In February, retail trade recorded decrease of -0.4% in volume of sales and stability in nominal revenue (0.0%), in the seasonally adjusted series...

Three activities recorded positive changes

In the seasonally adjusted series, volume of sales recorded positive results

three of the ten activities surveyed: textiles, apparel and footwear (1.4%); other articles of personal and domestic use (1.4%); and fuels and lubricants (0.1%). Negative changes were observed in: hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco (-0.3%); vehicles and motorcycles, parts and pieces (-1.1%); pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic articles, toiletries and cosmetics (-1.4%); construction material (-1.5%); furniture and household appliances (-2.8%); office, computer and communication material and equipment (-3.1%); and books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (–4.7%).

All the activities recorded increase in comparison with results in February 2010. In order of importance, the changes were: furniture and household appliances (20.5%); hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products beverages and tobacco (2.3%); other articles of personal and domestic use (12.2%); textiles, apparel and footwear (13.6%); fuels and lubricants (7.3%); pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic articles, toiletries and cosmetics (10.4%); office, computer and communication material and equipment (14.6%); and books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (13.9%).

Furniture and household appliances, with change of 20.5% in volume of sales versus February 2010, accounted for the main impact on the formation of the overall retail trade rate (42%). This result reflects the favorable conditions of credit, the continuation of employment and income increase and the stability of prices, mainly those of household appliances (-2.2% in the last 12 months for electronic appliances, according to IBGE’s IPCA). The rate accumulated in the last two-months was 8.2%, and in the last months, 10.4%.

Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco, which changed by 2.3% in volume of sales over February 2010, represented the second main contribution (15%). In terms of accumulated results, the rate for the first two months of the year was 3.3%, and for the last 12 months, 7.7%. For the second consecutive month, the sector did not account for the main contribution to the overall rate, what reflected the reduction of demand due to the rise of food prices in the last 12 months.

Other articles of personal and domestic use, the third main impact on the overall retail trade rate, increased 12.2% in volume of sales in relation to February 2010 and accounted for 12% of the overall rate. The subsector, formed by department stores, glasses shops, sporting goods stores and toy stores, among others, has been affected by the overall growth of economy. For the first two months of the year, the accumulated change was 8.4% and, for the last 12 months, 9.5%.

Extended retail remains stable

Extended retail trade, which includes retail and the activities vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces and construction material, recorded, versus the previous month, stability for volume of sales and nominal revenue, both recording changes of 0.0% in the seasonally adjusted series. Compared to February 2010 (without seasonal adjustment), changes were 14.5% for volume of sales and 17.2% for nominal revenue. Considering the indexes accumulated in the year and in the last 12 months, the subsector had rates of 12.8% and 12.4% for volume of sales and of 15.9% and 15.4% for nominal revenue of sales, respectively.

With reference to volume of sales, the activity vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces recorded increase of –1.1% in relation to January. This is the second consecutive month with negative results in this kind of comparison, indicating the possible influence of the governmental macro-prudential measures (to reduce consumption) put into effect in December 2010. As for February 2010, there was change of 26.0%, with rates of 21.2% and 15.3%, respectively, accumulated in the year and in the last 12 months. In terms of construction material, changes for volume of sales were –1.5% over the previous month, 16.2% in relation to February 2010 and 16.3% in both accumulated results – in the last two-months and in the last 12 months. Even presenting a negative rate on the margin, in comparison with the previous year, results are above the average and show the entire recovery of the sector after the international financial crisis of 2008.

In February, retail trade recorded decrease of -0.4% in volume of sales and stability in nominal revenue (0.0%), in the seasonally adjusted series, considering both changes versus the previous month. In terms of volume of sales, this result has interrupted a sequence of nine months with positive results. In the remaining comparisons, in series without seasonal adjustment, the volume of retail trade sales  increased 8.2% over February last year, 8.2% considering the figure accumulated in the two-months and 10.4% considering the figure accumulated in the last 12 months. The same indicators for nominal trade presented rates of 13.0%, 13.2% and 14.4%,

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Compared to January 2010, there were positive results in all the Federation Units

All the 27 Federation units recorded increase in the volume of sales comparison between February and the same month in the previous year. The highlights were: Tocantins (31.1%); Paraíba (30.6%); Maranhão (20.2%); Acre (16.0); and Minas Gerais (14.6%). With reference the participation in the retail trade rate, the highlights were: São Paulo (5.5%); Minas Gerais (14.6%); Rio de Janeiro (10.2%); Rio Grande do Sul (8.8%) and Bahia (12.2%).

In relation to extended retail trade, the highest performance rates of volume of sales occurred in Tocantins (36.8%); Espírito Santo (33.9%); Paraíba (32.2%); Mato Grosso (24.5%) and Ceará (21.8%). In terms of impact on the overall result of the sector, the highlights were the states of São Paulo (10.0%); Rio de Janeiro (16.7%); Minas Gerais (18.1%); Paraná (18.5%) and Rio Grande do Sul (17.0%).

Also considering Federation Units, the seasonally adjusted results for volume of sales indicates ten states with positive results in the comparison between January and February. The biggest changes occurred in Tocantins (4.6%); Paraíba (4.6%); Amapá (3.3%); Maranhão (3.0%). The biggest decreases were those recorded in Roraima (-6.9%); Sergipe (-4.4%); Espírito Santo (–3.6%) and Amazonas (-2.3).