EMCC : Monthly Outlook Survey in Retail Trade and Trade and Repair of Motor Vehicles - 2019
Data description
The opinion of retailers on their recent activity and business prospects is tracked by monitoring sales volumes and related variables such as stocks, order intentions, changes in workforce and price trends.
Entrepreneurs also provide an opinion on their cash flow and payment deadlines.
Mostly, the questions are qualitative, with three choices. The results are balances of opinion calculated as the difference between the percentage of << up (+) >> and the percentage of << down (-) >>.
Sector coverage
The survey covers the retail trade and automobile trading and repairs, excluding local food and specialised retailers, retail sales of flowers and pets, retail trade in used goods and out-of-store retail trade (except for the mail-order sector which is included in the scope of the survey).
More precisely, the survey covers the sectors defined in the following NAF Rev. 2 codes: division 45, 47.1 (except 47.11A, 47.11B, 47.11C), 47.3, 47.4, 47.5, 47.6, 47.7 (except 47.76Z), 47.91A, 47.91B.
Statistical unit
The unit interviewed is the company.
Reference area
France métropolitaine
Until 2007, the survey has occurred each month except in August. Since 2008, it occurrs every month.
Sample size
3,200 units
Data collection documents
The survey is conducted every month but not all questions are asked every month.
In practice, three models of questionnaires were created to take into account these specificities :
- the first questionnaire corresponds to the months of January and July.
- the second one is sent in February, April, June, August, October and December.
- the last one is sent in March, May, September and November.
- January and July Questionnaire (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire February, April, June, August, September, October and December (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire for March, May and November (pdf, fr)
- Monthly survey in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles (pdf, en)
- Business Tendency Surveys – All Sectors (pdf, en)