Latest reading: Retail sales were up 0.5% in working day and seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms in September, stable from the...
Retail Sales in Poland
The Polish economy recorded an average growth rate of 12.5% in retail sales over the decade to 2024, below Central & Eastern Europe's average of 7.8%. In 2024, Poland's retail sales growth was 3.1%.
Poland Retail Chart
Note: This chart displays Retail Sales (ann. var. %) for Poland from 2025 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.
Poland Retail Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales (ann. var. %) | -2.9 | 8.0 | 5.7 | -3.2 | 3.1 |
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.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Polish retail projections for the next ten years from a panel of 4 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable retail forecast available for Polish retail.
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