Following the lift of the nationwide state of emergency on May 25, food service sector monthly sales recovered slightly in July (down 15 percent from 2019) after hitting unprecedented lows in April (down 40 percent). Supermarket sales remained above regular monthly totals, though only up by 2.4 percent in July. Convenience store sales, which stayed close to average monthly levels earlier in the pandemic, have since fallen between 5.1 and 10.5 percent year-over-year for major chains, with customer traffic lessened by increases in teleworking and record-breaking rains in June and July.