Ratios of the trade sectors by business sector Annual data 2020

Key figures
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- December 2022

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Ratios of the trade sectors by business sector in 2020

in %
Ratios of the trade sectors by business sector in 2020 ( in % )
(in million euros) ¹
26,097 14.4 15.8 21.1 7.8 16.6
Sale of motor vehicles 12,787 10.0 11.7 22.9 3.9 22.7
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 6,299 30.6 24.6 18.8 1.9 11.9
Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 6,165 22.6 31.9 18.8 31.1 9.9
Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories 846 16.1 22.2 27.7 4.8 8.4
, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 101,317 15.0 22.0 31.8 14.6 8.2
Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 12,688 10.0 8.6 30.1 5.4 9.4
Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals 3,327 7.0 12.7 26.3 17.2 22.1
Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 12,808 12.2 23.8 32.1 15.2 10.5
Wholesale of household goods 24,229 19.8 31.6 39.2 21.8 6.3
Wholesale of information and communication equipment 6,244 12.2 15.4 22.5 30.8 5.2
Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies 14,623 19.5 26.8 27.2 12.5 6.7
Other specialised wholesale 25,815 18.8 26.1 31.0 10.4 7.2
Non-specialised wholesale trade 1,583 13.6 24.7 29.2 15.6 21.5
, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 91,734 19.4 29.2 26.7 3.3 11.8
Retail sale in non-specialised stores 39,288 15.6 22.3 23.8 1.3 13.7
Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 5,524 25.3 36.8 33.9 0.4 10.8
Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores 997 21.1 26.5 18.1 0.5 4.6
Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores 686 24.4 28.4 29.5 8.6 5.1
Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores 11,173 23.4 38.1 23.3 4.5 8.6
Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores 3,711 23.2 32.7 29.5 5.0 19.9
Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores 24,585 25.4 38.8 27.6 5.9 8.4
Retail sale via stalls and markets 1,176 28.2 37.5 49.1 1.0 22.0
Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets 4,594 17.2 35.1 37.2 11.9 16.5
Total 219,149 16.5 23.8 28.1 9.7 10.7
  • 1. The profit margin rate is calculated with value added at factor costs while the value added rate is calculated with value added excluding taxes.
  • Reading note: in 2020, had a value added rate of 16.5%.
  • Coverage: France, enterprises within the trade sectors.
  • Source: INSEE, ÉSANE.