Wholesaler sales dropped 1.1% month-over-month in April while supermarket sales rose 0.8%, INDEC reported. Both sectors posted year-over-year declines.
According to the statistics agency, the wholesale sales index at constant prices fell 5% year-over-year and accumulated a 3.2% drop in the first four months of 2026.
Supermarket sales declined 3.7% year-over-year and the January-April cumulative showed a 3.3% retreat.
Shopping centers also fell back, with a 5.9% decrease versus April 2025 and 0.8% from the prior month.
Current-price sales reached 359.384,1 million pesos for wholesalers and 2.399.923,1 million for supermarkets, with year-over-year increases of 19.7% and 23.5% respectively.
