Sinaloa.- A 50 percent discount on sales reported the Tianguistas del Centauro del Nortebecause the pandemic has considerably affected the purchasing power of families and that has had repercussions in this sector of the economic sphere, as stated by María Cristina Acosta Bautista, a lady who has her clothes stall in said place and who has suffered the economic ravages what the Covid-19 crisis left in the Guamúchil sector.
For years, the street vendors of Centauro del Norte have found in this place a source for their family economy, so much so that currently there are around 400 positions those who have been located in the sector with the aim of earn extra income that lightens the burden of sustaining household spending in the midst of the current financial crisis brought about by the pandemic, and added to this the January cost that in many families extended until March.
This economic misfortune has been reflected in the sales of street vendors, as they claimed to have suffered a decline in community procurement demand.
“Sales did drop a lot, around 50 percent, if not more,” said María Cristina Acosta Bautista.
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He pointed out that the minimum he sells in a day is 300 pesos, a low amount to meet his family needs.
“It is little, but right now the pandemic does not leave anything good, what falls is good,” he said.
María Cristina affirmed that after the pandemic, the population stopped frequenting the Centauro del Norte flea market. “People were afraid to come,” she said.
He also stated that the limitations that arose due to the temporary closure of the flea market due to preventive measures affected their economy, since for many of them it was unexpected that they did not expect and that in some way it was a blow to their pocket.
“This is an up and down, it has not been possible to compose well,” said Acosta Bautista.
For her part, Mrs. Norma León, who is also a vendor at the tianguis, objected that sales decreased even more than 50 percent after the pandemic. “If we used to sell 2,000 in a day, now we sell from 600 to a thousand pesos when things are going well for us,” she replied.
However, he rescued that it is a profit to receive that minimum income, since there are 400 jobs for people who are looking for another income for the household economy. Also, he indicated that the competition is usually a lot, Well, sometimes it is difficult to get the day out when there is a wide variety to choose from in the place.
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“If the government continues to give more jobs, then the sale will be reduced,” said Norma León.
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