date:Sep 13, 2013
nuary 2012, but economists were hesitant to predict asustained recovery after a weak first half of the year.
I'm still not convinced we have a recovery, LeandroPadulla, an economist at MCM Consultores said, citing theimportance of a new program of tax breaks to support homeappliance sales.
It's more of the same, driven by government incentives.This is not a consistent return of demand, Padulla said.
Retail sales jumped 6.0 percent from a year earlier, the IBGE added, more than the 3.15 percen