Querétaro, Qro. On the eve of the last two months of the year, tertiary activities expect an improvement that will contribute to their Economic recovery.
By the holiday bridge of Day of the Dead, the commerce sector expects a spill of 350 million pesos, a figure close to that obtained before the pandemic, said the delegational president of the National Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Canaco Servytur), Fabián Camacho Arredondo.
This projection is almost 70% more than in 2020, when the effects of the pandemic were accentuated, it also means a decrease of 7.9% in relation to the spill of 380 million that was obtained in 2019.
Hotel occupancy also marks favorable projections, estimating an average occupancy of 65%, according to chamber associates.
“(The projected spill) is close to what we had last year, it is close to what we had in the precovid year. We trust that tourist spaces, such as Bernal, Sierra Gorda, Metropolitan Area, according to our partners, expect 65% occupancy ”, he pointed out,
Likewise, an annual increase of 10 to 15% is expected in the sale of flowers and traditional items this season. Restaurants are also confident of a rebound in sales.
To the economic estimates for this upcoming date, the Good end and December holidays, dates that inject optimism into the recovery of the commercial sector.
We trust that in view of this holiday, with activities, we will finish contributing so that the economy continues to reactivate in a favorable way, “he declared.
With this, the commerce sector expects to close 2021 with an annual growth of 8%, expecting a positive closing due to the fact that the state maintains new opening conditions of Scenario A, which after the change of state administration made schedules and capacity more flexible in certain lines of business.
“The increase in sales is forecast close to 10% in general terms, which enables us to be close to the year-end forecast of 8%, however, there are particular lines that have benefited in an extraordinary way, especially by capacity and timetables ”, he stated.
The new Scenario A has generated an increase of up to 60%, compared to the previous scenario, in turns of nightclubs, restaurants and party halls; In this last niche, the 250 spaces that the chamber is member of already report reservations for the first semester of 2022.
Trade grew only 0.18% in the first quarter of the year, the rest of tertiary activities fell 2.58%, details the indicator of the National Institute of Statistic and Geography (Inegi).
Tertiary activities, which include commerce and tourism, started the year with a negative performance, falling 1.7% annually in the first quarter of the year, with this variation Querétaro was one of the 31 entities with a decrease in tertiary activities .
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx