Sales in supermarkets in March improved by 3.3% compared to February

Sales in supermarkets during March registered a minimum drop of 0.1% compared to the same month last year, while growing 3.3% compared to February, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) reported on Tuesday.

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Sales in shopping centers grew 24.6% year-on-year in March 2022: 31.8% in the Greater Buenos Aires region and 15.2% in the rest of the country https://t.co/o3CjUTwDiB pic.twitter.com/C0rbcHAWDN

— INDEC Argentina (@INDECArgentina) May 24, 2022

Meanwhile, sales at purchasing centers during March, measured at constant prices, were 24.6% above the same month last year, and 7.5% above February, the agency reported.

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In March 2022, supermarket sales fell 0.1% year-on-year and wholesale self-service sales rose 2.1% https://t.co/dJcPDjBndO pic.twitter.com/lcuo4amwfV

— INDEC Argentina (@INDECArgentina) May 24, 2022