Polish retail sales 2.2% up y/y in June: stats office

Retail sales in Poland increased by 2.2 percent in June at constant prices compared with the same month a year earlier, the country’s statistics office reported on Tuesday.

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Sales of clothing and shoes went up by 11.8 percent, and those of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics rose 10.2 percent, the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency said.

Sales of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics grew 5.8 percent, while those of food, beverages and tobacco fell 1 percent, according to Statistics Poland.

Retail sales at constant prices in June 2025 were 2.2% higher than the year before. The highest since the beginning of this year sales growth was recorded in the group “textiles, clothing, foot-wear” - 11.8%.https://t.co/Y1Hfs7XcZD#StatsPoland pic.twitter.com/4lCWHdhRBS

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) July 22, 2025

In terms of current prices, retail sales last month were 2.1 percent higher than in June 2024, Statistics Poland said.

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

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Source: IAR, PAP, stat.gov.pl