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Informations Rapides · 28 June 2024 · n° 164
Informations rapidesIn April 2024, sales volume in trade bounced back (+1.4%) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - April 2024

In April 2024, the volume of sales in all trade sectors increased by 1.4% over a month, after a drop of 1.5% in March.

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Prochaine parution le : 31/07/2024 at 08:45 - May 2024
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In April 2024, the volume of sales in all trade sectors increased by 1.4% over a month, after a drop of 1.5% in March.

In April 2024, the rebound in the volume of sales was mainly led by wholesale trade

In April 2024, the volume of sales in the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles recovered over a month (+2.0% after ‑1.9% in March). This increase concerned all the sub-sectors, but was particularly marked in the household goods (+4.0% after ‑3.2%) and in the “other specialised wholesale” (fuels, wood, chemical products, etc.: +2.9% after ‑2.4%).

The volume of sales also bounced back in April 2024 in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.4% after ‑2.7%).

Lastly, in April 2024, the volume of sales decreased again in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑0.3% after ‑0.2%), driven by the retail trade not in stores (‑3.3% after +4.3%). It was virtually stable in specialised stores (+0.1% after ‑0.7%) and stable in non-specialised stores (after ‑0.5%). Within specialised stores, the volume of sales bounced back for the “other goods” (pharmaceutical products, clothing, footwear, etc.: +1.5% after ‑1.4%). Conversely, it decreased for food, beverages and tobacco (‑2.4% after +0.3%) and automotive fuel (‑1.5% after +0.8%).

Early retail trade estimate for May 2024

According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles is expected to have decreased again in May 2024 (‑0.2% over a month). From March to May 2024, it would be 1.6% higher than that of the same three months a year earlier.

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
2024-04 108.17 101.41 102.26 102.6
2024-03 105.6 99.44 102.52 101.2
2024-02 108.53 101.36 102.68 102.74
2024-01 105.55 99.43 102.19 101.08
2023-12 111.33 99.94 101.38 101.95
2023-11 108.67 97.31 102.23 100.32
2023-10 109.51 98.62 100.67 100.73
2023-09 109.31 99.35 100.79 101.16
2023-08 109.43 100.74 100.48 101.88
2023-07 108.5 99.92 101.47 101.56
2023-06 108.05 100.26 101.1 101.59
2023-05 107.5 99.72 100.68 101.09
2023-04 104.73 97.16 99.57 98.92
2023-03 106.27 98.85 101.89 100.77
2023-02 104.36 99.46 101.43 100.72
2023-01 103.93 100.76 101.73 101.48
2022-12 102.53 100.29 101.99 101.09
2022-11 102.3 102.85 102.29 102.61
2022-10 101.45 101.52 102.95 101.92
2022-09 102.8 102.47 104.81 103.19
2022-08 101.77 101.7 103.06 102.1
2022-07 95.56 100.84 101.2 100.2
2022-06 96.24 102.13 103.31 101.65
2022-05 96.75 100.83 104.03 101.19
2022-04 95.89 102.55 103.92 102.02
2022-03 98.05 103.58 103.65 102.83
2022-02 99.16 103.28 103.1 102.65
2022-01 100.56 102.19 102.91 102.17
2021-12 100.13 100.37 103.26 101.17
2021-11 99.9 102.74 102.98 102.41
2021-10 99.6 100.81 102.62 101.17
2021-09 98.98 99.9 101.63 100.27
2021-08 100.15 100.44 101.74 100.78
2021-07 99.23 100.97 101.14 100.78
2021-06 101.51 102.36 101.24 101.91
2021-05 97.49 98.17 99.19 98.37
2021-04 100.31 98.27 92.22 96.8
2021-03 101.53 99.39 98.95 99.56
2021-02 98.99 97.62 97.79 97.86
2021-01 102.18 98.97 97.23 98.91

