Monthly survey on retail trade 2024Jan
Published on 22 February 2024
Sales dipped slightly in January
Note: The trend in retail sales does not reflect that of total household consumption: the latter includes other items such as health care, education and rents.
In January, turnover in retail trade dipped slightly (-0.5%) compared with December (data adjusted for seasonal and working day variations), after remaining stable in December (+0.0%). Sales of manufactured goods fell moderately compared to December (-0.7% after +0.0%) : the sharp decrease in sales of new cars (-14.2% after +4.4%) and bicycles and motorcycles (-17.4% after +9.5%), in the context of the tightening of the ecological bonus at the end of last year, was partly offset by an increase in consumer electronics (+3.9% after -3.7%) and car equipment (+3.8% after -3.8%).
The volume of food sales declined slightly (-0.3% after +0.1%).
All distribution channels showed a positive trend over a month, with hypermarkets recording a significant increase of 6.2% after a fall of 4.6% in December.
Three-month-on-three-month, sales volumes were stable for manufactured goods (+0.0%), but were slightly down for food products (-0.8%).
The volume of food sales declined slightly (-0.3% after +0.1%).
All distribution channels showed a positive trend over a month, with hypermarkets recording a significant increase of 6.2% after a fall of 4.6% in December.
Three-month-on-three-month, sales volumes were stable for manufactured goods (+0.0%), but were slightly down for food products (-0.8%).
Total manufactured goods and food sales
Month-on-month change (%) - Seasonally and working-day adjusted volumes
Notes :
1) Sectors are classified according to the relative weight of the products included in the total aggregate of retail trade (weights are given on the right scale)
2) The aggregated and by sub-sector series are seasonally adjusted on an individual basis: the seasonally adjusted series do not represent the sum of the seasonally adjusted components.
1) Sectors are classified according to the relative weight of the products included in the total aggregate of retail trade (weights are given on the right scale)
2) The aggregated and by sub-sector series are seasonally adjusted on an individual basis: the seasonally adjusted series do not represent the sum of the seasonally adjusted components.
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Breakdown by industrial product and outlet category – January 2024