Supermarkets warn of declining consumption – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

The spokesperson of the Argentine Federation of Supermarkets, Fernando Aguirre, warned that there was a "decline in consumption" several months ago and considered that this was partly due to the fact that "

" Today, people are looking for, choosing and buying where they are the best, people can no longer buy as before, "said Aguirre, who also badyzed the fact that consumers are buying mbadively to girls. "There is a decline in consumption that occurred several months ago," he said in a conversation with Radio Continental

but he attributed this behavior to an "attitude that goes beyond the inflationary process. " He also said that "prices have gone up, but wages are still the last price of the economy that fits" and stressed that the decline in consumption "occurs whenever a crisis like that that we are going through. "

Aguirre added that in the current context "the price freeze is a palliative" and said that saying that supermarkets are the "culprits" of inflation "does not stand up to the slightest badysis, it does not Has no sustenance. "

"What we see is that all governments use the dollar price as an anti-inflationary tool. "During the 1-on-1 period, the same thing happened: the dollar had a Fictitious price that served to control inflation, but when it came to its natural price came the crisis" , he said.

The sector spokesperson also described as "very serious" that supermarkets have to wait 18 business days to collect card purchases. "In the case of debit accreditation should be immediate. "Another question is the amount of commissions, which are among the largest in Latin America," he concluded.

According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC), sales in supermarkets fell sharply in April. Constant price sales, which indicate sales volume, totaled $ 21,473.4 million, down 2.1% from April 2017.

According to private consultants, negative data are also recorded in May, when the price transfer started due to the rising dollar.