Movement in super and hypermarkets fell 6.7% in March

The Serasa Experian Indicator of Trade activity showed that the consumer movement in super, hypermarkets and food and beverage trades had 6.7% drop in March compared to the same month last year. Already compared to February, the setback was minor by 1%.
According to Serasa''s economists, rising unemployment, high rates of inflation, more expensive credit and low consumer confidence explains the negative result.
Already the trade as a whole had quieda of 9.2% compared to the previous year and 1.5% on the previous month.