Retail sales up by 3.6%

The volume of retail sales in Poland grew by 3.6 percent year-on-year in October. In month-on-month terms, retail trade recorded an increase of 4.7 percent, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said. The highest increases were posted by entities trading cars, motobikes and automotive parts (15.6 percent y/y), as well as those selling food, beverages and tobacco (4.1 percent y/y). In sectors with a lower share in total retail sales, businesses trading books and shops recorded growth of 18.1 percent y/y and entities selling shoes and clothes posted growth of 17.7 percent.