Sales in retail trade changed by 0.1% in August

The volume of sales in retail trade registered a change of 0.1% in August this year compared to July, in the seasonally adjusted series, after a fall of 0.8% in the previous month. With this result, the quarterly moving average for retail, after decreasing 0.1% in the quarter ended in July, returned to a -0.1% variation in the quarter ended in August.

The data is in the Monthly Trade Survey, from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), released this Thursday (15).

In the year, retail accumulated an increase of 1.7% and, in the last 12 months, of 1.6%.

According to IBGE, in expanded retail trade, which includes the activities of Vehicles, motorcycles, parts and pieces; Construction material and wholesale specializing in food, beverage and tobacco products, the volume of sales in August changed -0.2% compared to the immediately previous month, after an increase of 0.5% in July 2026. As a result, the quarterly moving average for extended retail decreased again by 0.3% in the quarter ending in August, the same value as the variation in June.

The volume of retail sales, from July to August, in the seasonally adjusted series, in sectoral terms, registered six positive rates and two negative rates. On the positive side, there were the activities of Office, IT and communication equipment and material (6.3%), Other articles for personal and domestic use (1.4%), Fuels and lubricants (1.1%), Pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic and perfumery articles (0.7%), Fabrics, clothing and footwear (0.6%) and Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (0.2%).

On the negative side were Furniture and household appliances (-4.2%) and Hyper, supermarkets, food products, drinks and tobacco (-0.3%).