Polish retail sales 3.9% up y/y in July: stats office

Retail sales in Poland went up by 3.9 percent in July at constant prices compared with the same month a year earlier, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on Friday.

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As the economy bounces back from the coronavirus pandemic, sales of clothing and shoes soared by 15.8 percent in Poland last month in year-on-year terms, and those of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics went up by 6.8 percent, the state-run statistics agency said.

Meanwhile, sales of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics fell by 1.9 percent, and those of motor vehicles decreased by 2.9 percent, according to the Central Statistical Office.

In July 2021 in #Poland, retail sales at constant prices were higher by 3,9% YoY and increased by 2.1% as compared to June 2021.https://t.co/VWhJRmgkab#Retailsalesindex #sales #StatisticsPoland #statistics pic.twitter.com/nDkPPFNbRm

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) August 20, 2021

In terms of current prices, retail sales last month were 8.9 percent higher than in July 2020, the Central Statistical Office said.

In month-on-month terms, retail sales in July were 2.1 percent higher than in June, the statistics office also reported.

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Source: PAP, stat.gov.pl