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Consumer Goods & Retail is the largest services sector, providing the necessary link between producers and final consumers. The sector has a major socio-economic role, being among the biggest employment generators and contributors to economic growth. It is highly heterogeneous, using a variety of formats and channels to meet the needs of the more sophisticated global consumer. In today’s digital era, the increasing penetration of everyday life by information and communications technologies is reshaping the purchase decision process. This promotes the rapid development of online retail solutions that enhance customer retention and create tailor-made experience through both digital and mobile platforms.
Activities associated with Consumer Goods & Retail are the manufacturing and retailing of goods intended for everyday use by end consumers. Examples include food, textile products, apparel and footwear, household goods, furniture, hygiene and personal care products, jewellery, toys and sporting goods. It also covers all retail channels, from traditional supermarkets and specialised stores to non-store retailers such as e-stores, mail-order houses and direct selling establishments. Retail sale of fuels and vehicles is also included in this sector.
In Q4 2018, the sales of motor vehicles in China were 7.6mn units, representing a decline of 13% y/y. Commercial vehicle sales remained relatively flat with a 0.9% y/y growth in Q4 2018, but the sales of passenger cars contracted by 15% y/y. ...
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Motor vehicle production was one of the sectors most affected by the recession that began in Argentina in the second quarter of 2018. The deterioration of macroeconomic conditions in 2018 pushed down both the domestic production and the sales of ...
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In terms of vehicle numbers, automotive production in India in Q1 FY2020 – i.e. in April, May and June 2019 – saw a continuation of the slowdown registered in the second half of FY2019, when sector performance was hit hard by declining ...
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A home to the largest automotive market in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has gradually evolved to become one of the largest motor-vehicle producers in the region. The transport equipment sector is an important pillar of Indonesia’s manufacturing, ...
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In the first quarter of 2019, total retail sales of consumer goods in China rose by 8.3% y/y to RMB 9,779bn, following a 3.5% y/y increase in the last quarter of 2018. The improved performance was attributed to higher retail sales, a result of higher ...
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Colombia’s automotive sector is highly skewed towards the production of motorcycles. The country has managed to build the second largest two-wheel motor vehicle industry in Latin America, after only Brazil, thanks to high consumer preferences ...
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In Q2 2019, China’s economy slowed down, growing by 6.2% y/y, a record low in 27 years. However, total retail sales of consumer goods rose by 8.6% y/y in Q2 2019 to RMB 9,742bn, driven by growing incomes, higher spending and the ...
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In 2017, Brazil’s economy exited one of the deepest recessions in decades, and retail sales in the country returned to growth, expanding by 2% y/y in volume terms. Several factors supported the turnaround of the sector, including slowing ...
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China is the world’s largest retail market and a global leader in e-commerce. As the country makes its transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-oriented one, the government’s priority has become that of ensuring stable ...
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Chile is a relatively small economy – the 41st largest in the world and the fifth-biggest in Latin America in 2017, according to the World Bank. However, its retail sector is well developed, mature and sophisticated, and in many aspects on par ...
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