Poland’s retail sales increased by 3.3% year-on-year in September 2026, slowing from 3.8% in August, missing market forecasts of 3.7%. Sales growth slowed for newspapers, books, and other specialized stores (1.3% vs 2.7% in August), while sales shifted to contraction for solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels (-9.8% vs 1.1%). The decline in textiles, clothing, and footwear also widened (-3.0% vs -2.7%). On the other hand, sales growth accelerated for motor vehicles, motorcycles, and parts (13.1% vs 11.7%), food, beverages, and tobacco products (1.4% vs 1.0%), pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and orthopaedic equipment (8.5% vs 6.2%), furniture, radio, TV, and household appliances (10.7% vs 10.6%), and other retail categories (15.7% vs 11.1%). On a monthly basis, retail sales fell by 3.8% in September. For the January–September period, retail sales were 3.0% higher than in the same period last year. source: Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS)

Retail Sales in Poland increased 3.30 percent in September of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Poland averaged 4.88 percent from 2004 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 21.10 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -22.90 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Poland Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Poland Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Retail Sales in Poland increased 3.30 percent in September of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Poland is expected to be 3.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Poland Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.80 percent in 2027 and 2.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-22 07:30 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Aug 3.8% 3.9% 4.2% 3.7%
2026-10-22 07:30 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Sep 3.3% 3.8% 3.7% 3.5%
2026-11-24 08:30 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Oct 3.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -14.00 -10.80 points Oct 2026
Consumer Credit 882691.20 875787.10 PLN Million Sep 2026
Consumer Spending 563965.00 575634.20 PLN Million Jun 2026
Gasoline Prices 2.03 1.84 USD/Liter Sep 2026
Households Debt to GDP 22.10 22.10 percent of GDP Mar 2026
Households Debt to Income 36.43 39.02 percent Dec 2024
Retail Sales MoM -0.70 -0.30 percent Aug 2026
Retail Sales YoY 3.30 3.80 percent Sep 2026


Poland Retail Sales YoY
In Poland, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.30 3.80 21.10 -22.90 2004 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, NSA

News Stream
Poland Retail Sales Growth Slows in September
Poland’s retail sales increased by 3.3% year-on-year in September 2026, slowing from 3.8% in August, missing market forecasts of 3.7%. Sales growth slowed for newspapers, books, and other specialized stores (1.3% vs 2.7% in August), while sales shifted to contraction for solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels (-9.8% vs 1.1%). The decline in textiles, clothing, and footwear also widened (-3.0% vs -2.7%). On the other hand, sales growth accelerated for motor vehicles, motorcycles, and parts (13.1% vs 11.7%), food, beverages, and tobacco products (1.4% vs 1.0%), pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and orthopaedic equipment (8.5% vs 6.2%), furniture, radio, TV, and household appliances (10.7% vs 10.6%), and other retail categories (15.7% vs 11.1%). On a monthly basis, retail sales fell by 3.8% in September. For the January–September period, retail sales were 3.0% higher than in the same period last year.
2026-10-22
Poland Retail Growth Edges Lower in August
Poland’s retail sales increased by 3.8% year-on-year in August 2026, easing slightly from 3.9% in July, missing market forecasts of 4.2%. Sales growth slowed for food, beverages, and tobacco products (1.0% vs 1.5% in July) and pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and orthopaedic equipment (6.2% vs 10.8%). On the other hand, sales growth accelerated for motor vehicles, motorcycles, and parts (11.7% vs 8.1%), furniture, radio, TV, and household appliances (10.6% vs 8.8%), and other retail categories (11.1% vs 9.2%). Moreover, sales shifted to growth for solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels (1.1% vs -0.2%) and newspapers, books, and other specialized stores (2.7% vs -1.2%). The decline in textiles, clothing, and footwear also deepened (-2.7% vs -1.7%). On a monthly basis, retail activity fell by 0.3% in August, following a 2.2% increase in July. For the January–August period, retail sales were 3.4% higher than in the same period last year.
2026-09-22
Poland Retail Sales Growth Slows in July
Retail sales in Poland eased to 3.9% year-on-year in July 2026 from a 6.2% jump in the previous month, missing market forecasts of 4.5%. Sales growth slowed for motor vehicles, motorcycles, and parts (8.1% vs 9.6% in June), food, beverages, and tobacco (1.5% vs 1.7%), furniture, radio, TV, and household appliances (8.8% vs 14.8%), and other retail categories (9.2% vs 9.9%). Moreover, activity declined for solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels (-0.2% vs 9.0%), textiles, clothing, and footwear (-1.7% vs 3.3%), and newspapers, books, and other specialized stores (-1.2% vs 3.0%). On the other hand, sales increased for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and orthopaedic equipment (10.8% vs 10.2%). On a monthly basis, retail activity rose by 2.2% in July, following a 1.4% increase in June. For the January–July period, retail sales were 3.7% higher than in the same period last year.
2026-08-24