France Retail Sales

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Source: Banque de France
Source Link: https://www.banque-france.fr/
Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): October 21st, 2025 2:45 AM

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France’s retail trade turnover edged up +0.1% MoM in August 2025, after falling -0.4% in July, though sales were still down -0.8% on a 3Mo3M basis.
- Manufactured goods sales rose +0.5% MoM, recovering from -0.1% in July, while food sales declined -0.4% MoM, extending July’s -0.7% drop.
- Within manufactured goods, gains came from new automobiles (+4.7% MoM), sports equipment (+4.5% MoM), and textiles (+3.8% MoM), rebounding from sharp July declines.
- Weakness persisted in press and stationery (-4.0% MoM), consumer electronics (-3.3% MoM), and furniture (-2.9% MoM), reversing July increases.
- By distribution channel, department stores grew +2.0% MoM, while hypermarkets (-0.6% MoM), supermarkets (-0.9% MoM), and small retail stores (-1.0% MoM) all contracted.
- Over the past three months, turnover dropped -0.8%, with manufactured goods down -1.2% and food down -0.4%, reflecting broad-based softness.
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France’s retail trade turnover fell -0.6% MoM in July 2025, following a -0.7% MoM decline in June, with both food and manufactured goods sales contracting.
- Food sales dropped -0.6% MoM after rising +0.6% in June, while manufactured goods also fell -0.6% MoM, showing mixed trends across sub-sectors.
- New car sales plunged -9.9% MoM due to a base effect from high deliveries in July 2024; sports equipment (-4.9%) and DIY (-4.0%) also weakened.
- Gains were seen in optical products (+6.5% MoM), furniture (+4.1%), and stationery (+3.4%), partly offsetting other declines.
- By distribution channel, hypermarkets (-0.5% MoM), supermarkets (-0.4%), and department stores (-0.5%) all fell, while small retailers rose +0.7%.
- Over the past three months, retail turnover declined -0.9%, with both manufactured goods (-0.9%) and food (-0.8%) contributing to the drop.
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France’s retail sales fell -0.7% MoM in June 2025, following a -0.3% MoM decline in May, as weaker manufactured goods more than offset gains in food.
- Food sales rose +0.5% MoM, while manufactured goods dropped -1.7% MoM, led by furniture (-5.4%), clothing (-4.2%), and footwear (-3.8%).
- Auto equipment (+1.5%), household appliances (+1.1%), and new car sales (+1.0%) posted modest gains.
- Hypermarket sales rebounded +1.1% MoM; supermarket sales were flat; department store sales declined -3.1%.
- Sales at small retailers dipped -0.1% MoM.
- Over the three months to June, retail turnover was flat in both food and manufactured goods categories.
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France’s retail sales fell -0.3% MoM in May 2025, following a +0.3% MoM increase in April, with declines in both food and manufactured goods.
- Food sales dropped -0.7% MoM, while manufactured goods slipped -0.1% MoM.
- Notable declines were seen in DIY (-3.4% MoM), books (-3.3%), and auto equipment (-2.1%), while gains came from games & toys (+3.3%), pharmaceuticals (+3.3%), and clothing (+2.0%).
- Hypermarket and supermarket sales fell -2.1% and -1.8% MoM, respectively; department store sales rose +1.0% MoM.
- Small retailer sales declined -0.6% MoM.
- Over the three months to May, retail sales rose 0.4% QoQ, driven by a 0.7% increase in manufactured goods, while food was flat.
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France’s retail sales increased 0.5% MoM in April after no growth in March.
- Food sales were up 0.6% MoM, and manufactured goods sales were up 0.6% MoM.
- The largest gains were in DIY (+4.7% MoM), furniture (+2.8% MoM), and bikes & motorcycles (+2.5% MoM), all segments that declined in March.
- Sales in the last three months (Feb-Apr) were up 0.5% over the previous three month period (Nov-Jan).
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