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Retail sales increase by 0.5% in September

The retail trade of the country recorded in September, in relation to the previous month (seasonally adjusted), rates of 0.5% for the volume of sales and of 0.8% for the nominal revenue. For the volume of sales, it is the seventh consecutive positive result, whereas the nominal revenue keeps growing...

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Retail sales increased 0.7% from October to November

In November 2017, retail trade in the country recorded an increase of 0.7% in volume of sales against the figure in the prevous month, making up for the decrease of 0.7% recorded last October. The quarterly moving average remained virtually syable (0.1%). Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales...

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Retail sales change by 0.3% in November

In November 2012, retail trade in the country recorded positive change of 0.3% in volume of sales and of 0.8% in nominal revenue of sales, compared with the previous month. These rates are seasonally adjusted. It was the sixth consecutive month with increase of volume, and the ninth with revenue increase. Changes...

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In July, retail sales increase by 1.9%

In July, the retail trade of the country recorded a growth of 1.9% in the volume of sales and 2.0% in the nominal revenue, both in the seasonally adjusted series. For the volume of sales, it is the highest result since January 2012 (2.8%), and for the nominal revenue, it is the largest change since June...

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Retail sales increase by 0.6% in September

In September, the retail trade of the country changed 0.6% for the volume of sales, reversing the negative trend of the previous month (-0.4%), and 1.1% for the nominal revenue in comparison with August (eighteenth consecutive month of growth in that type of comparison), considering the seasonally adjusted...

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In April, retail sales change by -0.5%

The activity of pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic and cosmetic and toilet articles, with the second highest impact on the retail rate, recorded a growth of 14.9% compared with April 2012, and cumulative rates of 9.2% in the year and of 9.9%, over the last 12 months. The expansion of the payroll (change...

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Retail sales fall 0.5% between July and August

In August 2017, the volume of sales of the national retail trade contracted 0.5%, whereas the nominal revenue had a change of -0.1%, both against July, in the seasonally adjusted series. The decrease in the volume of sales occurred after four months of growth in the period in which there was a cumulative...

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In May, retail sales change by -0.8%

Among the ten activities of the extended retail trade, four register negative rates In the comparison with the immediately previous month, i.e., in the seasonally adjusted series, three of the eight retail activities presented negative change rates for the volume of sales. The results were 3.5% for Office,...

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Retail sales increase by 0.8% in October

In October, the retail trade changed 0.8% in the volume of sales and 1.1% in the nominal revenue, compared with the previous month (seasonally adjusted). It is the fifth consecutive month of growth in the volume and the eighth with a rise in the revenue. The quarterly moving average recorded rates of...

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Retail sales remain stable (0.0%) in May

The volume of sales of the retail trade remained stable (0.0%) in May. Nominal revenue registered a growth rate of 0.7%, both changes over the previous month and seasonally adjusted. As to the moving average, volume of sales changed 0.2%, whereas revenue recorded a growth rate of 0.8%. In relation to...

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After rising for three months, trade registers -0.4% in April

In the seasonally-adjusted series, volume of the retail trade sales stayed at -0.4% in April 2025. The change had been 0.8% in the previous month. The quarterly moving average changed 0.3% in the quarter ended in April. In the seasonally-unadjusted series, the retail trade grew 4.8% over April 2024....

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Retail sales record change of -0.1% in May

In the comparison with May 2016, retail grows 2.4%. It was the second consecutive positive rate of 2017, but the cumulative changes in the year (-0.8%) and in twelve months (-3.6%) remain negative. Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue May / April*...

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Retail sales changed by 0.2% in August

In August 2012, retail trade in the country recorded change of 0.2% in terms of volume of sales and of 1.0% in terms of nominal revenue of sales, compared with the previous month (seasonally adjusted rates). Nominal revenue has kept positive increase rates since February and the volume of sales has recorded...

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Retail sales drop 1.9% between February and March

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue March / February* -1.9% -1.9% -2.0% -2.3% Quarterly moving average* 0.7% 0.3% 0.5% 0.1% March 2017 / March 2016 -4.0% -2.0% -2.7% -1.2% Cumulative in 2017 -3.0% 0.5% -2.5% -0.1% Cumulative in 12 months -5.3%...

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Retail sales increase by 0.8% in April

In April of 2012, the retail trade grew 0.8% in the volume of sales and 0.6% in the nominal revenue, both rates in relation to the previous month (seasonally adjusted). In the other comparisons, obtained from the unadjusted original series, the national retail trade recorded, as to the volume of sales,...

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Retail sales change -0.2% in February over January

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue February/January -0.2 0.1 1.4 1.0 Quarterly moving average* 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 February 2017 / February 2016 -3.2 0.4 -4.2 -1.7 Cumulative in 2017 -2.2 2.1 -2.1 0.8 Cumulative in 12 months -5.4 4.2 -7.5 -0.3 *...

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Retail sales change -0.2% in February over January-

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue February/January -0.2 0.1 1.4 1.0 Quarterly moving average* 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 February 2017 / February 2016 -3.2 0.4 -4.2 -1.7 Cumulative in 2017 -2.2 2.1 -2.1 0.8 Cumulative in 12 months -5.4 4.2 -7.5 -0.3 *...

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Retail sales decrease by 0.5% in February

In February of 2012, the retail trade recorded a change of –0.5% for the volume of sales and of 0.7% for the nominal revenue, both changes in relation to the previous month (seasonally adjusted). In terms of volume of sales, this result interrupts a sequence of three months of positive rates, and in...

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In November, retail sales increase by 1.3%

The volume of sales of the Retail Trade of the country and the nominal revenue recorded a growth of 1.3% in November of 2011, compared with October, in the seasonally adjusted series. In relation to November of 2010, the changes were of 6.8% for the volume of sales and of 10.9% for the nominal revenue....

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Retail sales increased by 2.6% in January

The retail trade started 2012 recording a rise of 2.6% for the volume of sales and of 3.6% for the nominal revenue, both rates in relation to the previous month (seasonally adjusted). In the other comparisons, obtained from the unadjusted original series, the national retail trade recorded, as to the...