Overview
- ANTAD reported July same-store sales increased 2.4% year-over-year and total-store sales rose 4.8%.
- Monthly growth has slowed sharply from 10.3% in May and 4.7% in June to 2.4% in July.
- Retailers recorded 137.6 billion pesos in July sales and 917.2 billion pesos in cumulative sales through July.
- Format breakdown shows specialized outlets leading with 4.0% same-store gains (7.8% total), department stores at 3.8% (5.1% total) and self-service barely advancing (0.3% same-store, 2.8% total).
- INEGI’s timely consumption index posted a 0.6% rise in July but remained 0.4% below last year’s level, highlighting persistent weakness in private spending.