Rio de Janeiro – Retail sales volume went up 1.2% in June over May. Meanwhile, nominal revenues increased 0.8%. It was the third consecutive increase for both indicators. The data is from the Monthly Survey of Trade (PMC) and was made public this Monday (15) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
In the comparison with June 2016, sales increased 3% in volume and 2.4% in revenues. Year-to-date, despite registering a decline of 0.1% in volume, revenues went up 1.9%. In June over May, six of eight retail sector activities registered an increase in sales, with the highlights being textiles, apparel and footwear (5.4%) and books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (4.5%).
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
