Informations rapides
31 March 2020
2020- n° 90
In February 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing increased Turnover in large-scale food retailing - February 2020

In February 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing increased (+1.0%) after a stability in January. It rose in food products after a virtual stability (+1.5% after −0.1%), it kept decreasing in non-food products (−0.6% after −1.2%) and declined in automotive fuel (−1.3% after +0.1%).

Turnover recovered in supermarkets in February (+1.1% after −1.2%) whereas it increased again in hypermarkets (+0.6% after +0.9%).

Informations rapides
No 90
Paru le :Paru le31/03/2020

In February 2020, the turnover in large-scale food retailing increased (+1.0%) after a stability in January. It rose in food products after a virtual stability (+1.5% after −0.1%), it kept decreasing in non-food products (−0.6% after −1.2%) and declined in automotive fuel (−1.3% after +0.1%).

Turnover recovered in supermarkets in February (+1.1% after −1.2%) whereas it increased again in hypermarkets (+0.6% after +0.9%).

Increase over the last three months (+0.7%)

Over the last three months (December 2019 to February 2020), the turnover in large-scale food retailing grew (+0.7%) compared to the previous three months. Sales rose in food products (+0.6%) and decreased in non-food products (−1.2%) and in automotive fuel (−0.4%).

Turnover grew in supermarkets (+0.9%) and in hypermarkets (+0.3%).

Slight increase over a year (+0.5%)

The turnover of the past three months in large-scale food retailing rose (+0.5%) compared to the same period one year earlier. Over that period, sales were virtually stable in food products (+0.1%) and decreased in non-food products (−3.1%). Sales increased in automotive fuel (+5.1%).

Year on year, sales rose in supermarkets (+1.5%) whereas they declined slightly in hypermarkets (−0.3%).

Turnover in large-scale food retailing

SA-WDA value, base year 2015
Turnover in large-scale food retailing (SA-WDA value, base year 2015)
Variation en %
Kind of stores or kind of products Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) 1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.7 0.5
including
Sales of food products(**) 1.5 -0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
Sales of non-food products(**) -0.6 -1.2 -1.0 -1.2 -3.1
Sales of automotive fuel(**) -1.3 0.1 0.0 -0.4 5.1
including
Supermarkets(***) 1.1 -1.2 1.5 0.9 1.5
Hypermarkets(***) 0.6 0.9 -1.2 0.3 -0.3
  • (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
  • (*): including sales not in stores
  • (**): sold in supermarkets or hypermarkets, excluding sales not in stores
  • (***): excluding sales not in stores
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores
including hypermarkets including supermarkets Total
2016-01 99.16 97.96 98.99
2016-02 99.73 98.36 99.32
2016-03 99.98 98.91 99.88
2016-04 97.89 95.95 97.27
2016-05 98.64 98.51 98.68
2016-06 98.62 97.28 98.34
2016-07 98.45 98.91 98.78
2016-08 99.32 100.02 99.74
2016-09 99.15 99.43 99.4
2016-10 100.27 100.08 100.53
2016-11 99.27 100.25 100.16
2016-12 99.48 99.54 99.29
2017-01 101.15 102.7 101.81
2017-02 99.81 101.48 100.79
2017-03 99.27 99.82 99.85
2017-04 99.96 102.09 101.21
2017-05 99.31 99.59 99.78
2017-06 99.48 100.38 100.25
2017-07 99.51 99.6 100.27
2017-08 98.46 99.53 99.52
2017-09 101.03 101.18 101.55
2017-10 97.76 100.13 99.08
2017-11 101.31 101.9 102.06
2017-12 100.77 101.44 101.02
2018-01 100.58 103.86 101.92
2018-02 101.37 103.51 102.55
2018-03 103.79 104.18 104.56
2018-04 99.46 100.94 100.41
2018-05 101.52 105.62 103.31
2018-06 102.24 103.88 103.2
2018-07 102.82 105.09 104.19
2018-08 101.29 102.7 102.34
2018-09 102.08 102.33 102.56
2018-10 103.17 105.13 103.83
2018-11 101.14 103.76 102.49
2018-12 100.76 103.57 102.37
2019-01 100.86 102.77 102.12
2019-02 100.92 102.8 102.04
2019-03 100.7 103.16 102.25
2019-04 103.19 104.3 104.24
2019-05 102.07 103.83 103.23
2019-06 100.38 103.81 102.39
2019-07 100.47 102.81 101.65
2019-08 100.89 102.86 102.05
2019-09 99.71 104.03 101.69
2019-10 100.05 103.61 101.73
2019-11 100.93 103.45 102.41
2019-12 99.72 105.01 102.33
2020-01 100.62 103.78 102.31
2020-02 101.2 104.95 103.34

