Polish retail sales 4.1% up y/y in April: stats office

Retail sales in Poland went up by 4.1 percent in April at constant prices compared with the same month a year earlier, the country’s statistics office reported on Thursday.

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Sales of motor vehicles shot up by 33.8 percent last month in year-on-year terms, and those of fuels rose by 11.9 percent, the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency said.

Meanwhile, sales of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics went down by 3.3 percent, while those of clothing and shoes dropped 15.8 percent, according to Statistics Poland.

In April 2024, retail sales at constant prices were by 4.1% higher than the year before. Compared with March 2024 decrease by 1.8% in retail sales was recorded.https://t.co/vL5iZqwPVE#StatisticsPoland #statistics #RetailSales #PriceIndex #prices #trade pic.twitter.com/aGlTgKZmqU

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) May 23, 2024

In terms of current prices, retail sales last month were 4.3 percent higher than in April 2023, Statistics Poland said.

Polacy ruszyli na zakupy. Dane GUS nie pozostawiają wątpliwości https://t.co/jQNNYxAGab

— Gospodarka - Polskie Radio (@Gospodarka_PRSA) May 23, 2024

In month-on-month terms, retail sales in April were 1.8 percent lower than in March, the statistics office also reported.

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Source: IAR, PAP, stat.gov.pl