Consumer sales swell as demand crowds unlocked markets
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Sales of these categories increased 30-40% from the same period of June, manufacturers and dealers said. These also expanded 10-20% despite a strong base last year, when pent-up demand after a long lockdown had driven up sales.
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Sales have been strong in large-ticket or discretionary products as well, from mobile phones and home appliances to cars.
From groceries to smartphones, refrigerators and cars, sales of essential goods and discretionary items in the first two weeks of July rose at the fastest pace in a year, as concerns over the pandemic eased and most states including several in the south unlocked their markets.