Retail sales in the Poland fell by 7.3% year-on-year in April 2023, unchanged from the figure in the previous month, and below market forecasts of 7.8% decline. Sales continued to slump for food, beverages & tobacco products (-8% vs -4.6% in March), solid, liquid & gaseous fuels (-14.5% vs -20.7%), newspapers, books & other sale in specialized store (-15.6% vs -17.8%), furniture, radio, TV & household appliances (-14.7% vs -15.2%), motor vehicles, motorcycles & parts (-5.1% vs -1.2%) and pharmaceuticals, cosmetics & orthopedic equipment (-2.5% vs -1.8%). Meanwhile, sales of textiles, clothing & footwear eased to 0.6% (vs 1.7%). On a monthly basis, retail sales surged by 0.1%, after 14% rise in March. source: Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS)

Retail Sales YoY in Poland averaged 5.30 percent from 2004 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 21.10 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -22.90 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Poland Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Poland Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Retail Sales YoY in Poland is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Poland Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2024 and 1.70 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Poland Retail Sales YoY



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-04-24 08:00 AM Mar -7.3% -5% -5.9% -6.8%
2023-05-23 08:00 AM Apr -7.3% -7.3% -7.8% -8%
2023-06-22 08:00 AM May -7.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -29.90 -32.20 points May 2023
Retail Sales YoY -7.30 -7.30 percent Apr 2023
Consumer Spending 357397.80 380870.60 PLN Million Dec 2022

Poland Retail Sales YoY
In Poland, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-7.30 -7.30 21.10 -22.90 2004 - 2023 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, NSA

News Stream
Poland Retail Sales Growth Stays at Nearly 3-Year Low
Retail sales in the Poland fell by 7.3% year-on-year in April 2023, unchanged from the figure in the previous month, and below market forecasts of 7.8% decline. Sales continued to slump for food, beverages & tobacco products (-8% vs -4.6% in March), solid, liquid & gaseous fuels (-14.5% vs -20.7%), newspapers, books & other sale in specialized store (-15.6% vs -17.8%), furniture, radio, TV & household appliances (-14.7% vs -15.2%), motor vehicles, motorcycles & parts (-5.1% vs -1.2%) and pharmaceuticals, cosmetics & orthopedic equipment (-2.5% vs -1.8%). Meanwhile, sales of textiles, clothing & footwear eased to 0.6% (vs 1.7%). On a monthly basis, retail sales surged by 0.1%, after 14% rise in March.
2023-05-23
Poland Retail Sales Drop for 2nd Month
Retail sales in Poland shrank 7.3% year-on-year in March 2023, following a 5% drop in the previous month, and more than market forecasts of 5.9% fall. It was the second consecutive month of decline in retail activity and the lowest reading since May 2020, as decreases were seen in sales of solid, liquid & gaseous fuels (-20.7% vs -26.2% in February), others (-18.5% vs -12.3%), newspapers, books & other sale in specialized store (-17.8% vs -8.9%), furniture, radio, TV & household appliances (-15.2% vs -10.3%), pharmaceuticals, cosmetics & orthopaedic equipment (-1.8% vs 2.7%) and motor vehicles, motorcycles & parts (-1.2% vs 7.5%). Also, sales slowed for textiles, clothing & footwear (1.7% vs 9.9%). On a monthly basis, retail sales went up by 14%, rebounding sharply from a 3.6% fall in February.
2023-04-24
Poland Retail Sales Fall More than Expected
Retail sales in Poland fell by 5% year-on-year in February 2023, shifting from an upwardly revised 0.1% increase in the previous month and well above market expectations of 1.4% fall. The latest figure also marked as the first decline in two years, as sales further fell for solid, liquid, & gaseous fuel (-26.2% vs -8.4%), food, beverages & tobacco products (-4.6% vs -1.7%), and newspapers, books, other sale in specialized stores (-8.9% vs -8.8%). Meanwhile, sales rebounded for motor vehicles, motorcycles & parts (7.5% vs -2.5%). On a monthly basis, retail sales fell softer at 3.6% in February, from an upwardly revised 23.2% decline in the previous month.
2023-03-21