Polish Retail Sales Rise In April

Poland's retail sales at current prices rose 1% year-on-year in April, reversing a 0.8% fall in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office said Tuesday. Economists expected sales to decline 0.3%.

Month-on-month, retail sales grew 5% in April, slower than an 11.8% growth in the preceding month. Economists were expecting sales to rise 4%.

Meanwhile, the retail sales at constant prices dropped 0.7% year-on-year in April compared to a 1.8% fall in March.