Polish retail sales went up by 3% YoY in December 2022 after a 5.7% increase in November 2022, Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, reported on February 6.
Month on month, retail sales went down by 3.3%, the agency also said.
Retail sales in the eurozone fell by 2.8% YoY in December 2022 after a 2.5% decline a month before.
In monthly terms, the eurozone’s retail sales fell by 2.7% following a 1.2% increase in the previous month, after correction.
Eurostat annual growth figures are work-day adjusted, while the monthly growth figures are also seasonally adjusted.
Eurostat data also include small companies, which employ fewer than 10 people – in this case, small family shops – but exclude auto sales. (PAP/Business World Magazine)