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Sales in retail trade grew 2% in July. Employment in the sector declined

Eco28 August 2026 at 11:43

Business turnover in trade increased 2% year-on-year in July, representing a small acceleration of 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous month, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). Retail trade was the best-performing segment, growing 3% year-on-year, with food products rising 2.5% and non-food products recording a variation of 3.3%.

Wholesale trade showed positive evolution of 0.5%, after contracting 0.6% in June. The motor vehicle trade, maintenance and repair segment rose 3.9%, although it slowed by 4.6 percentage points compared to the variation recorded in the previous month.

Regarding employment in the sector, July was marked by a year-on-year decline of 1.6%, after the growth of 1.1% seen in June. Remuneration in the sector increased 4.8%, slowing significantly compared to the jump of 8.4% recorded in the previous month, while hours worked rose 1.1%, also with a deceleration compared to the increase of 1.9% in June.


O volume de negócios no comércio aumentou, em termos homólogos, 2% no sétimo mês do ano, de acordo com os dados divulgados esta sexta-feira pelo Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE). Em causa está uma pequena aceleração. Já o emprego nesse setor recuou em julho face ao registado há um ano.

“O índice de volume de negócios no comércio registou, em julho, uma variação homóloga de 2,0%, superior em 0,1 pontos percentuais à observada no mês anterior“, informa o gabinete de estatísticas, num destaque publicado esta manhã.

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Em maior detalhe, o comércio a retalho cresceu 3% em termos homólogos, acelerando 0,3 pontos percentuais face a junho. “Os índices dos agrupamentos de produtos alimentares e produtos não alimentares apresentaram variações homólogas de 2,5% e 3,3%, respetivamente. Face ao mês anterior, estes resultados traduzem uma aceleração de 1,2 pontos percentuais nos produtos alimentares e uma desaceleração de 0,4 pontos percentuais nos produtos não alimentares”, indica o INE.

Já o comércio por grosso aumentou 0,5%, depois de ter contraído 0,6% no mês anterior. Por sua vez, o comércio, manutenção e reparação de veículos automóveis subiu 3,9%, abrandando 4,6 pontos percentuais face à variação que tinha sido registada em junho.

Quanto ao emprego neste setor, os dados mostram que julho foi sinónimo de um recuo homólogo de 1,6%, depois do crescimento de 1,1% verificado em junho. Já as remunerações subiram 4,8%, abrandando face ao salto de 8,4% de junho. E as horas trabalhadas aumentaram 1,1%, desacelerando face à subida de 1,9% do mês anterior.

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