Polish retail sales 0.3% down y/y in September: stats office

Retail sales in Poland edged down by 0.3 percent in September at constant prices compared with the same month a year earlier, the country’s statistics office reported on Friday.

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Sales of clothing and shoes decreased by 16.3 percent last month in year-on-year terms, and those of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics fell by 12.2 percent, the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency said.

Meanwhile, sales of food, beverages and tobacco products inched down by 0.1 percent, while those of motor vehicles increased 9.8 percent, according to Statistics Poland.

Retail sales at constant prices in September 2023 were 0.3% lower than a year ago. Compared to August 2023, retail sales decreased by 0.3%.https://t.co/tJcZ30tb5O#StatisticsPoland #statistics #RetailSales #PriceDynamics #prices #trade pic.twitter.com/E1hQezgOFy

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) October 20, 2023

In terms of current prices, retail sales last month were 3.6 percent higher than in September 2022, Statistics Poland said.

In month-on-month terms, retail sales in September were 0.3 percent lower than in August, the statistics office also reported.

Sprzedaż detaliczna we wrześniu lepsza od prognoz. GUS podał najnowsze dane https://t.co/kII9UiOLeY

— Gospodarka - Polskie Radio (@Gospodarka_PRSA) October 20, 2023

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Source: PAP, stat.gov.pl