In SP, 60% of traders believe they have the ideal stock size

São Paulo — The stock index (IE) of the state trade in the capital of Brazil Advanced 1.0% in the margin in October, reaching 121.5 points, compared to the 120.4 September. The level is the highest since January 2014, when the indicator was 121.7 points. The figures were disclosed by the Federation of Trade in Goods, services and tourism of the state of São Paulo (FecomercioSP). The indicator measures the adequacy level of the city's trade stocks on a scale from zero to 200, representing, respectively, total inadequacy and total adequacy. According to the survey, 60.20% of the traders interviewed considered their stocks adequate in October. Other 24.60% believed that their stocks had excess merchandise and 14.30% were too low to supply demand. Almost all of the indicators showed improvement in the comparison with October 2018, when only 54.3% of respondents considered their own stocks to be adequate and 33.10% thought their reserves were very high. Considering the size of the business, large companies generally have a perception of the adequacy of stocks greater than the small ones (65.60% versus 60.10%). The difference also applies to the perception of stocks below the appropriate, which is higher in large (20.30%) Small enterprises (14.10%). On the other hand, in small businesses, the proportion of traders who see their merchandise reserves as above the appropriate (24.9%) is almost double than in large trades (14 10%). "Large companies, as expected, have more effective inventory adjustments than small ones. This inventory and supply chain management certainly brings very important comparative advantages, "evaluates FecomercioSP in a report. According to the entity, the bartering of technologies should help small companies to reduce distance, improving logistic planning. The inventory index is calculated monthly by FecomercioSP, with data from approximately 600 business entrepreneurs in the capital of São Paulo. The sample base reflects the scenario of the metropolitan region of São Paulo.