Retail sales fell 1.8% in March this year compared to last year’s same period.
The information is contained in the Stone Retail Economic Activity Index, which presents monthly reports from the sector.
The survey is based on data obtained by the electronic payments company Stone and the Propague Institute.
The release of the numbers occurred on Thursday, March 13.
Only two sectors registered growth in March in the monthly comparison:
- pharmaceutical articles (10%);
- furniture and appliances (1.8%).
The other five segments did not manage to achieve positive results:
- hypermarkets and supermarkets (-10%);
- books, newspapers, magazines, and stationery (-9%);
- fabrics, clothing, and footwear (-4%);
- food products, beverages, and tobacco (a subcategory of hypermarkets and supermarkets (-1.4%);
- and construction materials (-1.2%).
With information from Revista Oeste
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Ibovespa · benchmark
205,835.29
-0.52%
-0.52%
L 167,142day rangeH 168,310
+21.85% over 12 months
Market breadth · 15 names
47% advancing
7 ▲ advancing8 declining ▼
Currencies, rates & key inputs
USD / BRL
5.16
+0.01%
EUR / BRL
5.95
+1.01%
Selic rate
14.00%
·
Brent crude
88.88
-0.03%
Iron ore
161.91
·
Sector heatmap · average move today
Materials
+2.35%
SUZB3
Mining
+1.16%
VALE3, CSNA3, GGBR4
Industrials
+0.20%
WEGE3, RENT3
Financials
-0.10%
ITUB4, BBDC4, BBAS3, B3SA3
Energy
-0.12%
PETR4, PRIO3
Consumer Staples
-0.80%
ABEV3
Utilities
-1.38%
ENEV3
Consumer Disc.
-2.63%
AZZA3
Latin America scoreboard
IndexLastTodayStrength
IbovespaBrazil
205,835.29
-0.52%
205,835.29
-0.52%
S&P/BMV IPCMexico
65,246.95
+0.42%
65,246.95
+0.42%
S&P IPSAChile
11,164.13
+0.36%
11,164.13
+0.36%
S&P MERVALArgentina
2,896,853
+0.95%
2,896,853
+0.95%
MSCI COLCAPColombia
2,589.04
+0.25%
2,589.04
+0.25%
BVL S&P PerúPeru
60,220.93
+0.91%
60,220.93
+0.91%
Full instrument board
| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBOV | 205,835.29 | -0.52% | +21.85% | 206,911.89 | 168,310 | 167,142 | — |
| USD/BRL | 5.16 | +0.01% | -5.13% | 5.16 | 5.18 | 5.14 | — |
| SELIC | 14.00% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PETR4 | 41.64 | -0.05% | +35.19% | 41.66 | 41.97 | 41.15 | 41,499,400 |
| VALE3 | 72.97 | +0.83% | +30.75% | 72.37 | 73.54 | 72.66 | 17,658,000 |
| ITUB4 | 38.60 | -1.03% | +4.57% | 39.00 | 39.34 | 38.39 | 29,487,800 |
| BBDC4 | 16.85 | +0.36% | +3.50% | 16.79 | 16.90 | 16.67 | 19,416,900 |
| BBAS3 | 19.37 | +0.47% | +0.73% | 19.28 | 19.44 | 19.16 | 11,069,200 |
| B3SA3 | 14.26 | -0.21% | +12.73% | 14.29 | 14.47 | 14.11 | 33,037,800 |
| ABEV3 | 14.89 | -0.80% | +21.91% | 15.01 | 15.07 | 14.81 | 16,453,100 |
| WEGE3 | 47.59 | +0.49% | +29.99% | 47.36 | 48.08 | 47.36 | 3,364,600 |
| PRIO3 | 59.14 | -0.19% | +50.67% | 59.25 | 59.81 | 58.74 | 3,325,600 |
| SUZB3 | 41.33 | +2.35% | -23.55% | 40.38 | 41.48 | 40.35 | 3,914,900 |
| RENT3 | 34.68 | -0.09% | +0.84% | 34.71 | 34.96 | 34.35 | 7,979,100 |
| AZZA3 | 15.89 | -2.63% | -53.76% | 16.32 | 16.42 | 15.82 | 1,330,300 |
| CSNA3 | 4.30 | +0.47% | -42.65% | 4.28 | 4.41 | 4.26 | 10,076,100 |
| GGBR4 | 24.69 | +2.19% | +51.38% | 24.16 | 24.85 | 24.18 | 7,047,600 |
| ENEV3 | 24.21 | -1.38% | +70.49% | 24.55 | 24.64 | 23.99 | 9,297,000 |
Largest moves today
The session read
The Ibovespa eased 0.52%, with breadth negative — 7 of 15 names higher. Materials led, while Consumer Disc. lagged.
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