DURABLE GOODS SHOULD PULL the RETAIL ADVANCE in 2018

Repeating the movement seen last year, the furniture, appliances and construction materials must pull the retail growth in 2018.
The prospect is that the most consistent credit and restart the improvement of consumer confidence to boost the purchase of higher value-added items such as washing machines (photo).
The two branches have responded by the greatest high of 2017, growing 9.5% and 9.2%, respectively, according to the monthly survey trade IBGE. This year, the scenery tends to repeat itself, but the impetus for expansion is coming from other sources. "In 2017, the factors that helped the more durable goods were the pent-up demand and the low base of comparison. Now, the push will come from the credit and the resumption of confidence, "says the Economist GO associated with Luiz Castelli.
The Chief Operating Officer of GS & Gouvea de Souza, Eduardo Yamashita, believes the trend is both segments continue to grow close to double digits in 2018. However, the durable goods come from two years of falls strong and even with last year's growth, and the likely expansion this year, the segments will not be able to retrieve the accumulated losses in the recession.