Paraná commerce grows twice the national average and stands out in the country
Paraná commerce grows 3.4% between January and August 2026, twice the national average, according to data released by IBGE
The trade of the Paraná registered growth of 3.4% in sales between January and August 2026, compared to the same period last year. The performance is twice the national average, which advanced 1.7% in the period.
The figures are part of the Monthly Trade Survey (PMC), released on Thursday (15) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). With the result, the Paraná appears among the states with the best performance in Brazilian trade in 2026.
Paraná appears among the highest in Brazil
In the cumulative of the first eight months of the year, the Paraná appears in the 7th national position, tied with Rondônia.
Pernambuco leads the survey, with growth of 10%, followed by the Federal District, with 7.6%, and Acre, with 7.2%.
Paraná’s performance also surpasses some of the largest economies in the country. São Paulo showed no growth in the period, remaining at 0%. Rio de Janeiro had a 1.4% increase, while Minas Gerais advanced only 0.4%.
Stationery and bookshops drive growth
Among the activities surveyed in the Paraná, the segment of books, newspapers, magazines and stationery showed a 13% increase between January and August, the highest growth in the country for the sector.
They also performed positively:
Other household and personal use items: 9.7%;
Pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic, perfumery and cosmetic items: 6.5%;
hypermarkets, supermarkets, food, beverages and smoking: 3%;
fuels and lubricants: 2.5%;
Furniture and appliances: 1.6%.
Trade also grows in the accumulated 12 months
Considering the period between September 2025 and August 2026, sales of the Paraná trade grew 3.3%, again about double the Brazilian average, which stood at 1.6%.
In this cut, the highlight was the sector of other personal and household items, with an expansion of 10.8%.
Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery rose 9.1%, while pharmaceuticals, medical products, orthopedics, perfumery and cosmetics rose 5.4%. Furniture and appliances increased by 4.7%.
August also had a positive result.
In the comparison between August 2026 and the same month of 2025, the trade of Paraná grew 1.6%, four times above the Brazilian average, of 0.4%.
In the period from July to August, there was an increase of 0.5% in the State, against national growth of only 0.1%.
Trade turnover increases 6.2%
Nominal sales revenue also showed a positive result on Paraná.
In the cumulative period from January to August, revenue grew 6.2%, while the Brazilian average was 4.8%.
In the last 12 months, revenue increased by 6.4% in Paraná, compared to 4.7% in Brazil. In August 2026 compared to August 2025, growth was 4.1%.
The Monthly Trade Survey tracks the behavior of Brazilian retail sales and turnover on a monthly basis. The next survey, referring to September 2026, is scheduled to be released by the IBGE on November 13.
