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Trade changes by -0.3% in July and records fourth negative result in a row

Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco (-0.3%) remain negative for the fourth consecutive month - Photo: IBGE Archive Retail sales fell 0.3% in July from June. This is the fourth consecutive negative result for the sector, which has a cumulative loss of 1.1% loss in the period. Against July...

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Retail sales advance 1.2% in May, driven by hypermarkets and supermarkets

The sector of hypermarkets and supermarkets advanced 0.7% in the comparison with April - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency In May, retail trade sales in the country increased by 1.2% from the previous month. The results of the sector were positive in all the months this year and, as a consequence...

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Retail sales record changes of 0.2% in June and of 7.3% accumulated in the first semester

In June, retail trade in the country changed by 0.2% in terms of volume of sales and by 0.6% in terms of nominal revenue, in the seasonally adjusted month/previous month comparison, totaling two months with positive results for volume of sales (after recording decrease in April) and increase of nominal...

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In September, in retail trade, sales increased by 1.2% and nominal revenue by 1.3%

In September, retail trade reached another positive result: in the comparison with August, increases were registered in the volume of sales (1.2%) and in the nominal revenue of sales (1.3%). It was the seventh consecutive growth in the comparison month/ previous month, with seasonal adjustment. In the...

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In April, Easter boosts retail sales

In April 2017, retail sales presented an advance of 1.0% in comparison with March. The increase takes place after two drops in a row (February and March), a period when the retail accumulated 1.6% of decrease. "The 1.0% rise has not eliminated the previous drop. The retail is still stable and very far...

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Producer Price Index (IPP) is -1.25% in June

Industrial prices changed -1.25% in June 2025 against May 2025, the fifth negative figure in a row. In this comparison, 13 out of 24 industrial activities had their prices reduced. The cumulative index in the year was -3.11%, whereas the cumulative indicator in 12 months stayed at 3.24%. The IPP had...

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Employment in trade grows for third consecutive year, and reaches 10.5 million people

The activity Hyper and supermarkets had the biggest proportion of employed persons (15.1%) in retail trade in 2023 - Photo: IBGE Archive In 2023, there were 1.5 million commercial companies in Brazil, employing 10.5 million persons and encompassing 1.7 million local branches. Against 2022, employment...

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Retail sales grow 0.8% in March and close Q1 up 2.4%

Sale of office, IT and communication equipment and material was the main contributor to month's result - Photo: Jefferson Rudy/Agência Senado The volume of trade sales grew by 0.8% in March compared to February 2023. In comparison with March 2022, there was an increase of 3.2%, while in the indicator...

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Trade sales change by -0.1% in June, third consecutive negative result

With a drop in Office, computer and communication material and equipment (-2.7%), retail trade remains stable for the third month in a row - Photo: Jefferson Rudy/Agência Senado Retail trade sales in Brazil decreased by -0.1% from May to June, and the index remained stable range for the third consecutive...

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Retail trade begins 2007 with growth of 1.8% in the volume of sales and 2.0% in the revenue

Both results are in relation to December 2006, in the comparison with seasonal adjustment. In the other comparisons (obtained from the series without adjustment), the rates for the volume of sales were of 8.5% compared to January/ 06 and of 6.3% in the index accumulated in the last 12 months. The nominal...

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Retail has a 3.8% increase in sales in January, a record for the month

Retail of fabric, wearing apparel and footwear grew 27.9% after four months of decline - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Retail sales in the country grew 3.8% in January 2023, registering the highest change for the month since the beginning of the time series, in 2000. In comparison with January...

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Retail sales are stable with a change of -0.1% in August

Hypermarket and supermarket activities (0.2%) and pharmaceutical products (-0.3%) hold retail sales stable - Photo: Eduardo Peret/IBGE News Agency The volume of retail sales in the country showed stability from July to August, registering a change of -0.1%. However, this is the third consecutive month...

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Retail sales up by 0.6% in September, with rise of the supermarket sector

The sector of hypermarkets and supermarkets grew by 1.6% and had an impact on the result of retail trade in September - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Retail sales decreased by 0.6% from August to September. In the previous month, there was a change of -0.1%. The sector had a cumulative increase...

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Retail sales fall 2.6% in December, close the year at 1.0%

The sector of fuels and lubricants accumulated a gain of 16.6% in 2022 - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Sales in the retail trade in Brazil retreated 2.6% between November and December. This is the second consecutive drop in the sector, which had already retreated 0.9% in November. Nevertheless,...

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Retail sales up 1% and close Q1 on the rise

Sales in department stores contributes to the trade high in March - Photo Alerrandre Barros/IBGE News Agency The sales volume of the retail trade in Brazil grew 1.0% in March, compared to February, being the third monthly high in a row. March had increase of 4.0% against the same month last year. Thus,...

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Retail trade sales drop by 1.3% in December and close the year at 1.7%

The sector of Vehicles and motorcycles, parts and pieces had a cumulative increase of 8.1% in 2023 - Photo: Freepick Retail trade sales in the country dropped by 1.3% from November to December. That is the second negative result for 2023, out of the change range of -0.1% and -0.5%, and the lowest. In...

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Retail sales present third consecutive positive rate

National retail sales presented an advance of 1.2% in June, over May 2017. According to the Monthly Survey of Trade, this is the third consecutive positive rate in this comparison. The sectors that contributed to the result were furniture and household appliances (2.2%), fabric, apparel and footwear (5.4%)...

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Retail sales grow 1.1% in February, second increase in a row

Fuels and lubricants increased 5.3% in February - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The volume of retail sales in the country grew 1.1% in February, compared to the previous month (2.1%), the second consecutive increase. As a result, the sector is 1.2% above the pre-pandemic level, and 4.9% below...

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Retail sales grow 1.1% in September, first increase in five months

Hypermarkets and supermarkets (1.2%) and Fuels and lubricants (1.3%) influenced growth in retail sales - Photo: Helena Pontes/Agência IBGE Notícias The volume of retail sales in the country grew 1.1% from August to September, the first growth in five months. In comparison with September 2021, there was...

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Retail sales change -0.1% in December, grow 1.4% in 2021

Volume of sales of Furniture and domestic appliances dropped 17.6% between November and December and 7.0% in the year - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Sales of the retail trade changed -0.1% in December, yet they closed the year of 2021 accumulating a growth of 1.4% in relation to 2020. Therefore,...