The sales during octobermonth of the national legislative elections and first presidential round, They showed increases of 7.2% year-on-year in supermarkets; 29.4% in wholesale self-service stores: and 20.4% in shopping mallsThe National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) reported this Wednesday. The data reflects that Argentines made purchases due to the uncertainty over the election result.
This increase in sales during October occurred in a month in which inflation was 8.3%, after two consecutive months with increases of more than 12%, and in which bonuses and salary bonuses were delivered.to encourage consumption in a month in which the first electoral round took place.
In that framework, Sales in supermarkets were 5.8% above those of September, in wholesalers they advanced 5.7%, and in shopping malls, 30.1%.
This strong growth in sales made the accumulated between January and October will show increases of 2.2% in supermarkets, 6.6% in wholesalers and 14.3% in large shopping centers.
Total sales at current prices, for October Supermarkets totaled $708,652.7 million, which represents an increase of 166.7% compared to the same month of the previous year.
By category, the sales in “Clothing, footwear and home textiles”, with a 181.9% internal increase; “Beverages”, 180.6%; “Electronics and household items”, 171.5% and “Bakery”, 169.3%.
In large purchasing centers, sales at current prices in October amounted to $227,259.7 million, which represented an increase of 195.5%.
The items that stood out the most were: “Electronics, household appliances and computing”, 262.3%; “Furniture, decoration and home textiles”, 251.1%; “Sports clothing and accessories”, 222.7%; and “Bookstore and stationery store”, 193.2%.
Source: Ambito
