Poland: Retail sales speed up in September
Latest reading: Retail sales increased 6.6% in annual terms in September, following a 3.3% increase in the previous month.
Relative to the prior month’s figures, readings in September improved for motor vehicles, motorcycles and parts (+15.0% in annual terms vs +9.4% in August), textiles, clothing and footwear (+20.5% vs +18.9% in August), furniture, radio, tv and household appliances (+16.1% vs +13.9% in August), food, beverages and tobacco (+0.2% vs -3.4% in August) and fuel (+7.1% vs +6.1% in August).
In seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms, retail sales were down 0.6% in September, following a 0.7% increase in the previous month.