As the world struggles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, sales of clothing and shoes fell by 10.9 percent in Poland last month in year-on-year terms, and those of fuels decreased by 10.3 percent, the state-run statistics agency said.
Meanwhile, sales of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics increased by 3.5 percent, while sales of food, beverages and tobacco products rose by 0.7 percent, according to the Central Statistical Office.
In month-on-month terms, retail sales in December were 19.8 percent higher than in November, the statistics office also said.
(gs/pk)
Source: PAP, stat.gov.pl