Retail sales up by 22% m/m in December

The volume of retail sales in Poland grew by 7 percent year-on-year in December, which was above expectations. In month-on-month terms, retail trade saw an increase of 22 percent, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said. Experts surveyed by ISBnews agency predicted sale's growth to stand at some 5.3 percent. In the January-December period, retail sales went up by 3.7 percent.