Retail sales decreased

The Department of Studies of the National Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism of Chile (CNC), indicated that real retail sales of FOOTWEAR in the Metropolitan Region, were 34.3% lower in the first two months of 2021 and in relation to the same period of the previous year. Specifically, in January they fell 34.7% and in February, 34.1%.

In the Valparaiso Region, the contraction was 43.4% in the first two months, with retractions of 34.6% in January and 49.6% in February. In addition, CALZADO had a decrease of 37.3% in the Region of La Araucanía in the two-month period, with variations of -31.4% and -41.9% in January and February respectively. Finally, the Biobío Region recorded -56.3% in the cumulative figure for February, marked by -61.1% in January and -52.8% in February, CNC reported.