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

  • Sources: 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 Apr. 2024 Change in %
Apr. 2024/Mar. 2024 Mar. 2024/Feb. 2024 q-o-q(1) y-o-y(2)
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10,000 102.6 1.4 -1.5 1.1 2.0
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,397 108.2 2.4 -2.7 -1.0 2.2
      451 Sale of motor vehicles 901 109.9 2.8 -3.4 -1.9 3.6
      452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 103 105.3 2.2 -1.1 -0.2 -0.1
      453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 363 105.8 2.1 -1.4 0.7 -0.3
      454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories 30 93.2 -3.5 -2.1 4.8 -2.1
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5,703 101.4 2.0 -1.9 1.9 2.3
      461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 872 98.6 0.6 0.5 2.4 7.2
      462 Agricultural raw materials and live animals 307 112.4 2.5 -3.1 6.2 14.7
      463 Food, beverages and tobacco 1,046 95.7 1.0 0.5 1.2 1.3
      464 Household goods 1,129 107.5 4.0 -3.2 1.3 0.0
      465 Information and communication equipment 331 106.0 2.1 -8.1 5.6 0.0
      466 Other machinery, equipment and supplies 748 103.7 0.3 -1.6 -1.4 1.3
      467 Other specialised wholesale 1,161 96.9 2.9 -2.4 2.7 -0.4
      469 Non specialised wholesale trade 111 103.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 8.3
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2,900 102.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.5 1.5
      471 Retail sale in non-specialised stores 1,002 99.3 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 0.6
   472 to 477 Retail sale in specialised stores 1,621 105.1 0.1 -0.7 1.0 2.0
      472 Food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 223 93.8 -2.4 0.3 0.8 1.0
      473 Automotive fuel in specialised stores 266 98.2 -1.5 0.8 0.5 0.9
      474 Information and communication equipment in specialised stores 55 116.7 -1.2 0.4 -1.9 5.0
      475 Other household equipment in specialised stores 296 88.3 0.1 -1.5 -0.3 -4.9
      476 Cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores 110 109.9 -0.9 0.8 1.4 1.6
      477 Other goods in specialised stores 671 117.2 1.5 -1.4 1.8 5.0
   478 and 479 Retail trade not in stores 277 96.5 -3.3 4.3 1.2 2.0
  • (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
  • (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

From February to April 2024, the volume of sales increased by 2.0% compared to the same three months a year before

The cumulative volume of sales of the three months under review (February to April 2024) in overall trade was 2.0% higher than that of the same period a year earlier. This growth was observed in the three main trade sectors: the wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.3%), the retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5%), as well as the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.2%). Within the retail trade sector, the volume of sales was up in specialised stores (+2.0%), in non-specialised stores (+0.6%) and in retail trade not in stores (+2.0%).

Revisions

The monthly percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in March 2024 has been revised downwards by 0.1 points to -1.5% (after rounding) compared to the previous release.

Revision of variationsin percentage points

Revision of variations
Mar. 2024/Feb. 2024 Feb. 2024/Jan. 2024 Jan. 2024/Dec. 2023 Q1 2024/Q4 2023 2023/2022
G Overall trade -0.11 0.07 -0.03 0.11 0.01
Raw series 0.00 -0.02 -0.03 -0.03 0.00
SA-WDA parameters -0.11 0.09 0.00 0.14 0.01
  • How to read: in the “wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles”, the SA-WDA variation between February and March 2024 is revised by -0.11 points. 0.00 points are due to the raw series’ revision and -0.11 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

For more information

Next issue: 31 July 2024 at 08:45 am.

Documentation

Index of sales in trade (new base year 2021) (pdf,173 Ko)

Turnover index and Sales volume index in trade

Insee Méthodes n° 143 - June 2023: Turnover indices, indices of services production and volume of sales indices for trade (pdf,2 Mo)

Pour en savoir plus

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Time series: Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade (base 2021)

Time series: Turnover index in wholesale and retail trade (base 2021)

Informations Rapides: Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade

Insee Méthodes n° 143 - June 2023: turnover in industry and construction, index of services production and sales volume in wholesale and retail trade

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