In August, furniture and household appliances keep retail on the rise
October 11, 2017 09h00 AM | Last Updated: October 11, 2017 10h53 AM
The volume of sales of the retail trade increased 3.6% in August, in comparison with the same month of 2016. It is the biggest monthly change since this recovery started, in April. The highlights were furniture and household appliances, whose sales grew 16.5% in relation to August last year. In the cumulative index of the year and in the last 12 month this sector recorded, respectively, 1.7% and 2.3%. That's what says the Monthly Survey of Trade (PMC), released today by the IBGE.
This is the fifth month in a row of increase in the volume of sales in the retail in relation to 2016. According to the survey manager, Isabella Nunes, 2016 was a very difficult year for trade: "The low comparison basis and the more favorable economic scenario this year has helped the emergence of this consecutive positive rates.
In relation to July, the retail had a drop of 0.5%, after four months of highs. "The overall index followed the tend of most of the groups of products surveyed, which ha also come from positive results and underwent a negative rate this month. However, this kind of adjustment is normal and this year situation is of stability ion margin up tot the moment", says Isabella.
Text: Eduardo Peret
Graph: Helena Pontes
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