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PAC - 2023 - Annual Survey of Trade

The Annual Survey of Trade - PAC aims at identifying the basic structural characteristics of the business segment of commercial activities in the country and its transformations throughout time, comprising, among other aspects, data on employed persons, salaries, costs and expenses, revenues, productivity...

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In February, retail sales grow 0.6%

In February 2026, retail sales volume grew 0.6% compared to January of this year, in the seasonally adjusted series. As a result, the quarterly moving average was 0.2%. Compared to February 2025, retail sales volume grew by 0.2%. The cumulative growth over the last 12 months was 1.4%. In the extended...

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In January, retail sales change 0.4%

In January 2026, the volume of retail sales grew 0.4% compared to December 2025, in the seasonally adjusted series, and the quarterly moving average was 0.3%. Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal Revenue Volume of sales Nominal Revenue January / December* 0,4 0,5 0,9 0,9 Quarterly moving...

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Retail sales close 2025 with rise of 1.6%

In the seasonally-adjusted series, volume of sales of the national retail trade changed -0.4% in December 2025 over November. The quarterly moving average had a positive change of 0.3%. In the seasonally-unadjusted series, retail trade grew by 2.3%, accumulating expansion of 1.6% in 2025 compared to...

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In November, retail trade sales increased by 1.0%

In November 2025, the volume of retail trade sales increased by 1.0% from October, in the seasonally-adjusted series, and the quarterly moving average was 0.5%. From November 2024, volume retail sales increased 1.3%. The cumulative index in the year reached 1.5% and the index over the last 12 months,...

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Retail sales change 0.4% in January

In January, pharmaceutical activity registered the largest change (2.6%) among the activities surveyed by the PMC - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency In January 2026, the volume of retail sales in the country changed by 0.4% compared to December 2025 (-0.4%). As a result, the evolution of the quarterly...

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Retail sales grow 0.6% and hit new record in February

Supermarkets contributed for sales growth in retail - Photo: IBGE Archive In February 2026, the volume of retail sales in the country grew 0.6% compared to January, in the seasonally adjusted series. With this performance, the sector renews the record it had reached in the previous month in the time...

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Retail sales up 1.0% in November

Office, computer and communication material and equipment increased 9.9% in November 2025, against the previous year, biggest positive change in all the activities - Photo: Marcello Casal Jr./Agência Brasil In November 2025, the volume of retail trade sales in the country grew 1.0% from October, a month...

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Retail sales change -0.4% in December; close 2025 at 1.6%

The pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic articles and toiletries sector (4.5%) contributed to the growth in sales in retail trade in 2025 - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Retail sales closed 2025 with an increase of 1.6%. In December 2025, compared to November, retail sales in Brazil changed...

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In October, retail sales grow 0.5%

In October 2025, the volume of retail sales grew 0.5% compared to September, in the seasonally adjusted series, and the quarterly moving average was 0.1%. Compared to October 2024, retail sales volume grew by 1.1%. The year-to-date figure reached 1.5%, and the figure for the last 12 months was 1.7%....

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In September, retail sales change -0.3%

Volume of sales of the retail trade changed -0.3% in September 2025 compared to August, after changing 0.1% in the previous month. The quarterly moving average remained stable (-0.1%). Compared to September 2024, volume of sales of retail grew 0.8%, the sixth positive rate in a row. In the year, retail...

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In August, retail sales change 0.2%

In August 2025, retail sales volume changed 0.2% compared to July, in the seasonally adjusted series, interrupting four consecutive negative results. The quarterly moving average remained stable (0.0%). Compared to August 2024, retail sales volume changed 0.4%, the fifth consecutive positive rate. For...

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Unemployment drops to 5.1% in December and 2025 records the best results in the time series

Total workers with a formal contract in the private sector hit a record and reached 38.9 million in 2025 - Photo: AEN In the quarter ending in December, the country's unemployment rate fell to 5.1%, the lowest level in the time series that began in 2012, when it was 8.0%. This means that approximately...

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Retail sales hit -0.1% in June

In June 2025, the volume of retail sales changed by -0.1% from May, in the seasonally adjusted series, and the quarterly moving average was -0.3%. Against June 2024, retail sales changed by 0.3%. In the first half of the year, retail sales had a cumulative increase of 1.8% and the cumulative increase...

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Retail sales change -0.2% in May

In the seasonally-adjusted series, volume of sales of the retail trade changed -0.2% in May 2025 over April. The quarterly moving average stayed at 0.1%. Volume of sales of the retail grew 2.1% over May 2024. The cumulative index in the last 12 months stayed at 3.0%. In the extended retail trade, which...

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Retail sales change by -0.3% in July

In July 2025, volume of retail trade sales changed by -0.3%, from June, in the seasonally adjusted series, with a fourth negative resut in a row. The quarterly moving average was the same as a month ago (-0,3%). From July 2024, volume of trde sales increased 1.0%, the fourth consecutive increase. In...

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In February, retail sales grow 0.5%

In February 2025, the volume of sales of the retail trade grew 0.5%, against January, in the seasonally-adjusted series. In the previous month, the change was 0.2%. The quarterly moving average changed 0.2% in the quarter ended in February. Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of Sales Nominal Revenue...

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In March, retail sales increase by 0.8%

In March 2025, the volume of retail trade sales increased by 0.8% from February, in the seasonally adjusted series. A month ago, the change was 0.5%. The quarterly moving average changed by 0.6% in the quarter ended March. In the seasonally adjusted series, retail trade fell by 1.0% against March 2024....

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In November, retail sales change -0.4%

In November 2024, the volume of retail sales fell by 0.4% compared to October, in the seasonally adjusted series. In the previous month, there had been a positive change of 0.4%. The quarterly moving average changed by 0.2% in the quarter ended in November. Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales...

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In January, retail sales change by -0.1%

In January 2025, volume of sales of retail trade changed by -0.1%, from December, in the seasonally-adjusted series, and the quarterly moving average hit -0.2%. From January 2024, volume of sales increased by 3.1%, its 20th positive rate in this comparison. The cumulative index in the last 12 months...