Consumption in supermarkets and supermarkets had a 7% drop in December. Consumption in 2021 had a 6% drop and a 4% turnover compared to 2020, according to him consumption monitor from Scanntech.
The analysis focuses on consumption and price trends in Scanntech’s customer universe, which encompasses 1,500 points of sale throughout Uruguay out of the 6,000 it manages, with a focus on independent supermarkets and self-services, that represent about 90% of the billing of that channel.
Are analyzed 220 product categories divided into four families: food, drink, personal care and cleaning and I know they process more than 14 million tickets per month.
The report shows a sharp drop in consumption so far this year (-6%) and growth in billing (+ 4%), with January as the single stable month of the year. As of February, all months show a contraction in consumption compared to 2020.
The fall in December 2021 is 7% compared to the same month of the previous year, with negative variations in all product families.
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Evolution of consumption per month
The products that grew the most in December were the quickies, nuggets, energizers, liqueurs and sports drinks while those that registered the greatest falls were the Gel alcohol, liquid alcohol, beans, flavored rice, and waxes.
Variations by zone show important falls in Maldonado (-8%) and Montevideo (-8%).
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Variations in the different areas of Uruguay
According to Scanntech, in the analysis of the situation by product family in the accumulated of the year, falls are observed in all cases and cleaning is the one that shows the least shrinkage.
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Accumulated consumption per family 2021
The average purchase ticket in December was $ 369, this is a 2% above its value in the same month of 2020.
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Average ticket value
Scanntech highlights that while the average price increase since December 2020 was 9.2% for products as a whole, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 7.96% in the 12 months to December.
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Price variation
