As the world struggles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, sales of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics rose by 10.2 percent in Poland last month in year-on-year terms, and those of clothing and shoes went up by 1.2 percent, the state-run statistics agency reported.
Among other goods, sales of food, beverages and tobacco products decreased by 3.3 percent, while sales of motor vehicles dropped by 5 percent, according to the Central Statistical Office.
In terms of current prices, retail sales last month were 0.4 percent higher than in August 2019, the statistics office also said.
It added that, in month-on-month terms, retail sales in August were 2.4 percent lower than in July.
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Source: PAP