Sales of the Supermarket Sector Rise 0.24%

According to the national index OPEN sales, sales of the supermarket sector accumulate 0.24% high from January to April, compared with the same period of the previous year. In April, sales in the industry in real values, deflated by the IPCA/IBGE, presented a drop-5.87% in comparison with the previous month and fall of-2.50% as compared to the same month of the year of 2015. Already in nominal values, the sales fall was 5.29%-compared to the previous month and when compared to April last year, high of 6.54%. Year to date, sales rose 10.22%.