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Brazil Retail Sales 2026-09-15 09:00 America/Sao_Paulo: data, chart, and analysis

Brazil Retail Sales came in at -0.8 on Sep 15, 2026, compared with 0.3 previously. See the full release history, chart, Banco Central do Brasil context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
-0.8
Previous
0.3
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-07-31

Last updated:

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Brazil Retail Sales release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Brazil Retail Sales chart through 2026-07-31
BRL Retail Sales readings through 2026-07-31. Latest: -0.8.

Retail Sales release read

Brazil Retail Sales came in at -0.8 on Sep 15, 2026, compared with 0.3 previously. See the full release history, chart, Banco Central do Brasil context, and API access for this series.

The parent Retail Sales page shows the full time series for Brazil. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For BRL event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID brl_retail_sales_2026-09-15
API announcement ID brl_retail_sales_2026-07-31
Release time
2026-09-15 12:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-07-31
Actual value -0.8
Previous value 0.3
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1789473600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Brazil Retail Sales history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Brazil Retail Sales.

What did Brazil Retail Sales come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Brazil Retail Sales was -0.8% month on month in July 2026. The previous reading was 0.3%.

When was this Brazil Retail Sales release published?

This release was published on Sep 15, 2026 at 09:00 America/Sao_Paulo.

When is the next Brazil Retail Sales release?

The next Brazil Retail Sales release is scheduled for Nov 13, 2026.

What is the official source for Brazil Retail Sales?

IBGE publishes the official Retail Sales series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1789473600,
  "announcement_id": "brl_retail_sales_2026-07-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/agencia-sala-de-imprensa/2013-agencia-de-noticias/releases/48049-em-julho-vendas-no-varejo-caem-0-8.html",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-15T12:00:01.009352Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1789473601009352279,
  "date": "2026-07-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 1009.352,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789473601009352279,
  "previous_value": 0.3,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1789473600,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 1009.352,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789473601009352279,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1789473600,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": -0.8,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1789473600,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 1132.783,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789473601132782753,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1789473600,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": -0.8,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source_contract": {
    "basis": "catalogue",
    "frequency": "Monthly",
    "source_series_id": "IBGE:SIDRA:8880:v11708:c11046:56734",
    "unit": "%MoM"
  },
  "val": -0.8,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}