In October 2022, sales in the domestic commerce sector experienced a slight decrease of 2.8% with respect to the same period of the previous year, as a result of the negative performance registered by some activities that make up this sector, such as: department stores (-5.3%), hardware and finishing stores (-5.5%) and home equipment (-28.2%). In contrast, this result was partially mitigated by sales in supermarkets and hypermarkets (+0.4%), pharmacies and drugstores (+4.0%) as well as books, newspapers and stationery (+21.8%).