Poland: retail sales during the COVID-19 pandemic by product type 2023

The introduction of a state of epidemic threat in March 2020, followed by the significant reduction in retail trade in some retail facilities, had a substantial impact on the volume of purchases and retail sales made in Poland. Retail sales at fixed prices in March 2020 were nine percent lower than a year ago and fell in most groups. A significant decrease in sales was reported by entities trading in motor vehicles, motorcycles, parts (- 30.9 percent), textiles, clothing and footwear (-49.6 percent). In April 2020, a year-on-year decline in retail sales was recorded in all the presented groups, which was influenced by trade restrictions introduced in connection with COVID-19. In December 2023, retail sales (at constant prices) decreased by 2.3 percent compared to the same period in 2022.
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Year-on-year change in retail sales at constant prices in Poland from 2020 to 2023

Characteristic	TOTAL	Motor vehicles, motorcycles, parts	Solid, liquid and gaseous fuels	Food, beverages and tobacco products	Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, orthopaedic equipment	Textiles, clothing, footwear	Furniture, radio, TV and household appliances	Newspapers, books, other sale in specialized stores	Others
Mar '20	-8.9%	-30.9%	-12.5%	2.4%	8.8%	-49.6%	-16.7%	-21.4%	-9%
Apr '20	-22.9%	-54.4%	-32.9%	-14.9%	-16%	-63.4%	-16.9%	-28.2%	-25.2%
May '20	-7.7%	-34%	-17.9%	-7.6%	-14.1%	-8.2%	14.4%	0.8%	-14.5%
Jun '20	-1.3%	-6.4%	-10.9%	-5%	-8.6%	-3.7%	16.1%	6.1%	-6.3%
Jul '20	3%	0.7%	-2.8%	-1%	0%	5.3%	15.8%	2.3%	-1.4%
Aug '20	0.5%	-5%	-2.2%	-3.3%	0.8%	1.2%	10.2%	1.6%	-6.2%
Sep '20	2.5%	4.9%	-4.6%	1.6%	1.4%	-1.7%	8.6%	3%	-2.7%
Oct '20	-2.3%	-8%	-13.4%	-2%	1.3%	-9.7%	11.9%	-3.7%	-8.4%
Nov '20	-5.3%	-9.6%	-14.7%	-2.9%	-4.8%	-21.9%	-0.6%	-7.5%	-12.4%
Dec '20	-0.8%	-7.9%	-10.3%	0.7%	-0.9%	-10.9%	3.5%	-2.2%	-9.4%
Jan '21	-6%	-5%	-16.4%	-0.8%	-9.2%	-40.8%	7.1%	-11.9%	-15.3%
Feb '21	-3.1%	1%	-14.8%	-5.2%	-13.5%	12.9%	9%	9.4%	-16.6%
Mar '21	15.2%	50.5%	-0.6%	2.9%	-2.6%	93%	39%	28.2%	2.3%
Apr '21	25.7%	119.5%	49.7%	10.2%	18.6%	75.7%	12.6%	9.7%	25%
May '21	13.9%	51.2%	9.6%	2.8%	18.5%	46.1%	7.5%	13.4%	12.6%
Jun '21	13%	9.2%	29.8%	3.8%	18.8%	21.8%	7.8%	9%	14.9%
Jul '21	8.9%	-1.5%	22.9%	4.7%	8.4%	15.3%	1.1%	5.4%	5.5%
Aug '21	10.7%	7.7%	19.1%	2.2%	9.2%	28.9%	3.2%	10.8%	15.1%
Sep '21	11.1%	-2%	23.7%	4.3%	10.3%	15.2%	12.1%	6.2%	11.6%
Oct '21	6.9%	-5.2%	6.9%	2.7%	6.1%	29.3%	0.2%	4.2%	13.2%
Nov '21	12.1%	-4.9%	6.5%	2.9%	18.2%	55.8%	10.3%	12.5%	23.8%
Dec '21	8%	-8.5%	3.2%	0.9%	18.8%	31.1%	1.5%	7.2%	20.3%
Jan '22	10.6%	-13.5%	-1.5%	3.6%	19.2%	97.7%	-0.4%	17.5%	24.4%
Feb '22	8.1%	-20%	22.1%	6.6%	18.2%	2.6%	-4.4%	-8.5%	31%
Mar '22	9.6%	-9.3%	15.5%	0.2%	15.9%	41.9%	2.8%	7.3%	31.2%
Apr '22	19%	-11.2%	11%	11.9%	18.9%	121.4%	27.9%	38.2%	21.2%
May '22	8.2%	-10.6%	-0.3%	10.5%	15.4%	17.7%	-4%	-2.8%	18%
Jun '22	3.2%	-10.5%	-12.6%	7.9%	10.9%	13.2%	-7%	-2.3%	11%
Jul '22	2%	-15.1%	-13.8%	5.4%	10.2%	13.3%	-5.3%	-1.9%	10.5%
Aug '22	4.2%	-6.8%	-14.2%	7.4%	13.7%	8.4%	-2.8%	-1.6%	10.9%
Sep '22	4.1%	-2.9%	-20.4%	7.8%	11.1%	25.2%	-4.3%	2.5%	11.3%
Oct '22	0.7%	-5.5%	-20.5%	2.4%	8.4%	14.3%	-5%	-3.3%	5.6%
Nov '22	1.6%	-6.4%	-14.4%	4.8%	6.1%	18.9%	-7.6%	-0.1%	1.5%
Dec '22	0.2%	-2.8%	-7.8%	1.9%	7.6%	7.2%	-10.4%	-8%	-2.9%
Jan '23	-0.3%	-1.7%	-12.3%	-1.7%	4.5%	15.7%	1.4%	-8.6%	-1%
Feb '23	-5%	7.5%	-26.2%	-4.6%	2.7%	9.9%	-10.3%	-8.9%	-12.3%
Mar '23	-7.3%	-1.2%	-20.7%	-4.6%	-1.8%	1.7%	-15.2%	-17.8%	-18.5%
Apr '23	-7.3%	-5.1%	-14.5%	-8%	-2.5%	0.6%	-14.7%	-15.6%	-17.3%
May '23	-6.8%	-2.7%	-11.8%	-5.3%	-3.8%	-4.9%	-14.8%	-15.2%	-12.3%
Jun '23	-4.7%	-1.9%	-8.3%	-3.8%	0%	-1.9%	-14.4%	-16.6%	-12.6%
Jul '23	-4%	3.8%	-5.5%	-4.2%	-1.5%	-4.8%	-11.6%	-13.6%	-11.4%
Aug '23	-2.7%	3.4%	-3.5%	-2.1%	-2.9%	-4.9%	-10.6%	-14.3%	-13.4%
Sep '23	-0.3%	9.8%	7.5%	-0.1%	0.6%	-16.3%	-12.2%	-16%	-9.7%
Oct '23	2.8%	12.3%	16.7%	-0.8%	2.3%	-1.9%	-10.9%	-11.1%	-8.8%
Nov '23	-0.3%	11.8%	-0.9%	-2.6%	4.1%	-4.4%	-10.1%	-9.1%	-6.8%
Dec '23	-2.3%	10.2%	-6.4%	-3.6%	2.2%	-4.1%	-11%	-8.3%	-6.4%