Retail sales index - September 2023 | Publikacje | GUS - Portal Informacyjny

In September 2023 retail sales[1] at constant prices were by 0.3% lower than the year before (against an increase of 4.1% in September 2022). Compared with August 2023, also a decline by 0.3% in retail sales was recorded. In the period of January-September^[1] 2023 sales decreased y/y by 3.4% (in 2022 a growth of 6.8%).

In September 2023, the largest decrease in retail sales (at constant prices) compared with the corresponding period of 2022 was recorded by entities from the group “textiles, clothing, footwear” (by 16.3% against an increase of 25.2% the year before). A decrease in sales was also observed in groups: “newspapers, books, other sale in specialized stores” (by 16.0%), “furniture, radio, TV and household appliances” (by 12.2%) and “others” (by 9.7%) . Enterprises trading in food, beverages and tobacco products noted a slight drop by 0.1%. Among the presented groups, a significant increase reported units selling motor vehicles, motorcycles, parts (by 9.8%) and solid, liquid and gaseous fuels (by 7.5%).

In September compared with August 2023, an increase in retail sales value via Internet at current prices was recorded (by 0.4%). The share of sales via Internet in “total” sales increased from 8.2% in August to 8.3% in September 2023. Among the presented groups with a significant share of sales via Internet an increase in share was reported by enterprises classified in the groups: “newspapers, books, other sale in specialized stores” (from 23.1% a month ago to 24.3%), “textiles, clothing, footwear” (from 17.7% to 17.8% respectively). A decline in share showed however units trading in furniture, radio, TV and household appliances (from 15.7% to 15.6%).