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 over November 2011 were 8.4%, in terms of volume of sales, and 13.7%, in terms of nominal revenue. The indexes accumulated in the year and in the last 12 months were, respectively, 8.9% and 8.6% for volume of sales, and 12.5% and 12.2% for nominal revenue.

As for Extended retail trade, seasonally-adjusted results over the previous month present  decrease of -1.2% in volume of sales and of -0.1% in nominal revenue, both opposite to the positive results recorded in October. Compared with results of November 2011, both volume of sales and revenue registered positive results, of 7.2% and 9.4%, respectively. With reference to accumulated rates, increases of 8.4% in the year and of 8.0% in the last twelve months were recorded by volume of sales. Considering the same indicators, nominal revenue changed by 9.7% and 9.4%, respectively.

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Among the ten activities of extended retail, five recorded positive rates

In relation to the previous month, there were positive results, with seasonal adjustment, in five of the 10 activities surveyed, with highlight to Other articles of personal and domestic use (4.2%), followed by Textiles, apparel and footwear (2.1%); Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco (0.6%); Pharmaceutical and medical articles and toiletries (0.6%) and Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery, with a rate of 0.1%. The segments which recorded negative results were Furniture and household appliances (-0.2%); Construction material (-0.9%); Fuels and lubricants (-1.5%), Vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces (-5.0%) and Office, computer and communication material and equipment (-11.4%).

The activity Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco, with increase of 8.3% over November 2011, remains as the main impact (43%) on the formation of the retail trade rate. In accumulated terms, the changes were 8.6% in the first 11 months of the year and 8.2% in the last 12 months. In spite of the price rise, the activity had an average performance in the month, influenced by the increase of the population's purchasing power, which resulted from the bigger volume of salaries and the stability of employment.  

The activity Furniture and household appliances, with increase of 8.3% over November 2011, accounted for the second most significant contribution to the overall result of retail trade (19%). This result, being close to the average established in the sector, is mainly attributable to credit, to the fall of prices of electronic appliances stimulated by the continued reduction of the IPI tax granted by the government, and to the positive records of real income usually earned of the employed population, as previously seen. Accumulated in the first 11 months, in relation to the same period in 2011, the segment recorded increase of about 12.7% in volume of sales, and change of 13.0%accumulated in the last 12 months.  

Other articles of personal and domestic use, which encompasses segments such as department stores, glasses shops, jewelry shops, sporting good stores, toy stores, etc., recorded change of 18.2% in volume of sales in relation to 2011, and accounted for the third biggest impact (18%) on the formation of retail rate. The favorable conditions of salary volume and credit have kept above average the levels of increase of this activity. In terms of accumulated indexes, the rate for the first eight months of the year was 9.3% and for the last 12 months, 8.5%.

The fourth biggest contribution to the increase of volume of retail sales, in the November 12/november 11 comparison, came from Fuels and lubricants, which increased by 7.6% in relation to November 2011. The reduced increase may reflect the rise if fuel prices observed in the last two months (1.7%, according to IPCA), after a semester of falling results. In terms of accumulated figures, the rates were 7.0% for the period January-November and 6.4% for the last 12 months.  

The subsector of Pharmaceutical and medical articles and toiletries, with 9.6% of change in volume of sales in the comparison November 12/November 11, accounted for the fifth biggest contribution to the overall rate of retail trade. With increase of 10.9% accumulated from January to November, over the same period in 2011, and of 10.6% accumulated in 12 months, this activity justifies its performance both for the increase of salary volume and for the essential nature of its products. 

Extended retail trade changed by 7.2%

Extended retail trade recorded change of 7.2% in terms of volume of sales in comparison with November 2011. That was half of the rate observed in October (14.5%) and this performance was affected by the reduction of sales of Vehicles and motorcycles, parts and pieces. The activity recorded increase of 4.8% over the figure of November last year, after the change of 24.1% recorded in October. This behavior is attributable to the natural reduction of acquisition, which occurred after a prolonged period of consumption incentive measures (reduction of the IPI tax). In terms of the index accumulated in the first 11 months of the year, this activity recorded a rate of 7.4%; and in the last 12 months, of 6.6%.

As for the activity Construction Material, there were changes of 5.9% over the same month in the previous year, of 8.1% accumulated in the year, and of 7.8% in the last 12 months. This performance could be observed because of the offer of credit for the housing sector, the result of which, in 12 months until November, increased by 38.1%, according to the Central Bank of Brazil.  

Twenty-five Federation Units recorded positive results compared with September 2011

Considering the volume of sales in the November 12 / November 11 comparison, 25 of the 27 Federation Units recorded positive changes. The main increases occurred in Tocantins (24.8%), Mato Grosso do Sul (24.3%); roraima (24.2%), Amapá (18.9%) and Paraíba (15.3%). The only negative results were those of Amazonas (-1.6%) and Federal District (-1.0%).  As for participation in the composition of Retail Trade, the highlights were, in order: São Paulo (10.4%); Rio Grande do Sul (11.5%); Paraná (9.0%); Rio de Janeiro (3.3%) and Bahia (8.5%).

As for extended retail, also in comparison with November 2011, Amazonas was the only place to record a negative result  (-4.1%), and the highest rates were recorded by Roraima (18.5%); Amapá (18.1%); Tocantins (16.0%); Mato Grosso (14.9%) and Maranhão (14.8%). In terms of contribution to the positive performance of the sector, the highlights were São Paulo (5.6%); Minas Gerais (10.8%); Rio Grande do Sul (10.4%); Paraná (6,9%) and Bahia (10,0%).

Having as a parameter the volume of sales of Retail Trade, the November results by Federation Unit, regarding the seasonally-adjusted month-on-month indicator, show the following scenario: 19 Federation Units recorded increase, with highlight to Tocantins (7.8%), Mato Grosso do Sul (2.4%), Mato Grosso (2.0%); Rio Grande do Norte (1.9%); and Paraíba (1.9%). The biggest negative rates were those of Roraima (-3.7%), Federal Dístrict (-3.0%) and Acre (-1.7%).