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Informations Rapides · 31 March 2026 · n° 85
Informations rapidesIn January 2026, sales volume was stable in trade Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - January 2026

In January 2026, the volume of sales in trade was stable over a month, after a 0.8% increase in December 2025.

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No 85
Paru le :Paru le31/03/2026
Prochaine parution le : 22/04/2026 at 08:45 - February 2026
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Starting next month, the Informations Rapides issues on the volume index of sales in trade will be published around 50 days after the end of the month under review, instead of 60 days. As a result of this shorter publication delay, the early estimate for retail trade will no longer be released.

In January 2026, the volume of sales in trade was stable over a month, after a 0.8% increase in December 2025.

In January 2026, the volume of sales fell in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, while it rebounded in retail trade

In January 2026*, the volume of sales fell anew in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-1.2% after a stability). This decline was mainly driven by a further fall in sales in trade of motor vehicles (-1.9% after -0.4%).

The volume of sales was virtually stable in wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-0.1% after +1.6%). Within this sector, developments were mixed: sales fell back in “other specialised wholesale (fuels, wood, chemicals, etc.)” (-1.3% after +2.0%), while they slowed but remained dynamic in the wholesale trade of information and communication equipment (+3.9% after +5.0%).

Lastly, the volume of sales bounced back in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.7% after -0.2%). It rebounded in specialised stores (+0.8% after -0.2%), driven by a strong rebound in sales of “other household equipment" (+3.3% after -3.0%), and in retail trade not in stores (+0.9% after -0.3%). The volume of sales increased moderatly in non specialised stores (+0.3% after a virtual stability).

From November 2025 to January 2026, the volume of sales went up by 2.2% compared to the same three months a year before

The cumulative volume of sales of the three months under review (November 2025 to January 2026) in overall trade was 2.2% higher than that of the same period a year earlier. 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 (+0.6%).

In the retail trade sector, sales increased year on year in specialised stores (+3.8%), in retail trade not in stores (+6.4%) as well as in non-specialised stores (+1.5%).

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Sales 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
2026-01 103.33 99.82 108.34 102.78
2025-12 104.58 99.93 107.62 102.81
2025-11 104.54 98.33 107.81 101.95
2025-10 104.66 99.0 107.6 102.28
2025-09 104.92 99.29 106.95 102.3
2025-08 105.36 99.28 106.87 102.33
2025-07 103.83 98.07 106.23 101.24
2025-06 103.03 99.47 106.06 101.88
2025-05 102.32 98.54 106.04 101.24
2025-04 103.73 99.04 105.9 101.69
2025-03 103.4 97.98 105.28 100.86
2025-02 103.25 97.4 104.74 100.34
2025-01 102.69 97.46 104.98 100.37
2024-12 103.84 97.25 104.26 100.2
2024-11 104.0 97.4 104.35 100.34
2024-10 104.75 96.56 104.04 99.87
2024-09 102.82 96.89 104.64 99.97
2024-08 104.09 98.0 105.34 100.98
2024-07 103.33 97.48 102.71 99.82
2024-06 103.91 97.57 101.96 99.73
2024-05 105.35 98.94 102.59 100.89
2024-04 106.38 100.22 102.46 101.73
2024-03 105.07 99.05 102.35 100.85
2024-02 108.8 101.18 103.14 102.81
2024-01 106.28 99.11 102.37 101.06
2023-12 111.12 99.71 102.13 102.0
2023-11 108.18 97.9 102.1 100.55
2023-10 109.03 99.23 100.87 101.07
2023-09 110.03 99.34 100.88 101.28
2023-08 109.34 100.15 99.96 101.38
2023-07 109.28 100.09 102.18 101.98
2023-06 109.59 99.99 101.48 101.76
2023-05 108.65 99.71 100.81 101.28
2023-04 102.79 96.51 99.7 98.32
2023-03 106.38 98.65 101.34 100.51
2023-02 104.46 99.38 101.59 100.73
2023-01 104.49 100.5 101.73 101.42
2022-12 102.15 100.14 102.3 101.05
2022-11 102.09 103.24 102.06 102.74
2022-10 101.23 101.85 103.0 102.1
2022-09 103.24 102.63 104.83 103.35
2022-08 101.6 101.51 102.78 101.89
2022-07 96.24 100.98 101.68 100.52
2022-06 97.02 101.98 103.39 101.7
2022-05 97.37 100.91 103.99 101.31
2022-04 94.5 102.28 103.79 101.63
2022-03 97.88 103.55 103.48 102.73
2022-02 99.25 103.4 103.18 102.76
2022-01 101.03 102.07 102.88 102.16
2021-12 99.78 100.31 103.48 101.16
2021-11 99.95 102.9 102.93 102.49
2021-10 99.46 101.14 102.77 101.38
2021-09 98.99 100.06 101.65 100.37
2021-08 100.17 100.25 101.5 100.6
2021-07 99.27 100.97 101.35 100.84
2021-06 102.16 102.05 101.28 101.84
2021-05 97.86 98.42 99.01 98.51
2021-04 99.39 98.12 92.85 96.77
2021-03 101.53 99.15 98.09 99.17
2021-02 98.96 97.81 97.85 97.98
2021-01 102.48 98.83 97.26 98.88

