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Domestic trade sales registered a significant advance in April 2022 accumulating three consecutive months of growth reported the Ministry of Production Produce.The head of Produce Jorge Luis Prado Palomino indicated that this increase was 10.9 compared to April 2021 reaching S 3828 million in sales in supermarkets and hypermarkets department stores hardware and finishing stores pharmacies and drugstores and bookstores.Bookstore sales especially for the school campaign in addition to supermarkets and hardware stores grew considerably this month boosting the income of these businesses he said.In the case of supermarkets and hypermarkets loans recorded a year-on-year increase of 9.9. This result is explained by the increase in the demand for basic products such as food 9.7 miscellaneous products 6.1 beverages and tobacco 39.7 pharmaceuticals and cosmetics 10.0 and clothing 10.4.On the other hand sales in department stores registered an increase of 7.9 year-on-year due to the greater demand for household items white brown and electronic lines as well as the greater consumption of clothing footwear and accessories 7.6 furniture 8.0 and pharmaceutical and cosmetic products 76.8. Likewise sales of products from the hardware and finishing business increased by 19.5 due to an increase in demand from the construction sector activities. Similarly the subsector of books newspapers and stationery items experienced a significant increase 216.9 due to the increase in demand for bookstore products books notebooks and stationery due to the resumption of blended classes.job positionsAt the end of April there were 4849 retail stores in the country a figure 10.8 higher than the same month in 2021. This is due to the opening of new stores in supermarkets 370 stores department stores 35 stores and pharmacies and drugstores 102 stores.Likewise the sector employs 110029 workers of which 45.8 are women. Regarding the type of employment 78.1 are permanent and the remaining 21.9 are temporary.
