Food and beverage sales, solid growth in 2019 | Progresiv
Sales of food, beverages and tobacco reported last year an increase of 9.4% as gross series compared to the previous year, while seasonally adjusted sales reported an advance of 8.1%, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics. 
In December, the food and beverage trade increased by 17.7% compared to November, the evolution being based on the fact that December is a month with many holidays. Calculated according to seasonality and the number of working days, however, the trade in food, beverages and tobacco registered a much more modest advance, of only 1.3%.
Accumulated, retail trade (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) had a 9.3% advance in 2019, as a gross series, compared to 2018 and a seasonally adjusted 8.3% growth.
