Based on the survey carried out by the Department of Social and Economic Studies (DESE) of the UCIP, when comparing the balance in general sales of this weekend with respect to the weekend of October 12, 2019 (prepandemic), 50.80% answered that it was better, 35.60% the same and 13.60% answered that it was worse.
The statement released by the UCIP also shows that during this long weekend 52.50% of merchants said that they sold what was expected, 18.70% more than expected and 28.80% less than expected.
According to the data released by the entity, nearly 90% of surveyed merchants rated it a “positive” weekend and about 60% indicated that the flow of tourists had a favorable impact on sales.
Faced with the significant flow of tourists, estimated at 120,000 visitors this weekend extra long, had its correspondence in commercial sales where 88.10% of surveyed merchants rated it as positive and only the remaining 11.90% as negativesays the statement from the local PICU.
The president of the UCIP, Blas Taladrid, celebrated the good weekend that the merchants of the city lived, and highlighted: “We are very happy that Mar del Plata is shining again after so many months of low activity caused by the pandemic, and we celebrate that little by little we can move towards the economic recovery that we so badly need ”.
He also remarked in the statement that “This weekend has again demonstrated the potential of the city for the next summer season, generating extra optimism in both merchants and the local tourism sector. “
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