Retail food movement rises 1.2% in may

The activity of the supermarket sector, food and beverages went up 1.2% in may, compared with April this year. Already compared to may last year, there was a fall of 2.9%. In the series without adjustment, the accumulated variation in 12 months shrank by 4.2%. The data are from Boa Vista SCPC (Service Central de credit protection).
Considering the trade as a whole, the movement grew 0.1% in may, compared to April. . Monthly comparison against the same month of the previous year, there was a fall of 4.2%.