According to a study released this Thursday (10) by the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras), household consumption maintained its positive growth trajectory and ended 2021 with an accumulated high of 3.04%.
In December last year, household consumption grew by 4.27% compared to the same month of the previous year.
When comparing December 2021 with November of the same year, registered consumption increased by 22.47%. It is worth mentioning that the numbers have already been deflated by the IPCA.
Abras’ monitoring includes all formats operated by the supermarket sector, such as neighborhood stores, mini-markets, supermarkets, hypermarkets, cash and carry and e-commerce.
“The positive result of Consumption in Homes accumulated in the year came from the effort and adaptation of supermarkets to understand the macroeconomic scenario, changes in consumer buying habits and, promptly, seek from suppliers brand options, package sizes and, mainly, to do a lot of promotional action in the second semester, to serve a consumer with more restricted income”, said the institutional vice president of Abras, Marcio Milan.
In a year marked by high prices, resulting from the increase in production, electricity, fuel and freight costs, the Abrasmercado basket ended the year with an accumulated increase of 10.32%.
The basket items with the highest increases, in the comparison of December 2021 with the same period in 2020, were roasted and ground coffee (66.62%), sugar (39.90%), creamy margarine (31.33% ) tomato extract (28.37%) and frozen chicken (27.92%).
On the other hand, the biggest falls in the accumulated result for the year were potatoes (-28.73%), rice (-17.72%), ham (-9.12%) and beans (-2.47%).
In the regional analysis of the performance of the baskets, the Northeast region presented the greatest variation in the accumulated of the year, registering an increase of 14.51%. Then comes the South region, which ended the year with an accumulated increase of 11.78%.
*Text by Fabricio Julião
Source: CNN Brasil
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