Seasonally adjusted retail sales in Poland recorded a 2.4% y/y increase in January 2023, the EU’s statistical office Eurostat reported.
On a monthly basis, retail sales in Poland rose 1.2%.
For the European Union as a whole, retail sales rose 0.3% on a monthly basis and fell 2.2% y/y.
Eurostat: Eurozone retail sales rose 0.3% m/m in January. Seasonally adjusted retail sales in the eurozone rose by 0.3% m/m in January 2023, the EU’s statistics office Eurostat reported.
The market consensus for the eurozone was 0.8% growth on a monthly basis.
Across the European Union, retail sales also fell by 0.3% on a monthly basis.
Eurostat said that on an annual basis, retail sales in the eurozone fell by 2.3% and declined by 2.2% in the EU as a whole.
The market consensus for the eurozone was a 2% annualized decline.