Maud Descamps edited by Ugo Pascolo 6:12 am, December 04, 2021

DIY stores recorded a 13% increase in turnover in 2021. A record after an already exceptional year 2020, boosted by the health crisis.

An iron health so that the sector owes in part to real estate.

This is the new passion that seems to have taken hold of the French since the coronavirus crisis: DIY.

While 50% of the population of France tinkers regularly, the sector is all smiles.

And for good reason, after excellent sales figures in 2020, the DIY store sector is once again breaking records in 2021, with turnover up 13%.

Good results boosted by real estate

An iron health so that the sector owes in part to the stone.

"There is still a great dynamic in the real estate market. So who says moving, says works," confirms at the microphone of Europe 1. "And everything that will concern energy renovation, very much driven by the government, will certainly lead to new customers. We therefore remain very optimistic. " 

Work that costs more

The French have indeed been numerous to embark on energy renovation work this year, more than 600,000 applications for the device "My prime renov" have been filed.

This is four times more than what the government had forecast, while with the rise in the price of raw materials and energy, the cost of work has increased, according to INSEE, by 4.8% this year compared to to last year.