As the economy bounces back from the coronavirus downturn, sales of clothing and shoes shot up by 29.3 percent in Poland last month in year-on-year terms, and those of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics rose 6.1 percent, the state-run statistics agency said.
Meanwhile, sales of food, beverages and tobacco products increased by 2.7 percent, and those of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics inched up by 0.2 percent, according to the Central Statistical Office.
In terms of current prices, retail sales last month were 14.4 percent higher than in October 2020, the Central Statistical Office said.
In month-on-month terms, retail sales in October were 3.6 percent higher than in September, the statistics office also reported.
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Source: PAP, stat.gov.pl