31 Oct 2018 Consumer confidence reaches highest level in four years The National Index of Consumer Expectations (INEC), disclosed on Wednesday (31) by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), shows that the Brazilian consumer is more confident. The survey reports that the indicator reached 110.6 points... read more
25 Oct 2018 Dollar falls 1.04%, sold at R$ 3.7032 The US currency closed the day down 1.04% on Thursday (25). The drop was in tune with the overseas movement in which the emerging currencies recovered from the drop of the previous day. Moreover, investors await the disclosure of another voting... read more
23 Oct 2018 Black Friday promises growth in e-commerce According to the Brazilian Electronic Commerce Association (Abcomm), the Black Friday in 2018 should be responsible for a revenue of R$ 2.87 billion by the electronic commerce in Brazil. This represents an increase of 16% over the previous year. ... read more
22 Oct 2018 Commerce sees slight growth in September sales The Trade Movement Indicator prepared by Boa Vista SCPC (a Central Credit Protection Service) showed that Brazilian retail sales increased 0.5% in September, in the monthly comparison. For the 12-month period, the indicator rose 3.9%... read more
19 Oct 2018 Christmas Bonus to move the country's economy by the end of the year This year, the Christmas bonus will inject about R$ 211.2 billion into the Brazilian economy. With actual growth below 1% compared to 2017, experts predict only 30% of this total will be used for trade. Most of this amount will be spent to settle... read more
18 Oct 2018 Brazilians to resume their consumption habits by July 2019 The improvement in the family budget should take at least six months to have an impact. The forecast is that the resumption of consumption and old financial habits will be slow and delayed until July 2019 even though 73% Brazilians have cut back... read more
17 Oct 2018 Retail and services move the Brazilian economy up 0.47% in August The Brazilian economy in August grew higher than expected by the retail and services industries. The recovery is still slow due to the instability resulting from the uncertainties about the presidential elections. This week, the Central... read more
15 Oct 2018 Retail sales growth exceeded the forecast of economic consulting companies for July and August The retail trade was up 1.3% in sales between the months of July and August. This result was better than expected, surpassing economists' projections. Now what is expected by the end of this year is that the historical trend of increase in... read more
10 Oct 2018 Higher-income consumers felt the pinch of fuel and airline tickets. The Conjuncture Group of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) released today the Indicator of Inflation by Income Bracket. According to the indicator, the inflation rose in September at a faster pace for higher-income consumers than... read more
09 Oct 2018 Black Friday is seen by consumers as an opportunity to anticipate Christmas shopping A survey prepared by the price comparing website Zoom indicates that Brazilian consumers, albeit cautious about the uncertainties of the country's political-economic scenario, will anticipate Christmas shopping on Black Friday, which... read more