Brazil Retail Sales Tender

Sales in retail trade rose 1.8 from March to April the biggest increase for the month since 2000 after falling by 1.1 in March. As a result retail was 0.9 above the pre-health crisis level. The sector has accumulated growth of 4.5 in the year and 3.6 in the last 12 months. The data are from the Monthly Survey of Commerce PMC released this Tuesday 8 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IBGE.The positive result reached seven of the eight activities investigated by the survey. The biggest increase was that of Furniture and household appliances 24.8. Other positive changes came from the sectors of Textiles apparel and footwear 13.8 Office computer and communication equipment and material 10.2 Other articles for personal and domestic use 6.7 Books newspapers magazines and stationery 3.8 Fuels and lubricants 3.4 and Pharmaceutical medical orthopedic perfumery and cosmetic articles 0.9. The sector of Hypermarkets supermarkets food products beverages and tobacco -1.7 was the only one to have retraction compared to the previous month.In comparison with April of last year the volume of retail sales grew 23.8. It is the second consecutive positive rate in this indicator. Expanded retail trade registered a 41 increase the second consecutive growth and the highest in the series in the indicator that compares the result of the month with the same month of the previous year.In April compared to the previous month retail trade grew in 21 of the 27 Federation Units. Among the highlights are the Federal District 19.6 Rio Grande do Sul 14.9 and Amap 10.8. Mato Grosso -1.4 Alagoas -1.1 and Sergipe -0.8 exerted negative pressure. Esprito Santo and Roraima showed stability 0.