Sales in shopping malls grow in October, despite political uncertainties

The shopping center sector maintained its growth trajectory, even in the face of political uncertainties. In October, the polls, sales in the Country increased by 3.7% over the same period last year. And in a year, the high reached 4.16 percent, according to data from the Brazilian Association of Shopping centres (Abrasce). The average amount spent by consumers in malls in October, was R $92.90, 37% above the disbursement in street trading, R $67.95. Optimism. Rare the next few months, the expectation is sales acceleration Abrasce, once the sector tends to be favoured by improvement in consumer confidence, expansion of credit, bad concessions at lower levels and an increase in the generation of vacancies to work in this new year.