Retail sales in Poland up by 6.6% y/y in April

Seasonally adjusted retail sales in Poland increased by 6.6 percent y/y in April 2018, the EU statistical office Eurostat has informed. In monthly terms, retail sales in Poland increased by 0.3 percent. In the entire European Union, retail sales increased by 0.4 percent in monthly terms, while in annual terms it increased by 1.7 percent y/y. According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), retail sales (in current prices) rose in April by 4.6 percent y/y.