Trade sales of BH Grow 1.64%

The State capital's retail registered 1.64% growth in sales in January 2018, compared with the same period last year. The information is of the store managers of Belo Horizonte CDL/BH. According to the entity, all sectors showed growth in sales compared to the previous year, such as: vehicles and parts (3.7%); electrical and construction material (2.68%); miscellaneous items including accessories in leather; toys; optics; game; fishing; sporting goods; photographic material; computers and peripherals and rubber artifacts (2.48%); Stationers and bookstores (1.33%); furniture and appliances (1.18%); drug stores and cosmetics (1.15%); clothing and footwear (0.9%) and supermarkets (0.87%). In the last 12 months, retailers increased 0.84% over the previous period. This is the first positive result on that basis of comparison from 2015.