Brazil Retail Sales MoM

Retail sales in Brazil increased 0.1 percent from a month earlier in October 2019, easing from an upwardly revised 0.8 percent gain in the previous month and missing market forecasts of a 0.3 percent rise. Sales slowed for furniture & appliances (0.9 percent vs 6.2 percent in September); other personal & domestic goods (0.3 percent vs 1.8 percent); and clothing & footwear (0.2 percent vs 3.4 percent). In addition, sales dropped in hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products & beverages (-0.1 percent vs 0.3 percent). On the other hand, sales went up further for fuels & lubricants (1.7 percent vs 1.2 percent); and pharmaceutical & cosmetics articles (1.2 percent vs 0.7 percent). Also, sales of office equipment, computer & communication rebounded (5.3 percent vs -1.7 percent); while those of books, newspapers & stationery fell at a softer pace (-1.1 percent vs -2.1 percent). On a yearly basis, retail trade rose 4.2 percent, after an upwardly revised 2.2 percent gain.

Retail sales in Brazil rose 0.7 percent over a month earlier in September 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.2 percent gain in August and matching market expectations. Sales rebounded for furniture & appliances (5.2 percent vs -1.9 percent in August); clothing & footwear (3.3 percent vs -2.1 percent); fuels & lubricants (1.2 percent vs -3.3 percent); and pharmaceutical & cosmetics articles (0.5 percent vs -0.2 percent). Also, sales of other personal & domestic goods advanced further (1.8 percent vs 0.1 percent). Meanwhile, sales rose less for hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products & beverages (0.2 percent vs 0.3 percent); and books, newspapers & stationery (0.2 percent vs 0.4 percent); and sales of office equipment, computer & communication fell (-2 percent vs 3.8 percent). On a yearly basis, retail trade went up 2.1 percent, after rising 1.4 percent in August. Considering the third quarter as a whole, retail sales increased 2.6 percent compared to the same period of 2018.

Retail sales in Brazil increased 0.1 percent over a month earlier in August 2019, slowing from a downwardly revised 0.5 percent gain in the previous month and below market forecasts of a 0.3 percent rise. Sales growth eased for hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages & tobacco (0.6 percent vs 1.1 percent in July); books, newspapers, magazines & stationery (0.2 percent vs 2.2 percent); and other personal & domestic goods (0.2 percent vs 2.4 percent). Also, sales dropped for fuels & lubricants (-3.3 percent vs 0.6 percent); pharmaceutical & cosmetics articles (-0.3 percent vs 0.6 percent); furniture & appliances (-1.5 percent vs 0.7 percent); and office equipment, computer & communication(3.8 percent vs -0.7 percent). On a yearly basis, retail trade went up 1.3 percent, after a 4.3 percent increase in the prior month and missing market expectations of a 1.8 percent gain.

Retail sales in Brazil rose 1 percent month-over-month in July 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.5 percent gain in June and beating market expectations of a 0.1 percent fall. It was the biggest gain in retail trade since November last year, as sales increased further in hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages & tobacco (1.3 percent vs 0.1 percent in June); pharmaceutical & cosmetics articles (0.7 percent vs 0.3 percent); and other personal & domestic goods (2.2 percent vs 0.5 percent). Also, sales rebounded in furniture & appliances (1.6 percent vs -0.5 percent); and books, newspapers, magazines & stationery (1.8 percent vs -0.8 percent). Additionally, sales of office equipment, computer & communication dropped less (-1.6 percent vs -2.6 percent). On a yearly basis, retail trade went up 4.3 percent, after an upwardly revised 0.1 percent rise and above market consensus of a 1.95 percent gain.

Retail sales in Brazil edged up 0.1 percent from the previous month in June 2019, after being unchanged in May and missing market expectations of a 0.5 percent gain. An increase in sales of textiles, clothing & footwear (1.5 percent vs 1.8 percent) and pharmaceutical & cosmetics articles (0.3 percent vs 1 percent) was partially offset by declines in sales of fuels & lubricants (-1.4 percent vs -0.8 percent), furniture & appliances (-1 percent vs -0.4 percent), books, newspapers, magazines & stationery (-0.8 percent vs 0.4 percent), and office equipment, computer & communication (-2.4 percent vs 1.1 percent). Meanwhile, sales at hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages & tobacco were flat, after a 1.7 percent advance in May. On a yearly basis, retail trade dropped 0.3 percent in June, following a 1 percent growth in May.

Retail sales in Brazil fell 0.1 percent over the previous month in May 2019, following a downwardly revised 0.4 percent decline in the previous month and below market expectations of a 0.2 percent gain. Sales rebounded in hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages & tobacco (1.4% vs -1.9% in April); fabrics, clothing & footwear (1.7% vs -4.5%); pharmaceutical & cosmetics articles (0.9% vs -0.6%); and office equipment, computer & communication (2.2% vs -6.2%). Also, sales of furniture & appliances rose further (1.7% vs 0.4%). Meanwhile, sales of fuels & lubricants declined (-0.8% vs 0.6%) and those of personal and domestic use dropped at a faster pace (-1.4% vs -0.6%). Additionally, sales of books, newspapers, magazines & stationery increased less (0.4% vs 5.6%). Year-on-year, retail trade went up 1 percent, easing from an upwardly revised 1.8 percent rise in April and missing market forecasts of 1.3 percent.