Strong Drop in Consumption in Shopping and Supermarkets
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Sales in supermarkets, self-service wholesalers and shopping centers recorded a sharp drop in year-on-year measurement in March, reflecting a consumption that remains lagging behind and does not threaten to rebound. Hard data on this trend were revealed by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), based on surveys carried out in the three commercial sectors. This dynamism confirms a collapse in sales in the three major areas. As…
Sales in supermarkets and self-service wholesalers recorded new declines during March and the first quarter closed with negative results, according to data disseminated by INDEC. In supermarkets, real sales dropped 5.1% year-on-year and accumulated a fall of 3.1% in the first three months of the year. Although in current values supermarkets billed $2.46 billion, the nominal increase of 20.5% was below the inflation of the sector, which was 26.9%…
Sales in supermarkets, self-service wholesalers and shopping centers recorded a sharp drop in year-on-year measurement in March, reflecting a consumption that continues to lag behind and fails to rebound. The data were revealed by reports released by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), based on surveys carried out in the three commercial sectors. This dynamism confirms a collapse in sales in the three major areas. As of th…
The latest technical report issued by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) shows a profound contraction in the levels of mass consumption in Argentina, reflected in an annual decrease of 5.1 per cent in supermarket sales at constant prices during March 2026. This contraction trend is not an isolated phenomenon of monthly measurement, but consolidates a structural decline in the first quarter of the year, accumulating a decre…
According to the INDEC Supermarket Survey, sales nationwide during the month of March 2026 totaled $2.46 billion, thus registering a real fall of 5.1% year-on-year; the strongest since November 2024. On the other hand, the deseasonalized monthly evolution did not show variation (0.0% vs. February). Sales performance by category. March 2026 Out of a total of eleven items that make up the Supermarket Survey, only two presented real year-on-year in…
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