In November 2020 retail sales at constant prices were by 5.3 percent lower than the year before (against a growth of 5.2 percent in November 2019), according to Statistics Poland (GUS). Compared with October 2020 retail sales decreased also by 5.3 percent. In the period of January-November 2020 retail sales y/y were by 3.1 percent lower (against a growth of 5.5 percent in 2019). In November 2020, the largest decrease in retail sales (at constant prices) compared to the corresponding period of 2019 was noted by entities trading in textiles, clothing and footwear (by 21.9 percent against a growth of 4.8 percent the year before). Significantly lower sales were also observed in groups: “solid, liquid and gaseous fuels” (by 14.7 percent); “others” (by 12.4 percent); “motor vehicles, motorcycles, parts” (by 9.6 percent) and “newspapers, books, other sale in specialized stores” (by 7.5 percent), according to Statistics Poland.
