Recession slumps sales in supermarkets and shopping centers

The the sales in purchases Prices fell 15.1% in September at constant prices, excluding inflation, while they decreased by 7.9% in supermarkets, announced today the INDEC.

Both indicators are essential for measuring the progress of The consumption, they experienced three consecutive months of declining sales, in a scenario of consolidated recession in the country. In shopping centers, sales reached $ 5,749 million in the ninth month of the year, supermarkets they reached $ 24.307 million.

In the first nine months of the year, in-store sales totaled $ 36,449.5 million, still representing a cumulative increase of 3.1%, despite the increase of the last three months. In supermarkets, they amounted to $ 239,156 million, down 0.2% from the same period of 2017.

On the other hand, although sales in supermarkets through the online channel increased by 58.7% in September, they currently account for only 1.5% of the total. In the same month, sales at current prices, including inflation, at wholesale self-service stores totaled $ 6,209.1 million, an increase of 22% over the same month in 2017.

In the mall, sales at current prices in September 2018 reached $ 5,749.9 million, an increase of 17.2% over the same month in 2017.

Fragrances and toys, which always grows in purchases.

In September, items with the largest increase in shopping center sales were "Perfumera y farmacia", 40.1%; "Other", 36.8%; "Juguetera", 32%; "Library and wastepaper basket", 31.4% and "Sportswear and accessories", 29.3%. In the city of Buenos Aires, the items that recorded the largest changes in the same period compared to the same month in 2017 were "Other", 62.5%; "Perfumery and pharmacy", 38.2%; "Bookstore and wastepaper basket" and "Juguetera", both at 33.9% and "Clothing and sports accessories", at 31.5%.

In the conurbano, the biggest variations of September compared to the same month of 2017 corresponded to "Parfumera and pharmacy", 44.2%; "Juguetera", 29.7%; "Furnishing, decoration and home textiles", 28.5%; "Clothing and sports accessories", 27.9%; and "Librera y papelera", 27.7%.