The volume of sales in the retail trade had a positive variation of 0.1% in the passage Of april for may. this was the Thursday consecutive rise of the indicator. Despite this, the pace of growth has been falling since January, when there was a 2.3% increase in volume.
In February and March, the rates reached 1.4%, while in April, the sector grew 0.8%. The data are from the Monthly Trade Survey (PMC), from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
In the quarterly moving average, retail trade rose 0.7%. Year-to-date, the sector grew 1.8%.
On the other hand, there was a drop of 0.2% compared to May 2021 and 0.4% in the 12-month period.
in the passage Of april for May, six of the eight retail activities were up: lbooks, newspapers, magazines and stationery (5.5%), pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic and perfumery articles (3.6%), tacid, clothing and footwear (3.5%), fuels and lubricants (2.1%), equipment and supplies for office, IT and communication (2%) and hyper, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco (1%).
Two activities fell: other articles for personal use and Sunethical (-2.2%) and furniture and appliances (-3%).
Nominal revenue grew 0.4% from April to May, 2.8% in the quarterly moving average, 17% compared to May 2021, 16.8% in the year and 13.6% in the 12-month period .
expanded retail
Extended retail, which also includes construction materials and vehicles, grew by 0.2% from April to May. Vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces fell by 0.2%, while construction materials fell by 1.1%.
The extended retail segment fell by 0.7% compared to May 2021. There were increases of 1% in the year and 0.3% in the 12-month period.
