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Polish retail sales up 4.8% y/y in July: stats office

25.08.2025 15:35
Retail sales in Poland rose by 4.8% year-on-year in July 2025, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on Monday.
Souvenirs sellers at Kraków Main Market Square. Polands retail sales rose 4.8 year-on-year in July 2025, driven by strong growth in durable goods and supported by rising wages and purchasing power, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported.
Souvenirs sellers at Kraków Main Market Square. Poland's retail sales rose 4.8% year-on-year in July 2025, driven by strong growth in durable goods and supported by rising wages and purchasing power, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported.Photo: Severinus Dewantara/Unsplash.com/CC0

The strongest growth was recorded in the "Furniture, radio, TV and household appliances" cagegory, which saw a 15.3% increase, according to the latest GUS release.

Commenting on the figures, Poland's Minister of Finance and Economy, Andrzej Domański, said: "These are another set of strong economic data. Retail sales in July rose 4.8%, well above analysts's expectations."

"Optimism is growing, with significant increases in purchases of durable goods. Inflation is falling, wages and purchasing power are rising - the economy is accelerating," he added.

In the first half of 2025, total revenues of surveyed non-financial enterprises increased by 2.6% year-on-year, while the total costs of generating those revenues fell by 2.4% compared with the same period last year.

The turnover of units covered by the 2023 structural business statistics survey exceeded PLN 8.5 trillion, up 3.8% from 2022.

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Source: GUS/X/@StatPoland/@Domanski_Andrz