Retail sales in Brazil went up by 0.8% over a month earlier in March 2023, after a revised flat reading in the prior month and against market expectations of a 0.8% decrease. The biggest increases in sales were recorded for office, IT & communication equipment (+7.7%); pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic and perfumery articles (+0.7%) and furniture and household appliances (+0.3%). Conversely, 4 out of 8 retail trade activities had negative rates: textiles, clothing and footwear (-4.5%); other articles for personal and domestic use (-2.2%); books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (-0. 6%) and fuels and lubricants (-0.1%). Compared to the same month of 2022, retail sales in Brazil rose by 3.2% in March, the most in six months and better than market forecasts of a 0.1% fall. In the first quarter of the year, retail sales grew by 2.4% compared to the same period in 2022. source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)

Retail Sales MoM in Brazil averaged 0.27 percent from 2000 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 10.50 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -15.60 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Brazil Retail Sales MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Brazil Retail Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Retail Sales MoM in Brazil is expected to be 0.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 1.00 percent in 2024 and 2.00 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Brazil Retail Sales MoM



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-04-25 12:00 PM Feb -0.1% 3.8% -0.2% 0.1%
2023-05-17 12:00 PM Mar 0.8% 0% -0.8% -0.6%
2023-06-14 12:00 PM Apr 0.8% 1.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Retail Sales MoM 0.80 0.00 percent Mar 2023
Retail Sales YoY 3.20 1.10 percent Mar 2023
Consumer Spending 1595058.62 1666712.20 BRL Million Mar 2023

Brazil Retail Sales MoM
In Brazil, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Brazil, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 0.00 10.50 -15.60 2000 - 2023 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Brazil Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rise
Retail sales in Brazil went up by 0.8% over a month earlier in March 2023, after a revised flat reading in the prior month and against market expectations of a 0.8% decrease. The biggest increases in sales were recorded for office, IT & communication equipment (+7.7%); pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic and perfumery articles (+0.7%) and furniture and household appliances (+0.3%). Conversely, 4 out of 8 retail trade activities had negative rates: textiles, clothing and footwear (-4.5%); other articles for personal and domestic use (-2.2%); books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (-0. 6%) and fuels and lubricants (-0.1%). Compared to the same month of 2022, retail sales in Brazil rose by 3.2% in March, the most in six months and better than market forecasts of a 0.1% fall. In the first quarter of the year, retail sales grew by 2.4% compared to the same period in 2022.
2023-05-17
Brazil Retail Sales Fall Less than Expected
Retail sales in Brazil edged 0.1% lower in February of 2023, after jumping 3.8% in January, but better than market expectations of a 0.2% drop. Sales declined mostly for computer and communication (-10.4%); clothing and footwear (-6.3%); articles for personal and domestic use (-2%); furniture and household appliances (-1.7%); supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco (-0.7%) and fuels and lubricants (-0.3%). On the other hand, sales rose for pharmaceutical, medical, orthopaedic and perfumery articles (1.4%) and books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (4.7%). Compared to the same month of 2022, retail sales in Brazil increased 1%, below 2.6% in January.
2023-04-25
Brazil Retail Sales Rise More than Expected
Retail sales in Brazil rebounded by 3.8% from a month earlier in January 2023, following an upwardly revised 2.8% slump in the prior month and better than market expectations of a 3.2% rise. It marks the strongest growth in retail activity since July 2021, mainly boosted by sales of fabrics, clothing and footwear (+27.9%) and computer and communication office equipment and material (+7.4%). Other positive contributions came from hyper, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco (+2.3%); other articles for personal use and domestic (+2.0%); fuels and lubricants (+1.5%); furniture and household appliances (+1.3%) and books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (+0.6%). The only exception was recorded for pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic and perfumery articles (-1.2%). Year-on-year, retail sales rose by 2.6% in January, much faster than a 0.4% increase in the prior month and above market forecasts of a 1.4% advance.
2023-04-12