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

  • Source: DGFiP, INSEE.

Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

SA-WDA volume, Base year 2021
Sales volume in wholesale trade and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (SA-WDA volume, Base year 2021)
Nace Classification Weight Jan. 2026 Change in %
Dec. 2025/Nov. 2025 Jan. 2026/Dec. 2025 q-o-q(1) y-o-y(2)
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10,000 102.8 0.8 0.0 0.2 2.2
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,397 103.3 0.0 -1.2 -0.8 0.6
      451 Sale of motor vehicles 901 103.3 -0.4 -1.9 -0.8 0.7
      452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 103 102.8 0.4 0.0 -1.4 1.1
      453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 363 104.7 0.8 -0.2 -0.8 0.5
      454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories 30 88.2 2.1 2.6 0.9 -3.1
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5,703 99.8 1.6 -0.1 0.2 2.0
      461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 872 91.2 0.5 -0.9 -1.0 -0.2
      462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals 307 110.1 -0.1 1.1 0.7 14.4
      463 Food, beverages and tobacco 1,046 97.0 2.4 0.4 0.8 -0.1
      464 Household goods 1,129 110.0 1.1 -0.6 0.9 2.3
      465 Information and communication equipment 331 114.2 5.0 3.9 1.0 5.3
      466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies 748 99.5 1.4 -0.3 -0.5 0.9
      467 Other specialised wholesale 1,161 92.2 2.0 -1.3 -0.3 2.0
      469 Non specialised wholesale trade 111 100.6 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.1
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2,900 108.3 -0.2 0.7 0.7 3.2
      471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores 1,002 103.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 1.5
   472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores 1,621 112.0 -0.2 0.8 1.0 3.8
      472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 223 102.2 -0.3 0.2 0.7 2.5
      473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores 266 105.5 1.5 0.6 0.9 3.0
      474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores 55 131.3 -3.4 1.5 -1.3 9.8
      475 Other household equipment in specialised stores 296 87.1 -3.0 3.3 0.5 -0.4
      476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores 110 109.9 -0.5 -0.6 1.8 3.2
      477 Other goods in specialised stores 671 127.7 0.4 0.5 1.4 5.3
   478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores 277 106.1 -0.3 0.9 1.8 6.4
  • (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 February 2026

According to early estimates, the volume of sales in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles would be virtually stable in February 2026 (-0.1% over a month). Over the cumulative three months from December 2025 to February 2026, it would still be 3.2% higher than the same three months a year earlier.

Revisions

The monthly percentage change in the overall trade sales volume for December 2025 has not been revised compared to the previous release, remaining at +0.8% (after rounding).

Revision of variationsin percentage points

Revision of variations
Oct. 2025/Sept. 2025 Nov. 2025/Oct. 2025 Dec. 2025/Nov. 2025 Q4 2025/Q3 2025 2025/2024
G Overall trade 0.00 -0.03 0.02 -0.01 0.01
Raw series 0.04 -0.02 0.14 0.06 0.01
SA-WDA parameters -0.04 -0.01 -0.12 -0.07 0.00
  • How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between November and December 2025 is revised by +0.02 points : +0.14 points due to the revisions of raw data and -0.12 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: 22 Aprll 2026 at 08:45 am.

Documentation

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