The sales index intended for the domestic market saw a 7.1% increase, contributing 4.3 percentage points to the overall variation. Meanwhile, sales directed towards foreign markets reversed the negative trend seen in January, growing by 0.2% in February and contributing 0.1 percentage points to the index.
By categories, energy saw a 14.2% increase, contributing 2.8 percentage points, while consumer goods and intermediate goods jointly added 1.8 percentage points to the total index, with respective variations of 1.8% and 3.9%.
Investment goods experienced a decline of 1.0%, and the monthly index registered a growth of 2.7%.
Employment showed a year-on-year decrease of 0.6%, whereas wages increased by 4.0%.
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