To the Trade sales retreated 0.1% in May to June. This is the third followed fall recorded by the monthly trade survey, released on Wednesday (13) by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 
Added to the two previous results in the negative field (-0.4% in May and -0.3% in April), the sector has a 0.8% decrease in relation to March this year this yearthe highest ever recorded by the IBGE historical series, which starts in the year 2000.
In the first half, the Brazilian trade accumulates expansion of 1.8%. Already in 12 months, add 2.7%. Compared to June 2024 there was growth of 0.3%.
According to the manager Cristiano dos Santos, the movement of the last three months is considered stability, however, with a low trend.
“In general, in this first half, we have this behavior, a great growth to the point of reaching the top in March, with this cooling, which is being very slow,” he says.
According to the researcher, the factors that have led to the slow drop in recent months are decreased credit, caused by the high interest rate, and inflation.
Over the first half, official inflation was above the government’s goal (3% per year, with tolerance of 1.5 percentage points to more or less). The main movement of the Central Bank to contain inflation is cool the economy by raising the interest rate.
Cristiano dos Santos also sees positive behaviors in the semester, such as the level of employment and income, which gives strength to consumption. In June, the Brazil reached unemployment of 5.8%, the lowest already recorded by the IBGE historical seriesstarted in 2012, as well as a record of worker performance.
Of the eight activities surveyed by IBGE, five had retraction from May to June:
– Equipment and material for office, computer science and communication (-2.7%)
– Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (-1.5%)
– Furniture and appliances (-1.2%)
– Pharmaceutical, doctors, orthopedic and perfumery articles (-0.9%)
– Hyper, supermarkets, food products, drinks and smoke (-0.5%)
You segments that had growth were:
– Other personal and domestic articles (1%)
– Fabrics, clothing and shoes (0.5%)
– Fuels and lubricants (0.3%)
IBGE Trade Research is conducted with formalized companies with 20 or more employees.
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In the expanded retailer, which includes wholesale activities ─ vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces; construction material; and food products, drinks and smoke ─ The indicator 2.5% from May to June and marks expansion of 2% in the accumulated of 12 months.
