Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in France

Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in France was 932,768 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count932,768

Change on 2023+1.1%

Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked

Series high932,7682024

Series low892,2992021

Next release: Thursday, 30 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in France, 2021 to 2024

count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 4 values

Period	count
2024	932,768
2023	922,992
2022	907,286
2021	892,299 Series break

Rankings

EU countries by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles 27 places

Definition

Number of local units of enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, France, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

MLA 9

Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, France, 2021 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-trade/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, France, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-trade/france.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, France, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-trade/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_local_units_in_wholesale_2024,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, France, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-trade/france. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs\_r\_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

TY  - DATA
AU  - Eurostat, European Commission
TI  - Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021): Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, France, 2021 to 2024
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/30
PB  - Eurostat, European Commission
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-trade/france
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-trade/france.
N1  - Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -

Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Embed code

<iframe src="https://invokely.ai/embed/local-units-trade/france" width="760" height="440" title="Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, France, chart from Invokely" loading="lazy" style="border:0;width:100%;max-width:760px" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe>

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in France? Cite the source.

get_value {"indicator":"business_local_units_trade","place":"fr"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=business_local_units_trade&place=fr

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in France?

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in France?

932,768 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

Local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles elsewhere in European Union (27)

Related statistics for France

All statistics for France | France in figures