Argentine supermarket sales grew 16.9% in September
The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported on Friday that supermarket sales in…
The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported on Friday that supermarket sales in September increased by 16.9% over the same period last year, on a seasonally adjusted measurement. At current prices, sales totaled 10,779.2 million pesos (1.83 million U.S. dollars),a 22.6 percent rise.
The rise was 1.2% compared to August of this year, in the adjusted measurement.
In sales by jurisdiction, the most significant increases were recorded in other northern provinces (43.5%), Salta (40.4%), 24 games of the province of Buenos Aires (40.3%), other southern provinces (33.6%) and Chubut (30.8%).
The Supermarkets Survey collected information from 70 companies located throughout the country.