Latest reading: Retail sales were up 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis in December, following a 0.1% drop in...
Retail Sales in Poland
The Polish economy recorded an average growth rate of 12.5% in retail sales over the decade to 2024, below Central & Eastern Europe's average of 7.8%. In 2024, Poland's retail sales growth was 3.1%.
Poland Retail Chart
Note: This chart displays Retail Sales (ann. var. %) for Poland from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Poland Retail Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales (ann. var. %) | -2.9 | 8.0 | 5.7 | -3.2 | 3.1 |
Retail sales lose momentum in November
Latest reading: Retail sales rose 3.3% on a year-on-year basis in November, following 5.5% growth in the previous month. Relative to the prior month's figures, readings in November worsened for motor vehicles, motorcycles and parts (+12.9% in annual terms vs +15.6% in October) and food, beverages and tobacco (-2.9% vs +0.6% in October). In contrast, readings improved for textiles, clothing and footwear (+12.2% vs +9.0% in October), furniture, radio, TV and household appliances (+16.6% vs +13.9% in October) and fuel (+5.9% vs +4.7% in October). In seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms, retail sales were up 1.1% in November, following a 1.9% increase in the previous month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Polish retail projections for the next ten years from a panel of 4 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable retail forecast available for Polish retail.
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