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2016-01 99.46 93.75 99.33
2016-02 99.89 93.96 99.97
2016-03 101.09 92.92 99.15
2016-04 96.77 92.36 100.11
2016-05 98.5 99.17 98.15
2016-06 98.93 91.61 98.02
2016-07 99.29 95.31 96.46
2016-08 100.54 94.95 97.62
2016-09 100.33 97.31 96.86
2016-10 100.53 100.13 96.98
2016-11 100.05 100.99 95.79
2016-12 98.02 104.37 94.07
2017-01 100.3 111.41 97.13
2017-02 99.73 106.73 96.08
2017-03 98.3 106.17 97.58
2017-04 100.21 105.19 96.16
2017-05 98.72 104.33 97.88
2017-06 99.96 97.21 98.34
2017-07 99.21 100.8 98.35
2017-08 98.21 102.52 97.02
2017-09 99.54 111.54 100.04
2017-10 98.56 102.91 93.38
2017-11 100.7 109.3 96.99
2017-12 98.8 110.38 94.81
2018-01 99.52 117.38 95.58
2018-02 100.5 113.98 96.22
2018-03 103.69 114.66 94.99
2018-04 97.12 115.18 95.96
2018-05 101.33 119.33 95.21
2018-06 100.86 121.27 93.57
2018-07 101.84 120.11 96.51
2018-08 99.75 120.33 94.58
2018-09 100.37 123.12 94.82
2018-10 101.02 128.5 95.16
2018-11 99.42 127.11 92.13
2018-12 100.76 113.8 94.0
2019-01 100.19 116.67 94.35
2019-02 99.55 118.06 94.73
2019-03 99.43 119.85 94.32
2019-04 102.28 120.7 93.29
2019-05 101.25 119.47 93.84
2019-06 99.25 120.34 93.95
2019-07 99.39 122.01 92.24
2019-08 99.81 121.31 92.45
2019-09 99.8 122.55 92.05
2019-10 99.43 122.62 92.15
2019-11 99.77 122.63 93.18
2019-12 99.84 122.58 92.29
2020-01 99.7 122.73 91.2
2020-02 101.16 121.11 90.68

