How much did sales increase at retail prices in January? The Central Statistical Office released the latest data

Luc Williams

Consensus prepared by PAP Biznes pointed to retail sales growth at constant prices y/y by 1.4 percent and a decrease of 20.4 percent. in terms of mdm.

IN current prices, economists polled by PAP Biznes expected an increase of 3.5%. rdr.

Below is data on the dynamics of retail sales at constant prices in January 2024 and December 2023:

January

January

December

December

rdr

mdm

rdr

mdm

total

3.0

-19.5

-2.3

11

motor vehicles

22.0

-4.7

10.2

6

fuel

13.1

-3.4

-6.4

-0.8

food, drinks, tobacco products

-0.6

-22.7

-3.6

18.9

remaining sales in non-specialized stores

medicines, cosmetics

3.8

-22.1

2.2

16.6

clothing, footwear

-24.7

-38.8

-4.1

5.1

furniture, household appliances, electronics

-16.8

-29.9

-11

9.6

press, books

3.6

-34.2

-8.3

31.7

the remaining

18.9

1.4

-6.4

4.3

The share of online sales in retail sales was 8.8% in January.

Participation online sales In retail sales (at current prices) amounted to 8.8% in Poland in January. compared to 8.3 percent last month – he said Central Statistical Office.

In turn, in January 2024, compared to January 2023, there was a higher value of online retail sales at current prices (by 11.0%).

The Central Statistical Office reports that among the presented groups with a significant share of sales via the Internet, an increase in share was reported by enterprises from the following groups: “textiles, clothing, footwear” (from 21.5% a year ago to 27.2%), “press, books, other sales in specialized stores” (from 22.9% to 26.3% respectively).

The share of units classified in the “furniture, electronics, household appliances” group did not change and amounted to 18.7%.

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