Retail sales in Poland grew by 1.3% year-on-year in April 2026, well below market expectations of a 3% increase and easing from an 8.7% rise in the previous month. The latest figure also marked the softest growth since October 2024, largely driven by sharp declines in sales for textiles, clothing, and footwear (-9.5% vs 13.6% in March), newspapers, books, other sales in specialized stores (-5.9% vs 1.1%), and food, beverages and tobacco products (-5.8% vs 4.3%). Turnover also increased at a slower pace for motor, vehicles, motorcycles, parts (0.8% vs 7.7%), furniture, radio, TV and household appliances (1% vs 7.9%), and others (5.5% vs 15.1%). Meanwhile, activity accelerated for solid, liquid and gaseous fuels (25.6% vs 16.2%). On a monthly basis, retail sales fell by 0.8% in April, reversing an 18.1% gain in the preceding period. Cumulatively, retail activity was 3.4% higher compared to the same period a year ago.

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