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2016-01 98.26 93.83 98.83
2016-02 99.11 91.62 100.32
2016-03 99.66 92.89 99.03
2016-04 95.47 91.63 100.49
2016-05 98.2 101.34 99.17
2016-06 97.89 91.37 97.89
2016-07 99.0 95.34 99.51
2016-08 100.68 95.89 99.26
2016-09 100.02 96.93 99.11
2016-10 99.63 101.31 98.48
2016-11 99.09 101.03 104.71
2016-12 97.8 104.34 98.06
2017-01 100.69 113.91 98.02
2017-02 100.45 108.27 97.19
2017-03 97.83 107.66 98.33
2017-04 100.94 106.88 97.63
2017-05 98.87 105.57 99.68
2017-06 100.38 97.2 99.94
2017-07 99.44 100.79 98.0
2017-08 98.82 103.44 97.29
2017-09 99.71 109.5 99.63
2017-10 99.14 105.41 95.73
2017-11 100.61 109.35 97.86
2017-12 99.29 109.67 94.49
2018-01 100.89 120.83 96.99
2018-02 100.92 115.22 98.37
2018-03 102.44 113.62 95.83
2018-04 97.57 113.98 97.38
2018-05 103.89 118.61 97.06
2018-06 100.92 119.59 94.6
2018-07 102.74 118.49 98.5
2018-08 100.11 119.19 94.93
2018-09 99.99 118.54 93.4
2018-10 101.65 125.7 95.66
2018-11 100.97 122.07 93.02
2018-12 101.56 115.48 94.04
2019-01 100.56 117.15 95.78
2019-02 100.1 116.41 95.64
2019-03 100.0 117.77 95.88
2019-04 102.05 117.35 93.59
2019-05 102.33 116.56 92.9
2019-06 101.24 117.51 95.22
2019-07 100.57 116.86 93.0
2019-08 100.49 116.09 94.39
2019-09 101.88 118.31 94.22
2019-10 100.89 120.48 96.08
2019-11 101.16 119.94 92.84
2019-12 102.04 123.41 93.72
2020-01 100.71 123.88 92.93
2020-02 102.2 122.9 92.52

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2016-01 100.29 91.74 99.44
2016-02 101.03 94.22 99.65
2016-03 102.29 93.21 99.56
2016-04 97.54 93.19 99.7
2016-05 98.91 98.41 98.11
2016-06 99.58 94.35 97.95
2016-07 99.43 95.93 95.42
2016-08 100.32 95.05 97.25
2016-09 100.58 96.8 95.78
2016-10 101.02 98.6 97.06
2016-11 100.64 99.31 94.07
2016-12 98.32 103.26 91.42
2017-01 100.16 110.6 97.08
2017-02 99.16 106.12 96.18
2017-03 98.61 105.8 97.55
2017-04 99.54 104.77 95.97
2017-05 98.76 104.13 97.37
2017-06 99.76 100.37 97.79
2017-07 99.09 100.86 98.43
2017-08 97.73 102.13 96.85
2017-09 99.27 110.41 99.09
2017-10 98.13 100.98 93.51
2017-11 100.92 109.13 97.79
2017-12 98.57 110.52 94.1
2018-01 98.57 116.16 95.24
2018-02 99.99 114.27 95.77
2018-03 104.04 115.46 94.74
2018-04 96.26 116.85 95.72
2018-05 99.3 119.61 94.64
2018-06 100.65 123.19 93.3
2018-07 101.32 121.67 95.59
2018-08 99.52 121.16 94.22
2018-09 100.17 122.55 94.32
2018-10 100.34 128.58 95.62
2018-11 98.26 129.66 92.72
2018-12 99.95 111.46 93.2
2019-01 99.74 116.4 93.68
2019-02 98.66 120.13 94.39
2019-03 98.35 122.13 93.97
2019-04 101.86 123.95 93.34
2019-05 100.36 122.55 94.07
2019-06 97.76 123.47 93.63
2019-07 98.5 124.42 91.5
2019-08 99.25 124.61 91.64
2019-09 98.06 122.58 91.17
2019-10 98.35 122.14 91.44
2019-11 98.76 122.62 94.41
2019-12 98.5 122.47 90.26
2020-01 99.03 123.07 90.38
2020-02 100.63 120.86 90.04

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa)

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. Nov./Oct. Q4 2019/Q3 2019 2019/2018
Large-scale food retailing 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.03 -0.02
Raw serie -0.01 -0.11 -0.06 -0.08 -0.02
SA-WDA parameters 0.01 0.12 0.07 0.10 0.00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between December 2019 and January 2020 is revised by 0.00 points: -0.01 points are due to the raw series' revision and +0.01 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

Revisions

The variation in the turnover of large-scale food retailing for January 2020 is unchanged at +0.0% compared to previous release.

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