Polish retail sales 6.1% up y/y in March: stats office

Retail sales in Poland went up by 6.1 percent in March 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 motor vehicles shot up by 13.5 percent last month in year-on-year terms, and those of fuels rose by 11.2 percent, the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency said.

Meanwhile, sales of furniture, household appliances and consumer electronics went down by 8.5 percent, while those of clothing and shoes dropped 15.2 percent, according to Statistics Poland.

In March 2024, retail sales at constant prices were by 6.1% higher than the year before. Compared with February 2024, a increase by 14.2% in retail sales was recorded.https://t.co/bAbAnaFbNc#StatisticsPoland #statistics #RetailSales #PriceIndex #prices #trade pic.twitter.com/HEYftAadd3

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In terms of current prices, retail sales last month were 6 percent higher than in March 2023, Statistics Poland said.

In month-on-month terms, retail sales in March were 14.2 percent higher than in February, the statistics office also reported.

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Source: PAP, stat.gov.pl