Polish retail sales went up by 2.4% YoY in January after a 4.3% increase in December 2022, Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, reported on March 6.
Month on month, retail sales went up by 1.2%, the agency also said.
Retail sales in the eurozone fell by 2.3% YoY in January after a 2.8% decline a month before.
In monthly terms, the eurozone’s retail sales rose by 0.3%, following a 1.7% decrease 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)