translated from Spanish: Annual increase in retail sales during July was 87.6%

After a growth of 118 in online retail sales was known, the National Chamber of Commerce (CNC) reported that in the last week of July, sales experienced a growth of 2.7% compared to the previous week.See also Online retail sales grew 118% in the first half of 2021In the supermarket category, while the fluctuation was a decrease of 1.9%. The CNC said that the comparison was with a high base, because in the previous week there was “a strong weekly increase in sales of the sector by moving the entire RM to phase three, being able to open the trade on weekends and also advanced phase several communes of the country”. Compared to the same week in 2020, growth was 61.6% and 99% excluding supermarkets. “While results remain high, and influenced by increased liquidity and openings, these slow significantly from the annual increase recorded the previous week,” the CNC said. In total, the weeks of July averaged annual increases in retail sales of 87.6%, and 138% without supermarkets, in which specialty and non-specialty stores had on average double-digit growth.

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