Overview
- Restaurants and chains forecast a sales rise of up to 15% for Fiestas Patrias as July gratifications and calmer politics lift demand.
- Major delivery platforms project sharper gains, with PedidosYa and Rappi forecasting roughly 25%–35% higher orders and DiDi expecting increases above last year.
- The Cámara de Comercio de Lima’s small-business arm expects SME sales to rise 5%–8% and temporary hiring to grow 8%–12% as firms boost online channels and promotions.
- The Ministry of Energy and Mines published a draft supreme decree on July 23 that would add TVs, microwaves, fans and other mass-market goods to mandatory energy-efficiency labels, require INACAL-accredited conformity certificates, give industry two years to comply, and allow Indecopi to sanction noncompliance afterward.
- Businesses warn that El Niño poses the main downside risk by disrupting supplies of fruits, vegetables and seafood, which could push input prices up and reduce or offset the expected holiday gains.