The volume of sales in French trade fell by 1.1 per cent month on month (MoM) in September following an MoM rise of 1.7 per cent in August.
It was down by 0.7 per cent MoM in retail trade (bar motor vehicles, motorcycles) after August’s 3-per cent rise.
Sales in specialised stores were stable, and within that, the rise in sales in ‘other retail’ was due to a strong rise in clothing store sales.