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 revenue of sales for the fifteenth consecutive month. In the series without seasonal adjustment, the rates for volume of sales were 7.1% over June/2010 and 7.3% and 8.9% accumulated in the first semester of the year and in the last 12 months, respectively. Considering the same indicators, nominal revenue recorded change rates of 12.1%, 12.2% and 13.3%, respectively. The complete publication is available at www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/indicadores/comercio/pmc/

Volume of retail sales changes by 0.5% 

Extended retail trade, which includes trade and the activities of Vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces and Construction material, recorded increase of 0.5% in volume of sales and of 1.2% in nominal revenue, over the previous month, being both seasonally adjusted rates. Compared to the same month in the previous year (without seasonal adjustment), the changes were 9.5% for volume of sales and 12.0% for nominal revenue.  In terms of figures accumulated in the year and in the last 12 months, the sector recorded change rates of 9.2% and 11.0% in volume of sales and of 12.0% and 13.8% in nominal revenue, respectively.

With reference to volume of sales, the activity Vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces recorded increase of 13.2% in relation to June 2010, having accumulated changes of 12.1% and 14.2%, respectively, in the semester and in the last 12 months. Fall of prices due to competition justifies such changes, in spite of the macroprudential measures adopted by the government.

As for Construction material, the changes in volume of sales were 13.3% in the June 2011/June 2010 comparison; 12.6% accumulated in the semester and 14.0% in the last 12 months. These results are attributable to the increase of the credit granted for housing, a more mature phase of the investments of the governmental program “My Home, My Life”, as well as the maintenance of employment and increase of income.

All the Federation Units have positive results compared to June 2010

All the twenty seven Federation Units recorded positive results compared to those in June 2010. The highlights in terms of positive changes in volume of sales were Tocantins (25.7%); Paraíba (14.2%); Pará (10.5%); Bahia (10.4%); Rondônia (10.3%) and Pernambuco, with change of 10.0%. As for participation in the composition of the Retail Trade rate, the highlights were, in order of importance, São Paulo (6.5%); Rio de Janeiro (6.5%); Minas Gerais (8.18%); Rio Grande do Sul (8.3%); Bahia (10.4%) and Paraná (6.9%).

In terms of extended retail trade, the biggest performance rates of volume of sales were those of Espírito Santo (18.1%); Tocantins (15.9%); Pará (13.7%); Maranhão (11.6%); Alagoas (11.5%) and Paraná, with change of 11.4%. In terms of impact on the overall result of the sector, the highlights were São Paulo (9.0%); Rio de Janeiro (10.7%); Minas Gerais (8.5%); Paraná (11.4%); Rio Grande do Sul (9.2%) and Espírito Santo (18.1%).

Also considering the Federation Units, the seasonally adjusted results for volume of sales point to positive changes in nineteen states, in the month/previous month comparison. The main highlights were: Amapá (10.4%); Alagoas (3.3%); Tocantins (3.1%); Paraíba (2.6%); Pará (2.2%) and Ceará (1.9%).

Five activities recorded positive rates

In the series with seasonal adjustment, five of the eight activities which form retail recorded positive rates: Office, computer and communication material and equipment (9.1%); Textiles, apparel and footwear (3.0%); Other articles of personal and domestic use (2.5%); Construction material (1.0%); Fuels and lubricants (0.2%). The negative changes were: Pharmaceuticals, medical and orthopedic articles, toiletries and cosmetics (-0.1%); Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco (-0.1%); Furniture and household appliances (-0.2%); Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery articles (-0.3%); and Vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces (-0.7%).

In the comparison June 2011/June 2010 (series without adjustment), all the eight activities recorded increase in volume of sales, the rates of which, in order of importance, were: 16.3% for Furniture and household appliances; 2.7% for Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco; 12.0% for Textiles, apparel and footwear; 34.3% for Office, computer and communication material and equipment; 12.% for Pharmaceuticals, medical and orthopedic articles, toiletries and cosmetics; 3.% for Other articles of personal and domestic use; 1.1% for Fuels and lubricants and 8.9% for Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery articles.

Furniture and household appliances, with hike of 16.3% in volume of sales over June last year accounted for the main contribution (37%) of the overall retail trade rate. The result of this activity can be seen as a consequence of the continued expansion of employment and income, as well as of the fall of prices of household appliances (-5.8%, in the last 12 months, for Electronic appliances, according to IBGE’s IPCA), being opposed, therefore, to the effects of macroprudential measures implemented by the government. Considering the index accumulated in the year, the rate was 17.7% and in the last 12 months, 17.1%.   

The activity Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco, with change of 2.7% in volume of Sales in June, over the same month in the previous year, accounted for the second major contribution to the overall retail trade rate (18%). This performance was affected by the increase of purchasing power of the population. Nevertheless, the result below average may be attributable to the behavior of prices in the sector, which rose to levels above average in a period of 12 months, with a rate of 0.8% in the group Meals taken in the household, versus 6.7% of global inflation measured by IPCA.  In terms of accumulated indexes, in the first six months of the year, the activity recorded increase of 3.9% and, in the last 12 months, of 5.8%.

The activity Textiles, apparel and footwear, which recorded change of 12.0% in volume of sales in relation to the same month in the previous year, accounted for the third major contribution to the overall retail trade rate (13.5%). This result, above average, is relatively surprising, once the segment show a trend to price rises (change of 8.7% in the group Apparel, compared to the overall index of 6.7%, according to IPCA) in the last 12 months.  In terms of accumulated indexes, the results were 7.8% for the first semester of the year and 9.6% for the last 12 months.

The segment Office, computer and communication material and equipment, having accounted for the fourth biggest impact on the formation of the overall rate (13%), recorded increase of volume of sales of 34.3%, in June, over the same month in the previous year, and accumulated rates in the semester and in the last 12 months of 14.6% and 18.7%. It is the activity with the biggest level of increase this month. Among the factors that have accounted for this performance, the highlights can be mentioned the fall of prices of products of this type, for example, -13.6% for personal computers and -6.1% for telephone appliances, in the last 12 months, according to IPCA. Also important was the benefits to funding and the growing importance of computer products of information and communication in the consumption habits of families.

The activity Pharmaceuticals, medical and orthopedic articles and toiletries, with the fifth major participation in the overall retail trade rate, increased by 12.4% over June last year, and accumulated rates of 10.5% in the semester and 11.1% in the last 12 months. The expansion of salary volume and credit, together with the essential nature of its products, are the main factors accounting for the significant performance of this segment.

Other articles of personal and domestic use, which encompasses segments such as department stores, glasses shops, jewelry shops, Sporting goods stores and toy stores, accounted for the sixth biggest impact on the formation of the overall retail trade rate, with change of 3.2% in volume of sales over June 2010. This result shows that the activity has been widely affected by the evolution of salary volume in the last 12 months. The rate for the first semester of the year was about 6.5% and, for the last 12 months, 9.2%.

The seventh contribution to the result of retail trade came from the activity Fuels and lubricants, with 1.1% of change in volume of sales over June 2010. The change rate reached 2.8% in the semester, and 5.2% in the last 12 months. Considering the fall of prices in the last two months, this result is attributable to the rises of gasoline prices and mainly of ethanol, in the last 12 months (change of 10.2% of the item Fuels and lubricants, in IPCA).

The activity Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery articles, with increase of 8.9%, represented the eighth major impact on the result of retail trade. The accumulated changes of sales volume in the first semester were 8.6% and 12.1%, in the last 12 months. These results may be seen as a consequence of the positive performance of salary volume, as well as of the diversity of products traded, mainly in big chains of bookshops and stationery stations.