Sales of clothing and shoes shot up by 41.9 percent in Poland last month in year-on-year terms, and those of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics rose 15.9 percent, the state-run statistics agency said.
Meanwhile, sales of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics increased by 2.8 percent, and those of motor vehicles went down by 9.3 percent, according to the Central Statistical Office.
In terms of current prices, retail sales last month were 22 percent higher than in March 2021, the Central Statistical Office said.
In month-on-month terms, retail sales in March were 16.4 percent higher than in February, the statistics office also reported.
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Source: PAP, stat.gov.pl