) as well as in non-specialised stores (+0.8%).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 104.71 | 99.93 | 107.4 | 102.76 |
| 2025-11 | 104.61 | 98.28 | 107.78 | 101.92 |
| 2025-10 | 104.77 | 98.94 | 107.47 | 102.23 |
| 2025-09 | 105.03 | 99.23 | 106.85 | 102.25 |
| 2025-08 | 105.33 | 99.19 | 106.84 | 102.27 |
| 2025-07 | 103.79 | 97.97 | 106.28 | 101.19 |
| 2025-06 | 102.87 | 99.38 | 106.02 | 101.79 |
| 2025-05 | 102.33 | 98.43 | 106.06 | 101.18 |
| 2025-04 | 103.67 | 98.98 | 105.94 | 101.65 |
| 2025-03 | 103.18 | 98.01 | 105.3 | 100.85 |
| 2025-02 | 103.07 | 97.37 | 104.81 | 100.33 |
| 2025-01 | 102.24 | 97.44 | 105.07 | 100.32 |
| 2024-12 | 103.92 | 97.31 | 104.31 | 100.26 |
| 2024-11 | 103.99 | 97.38 | 104.33 | 100.32 |
| 2024-10 | 104.92 | 96.53 | 103.96 | 99.85 |
| 2024-09 | 102.82 | 96.83 | 104.57 | 99.91 |
| 2024-08 | 104.12 | 97.94 | 105.31 | 100.94 |
| 2024-07 | 103.29 | 97.38 | 102.68 | 99.74 |
| 2024-06 | 103.94 | 97.49 | 101.92 | 99.68 |
| 2024-05 | 105.28 | 98.87 | 102.56 | 100.83 |
| 2024-04 | 106.38 | 100.18 | 102.44 | 101.7 |
| 2024-03 | 104.93 | 99.02 | 102.34 | 100.81 |
| 2024-02 | 108.63 | 101.19 | 103.15 | 102.79 |
| 2024-01 | 105.91 | 99.1 | 102.35 | 100.99 |
| 2023-12 | 111.16 | 99.78 | 102.16 | 102.06 |
| 2023-11 | 108.29 | 97.94 | 102.07 | 100.58 |
| 2023-10 | 109.15 | 99.2 | 100.81 | 101.06 |
| 2023-09 | 110.01 | 99.33 | 100.82 | 101.25 |
| 2023-08 | 109.4 | 100.1 | 99.92 | 101.35 |
| 2023-07 | 109.26 | 100.05 | 102.19 | 101.95 |
| 2023-06 | 109.8 | 99.98 | 101.44 | 101.78 |
| 2023-05 | 108.55 | 99.76 | 100.84 | 101.3 |
| 2023-04 | 102.77 | 96.48 | 99.71 | 98.29 |
| 2023-03 | 106.41 | 98.63 | 101.31 | 100.49 |
| 2023-02 | 104.34 | 99.37 | 101.58 | 100.7 |
| 2023-01 | 104.3 | 100.54 | 101.63 | 101.38 |
| 2022-12 | 102.18 | 100.17 | 102.28 | 101.07 |
| 2022-11 | 102.11 | 103.22 | 102.01 | 102.71 |
| 2022-10 | 101.25 | 101.8 | 102.98 | 102.07 |
| 2022-09 | 103.26 | 102.63 | 104.73 | 103.33 |
| 2022-08 | 101.64 | 101.56 | 102.8 | 101.93 |
| 2022-07 | 96.39 | 100.98 | 101.67 | 100.54 |
| 2022-06 | 97.0 | 101.97 | 103.4 | 101.69 |
| 2022-05 | 97.34 | 100.92 | 104.07 | 101.34 |
| 2022-04 | 94.53 | 102.22 | 103.86 | 101.62 |
| 2022-03 | 97.85 | 103.61 | 103.51 | 102.78 |
| 2022-02 | 99.16 | 103.34 | 103.18 | 102.71 |
| 2022-01 | 100.94 | 102.07 | 102.75 | 102.11 |
| 2021-12 | 99.83 | 100.38 | 103.35 | 101.16 |
| 2021-11 | 99.94 | 102.86 | 102.88 | 102.46 |
| 2021-10 | 99.43 | 101.13 | 102.76 | 101.37 |
| 2021-09 | 99.01 | 100.1 | 101.59 | 100.38 |
| 2021-08 | 100.18 | 100.14 | 101.49 | 100.54 |
| 2021-07 | 99.25 | 100.87 | 101.37 | 100.79 |
| 2021-06 | 102.25 | 102.15 | 101.32 | 101.93 |
| 2021-05 | 97.83 | 98.41 | 99.06 | 98.52 |
| 2021-04 | 99.44 | 98.12 | 93.01 | 96.82 |
| 2021-03 | 101.53 | 99.2 | 98.18 | 99.23 |
| 2021-02 | 98.91 | 97.82 | 97.86 | 97.99 |
| 2021-01 | 102.39 | 98.83 | 97.12 | 98.83 |
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 | Dec. 2025 | Change in % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2025/Oct. 2025 | Dec. 2025/Nov. 2025 | q-o-q(1) | y-o-y(2) | |||
| G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 10,000 | 102.8 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,397 | 104.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| 451 Sale of motor vehicles | 901 | 105.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 103 | 102.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 1.2 |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 363 | 104.8 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.3 | 0.4 |
| 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 30 | 85.1 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -2.3 | -4.7 |
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,703 | 99.9 | -0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | 872 | 92.6 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| 462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals | 307 | 108.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 14.5 |
| 463 Food, beverages and tobacco | 1,046 | 96.5 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 464 Household goods | 1,129 | 110.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| 465 Information and communication equipment | 331 | 109.0 | -1.7 | 4.3 | -2.6 | 2.6 |
| 466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 748 | 99.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.4 | 0.0 |
| 467 Other specialised wholesale | 1,161 | 93.6 | -1.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 469 Non specialised wholesale trade | 111 | 98.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -2.3 |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 2,900 | 107.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores | 1,002 | 102.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| 472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores | 1,621 | 111.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| 472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 223 | 102.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 266 | 104.7 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| 474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores | 55 | 129.3 | -3.9 | -3.9 | 2.9 | 13.0 |
| 475 Other household equipment in specialised stores | 296 | 84.8 | 2.2 | -3.9 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| 476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores | 110 | 111.0 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 477 Other goods in specialised stores | 671 | 126.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores | 277 | 105.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 6.0 |
- (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 January 2026
According to early estimates, the volume of sales in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to increase in January 2026 (+0.3% over a month). Over the cumulative three months from November 2025 to January 2026, it would be 2.9% higher than the same three months a year earlier.
Revisions
The monthly percentage change in the overall trade sales volume for November 2025 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
| Sept. 2025/Aug. 2025 | Oct. 2025/Sept. 2025 | Nov. 2025/Oct. 2025 | Q3 2025/Q2 2025 | 2024/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Overall trade | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.00 | -0.00 |
| Raw series | 0.05 | -0.07 | 0.15 | -0.06 | 0.00 |
| SA-WDA parameters | -0.02 | 0.10 | -0.08 | 0.06 | -0.00 |
- How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between October and November 2025 is revised by +0.07 points : +0.15 points due to the revisions of raw data and -0.08 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: 31 March 2026 at 08:45 am.
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