With a preliminary sales balance for $7.4 billion and 4.4 million transactions, the second day without VAT of 2022 traced the results of the first day that took place in March.
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In this way, at the close of this edition, the merchants projected for midnight the fulfillment of the goal defined in a range of $9 to $10 billion.
The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, María Ximena Lombana, pointed out that until five in the afternoon the amount of sales was 19.5% higher than those presented three months ago. For its part, transactions increased 7.2%.
By products, the most dynamic were sound and video equipment and devices with a growth of 65%, computers and peripheral devices (45%), sporting goods (35%), household appliances (36.8%) and footwear and leather goods (35.8%).
“Without a doubt, the celebration of Father’s Day became an important marker of sales yesterday,” explained the official, and highlighted the importance that these dates have had for stimulate economic growth.
The director of the Dian, Lisandro Junco, said that the city that sold the most products was Bogotá, followed by the departments of Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Santander and Valle.
The country that sold the most, in terms of value, was Antioquia, which is why it was in this department that most sound and video devices, computers and cell phones were invoiced.
Giving a report on the movement of virtual platforms, María Fernanda Quiñones, from the Colombian Chamber of Electronic Commerce reported that until six in the afternoon, the sales amounted to 483,000 million and the projection was to meet the estimated 700,000.
The president of Fenalco, Jaime Alberto Cabal, said that the conference had been a success and that #the credit goes to Colombians of all economic strata who appropriated the benefit and take advantage of it to buy VAT-exempt products.
He added that this result should be a reason for reflection for the new Government that must hold these sessions, while highlighting the effort of the administration of President Iván Duque to develop this strategy that aims at economic recovery.
considering the report of your affiliatesthe union leader indicated that the day passed normally.
OTHER BALANCES
Indicating the results of the second day without VAT, CredibanCo reported that, with a cutoff of 5:00 p.m. 1,645,860 transactions were made, which 34% have been through ecommerce and 66% in face-to-face sales, equivalent to a turnover of $498,488 million and an average ticket of $302,874.
In turn, the payment processing network Redeban indicated that until 5:00 in the afternoon, the day evidenced 1,929,026 purchases.
“The high number of transactions represents a growth of 22% in relation to the third cut of the first Day without VAT of 2022,” he explained.
For its part, a preliminary balance (3:00 pm) of the e-commerce site Linio registered a growth of 20% compared to the first day without VAT this year.
According to their calculations for the afternoon hours, Linio buyers spent 180% more compared to a normal day.
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Televisions, blenders, fans, hair straighteners, as well as air fryers were the products most requested by customers, he said.
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