{"version":"1","article":{"id":"poland-retail-sales-august-2026","slug":"poland-retail-sales-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/poland-retail-sales-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-retail-sales-august-2026?lang=en","title":"Polish retail sales rise 3.8% year on year in August","summary":"Statistics Poland said retail sales at constant prices rose 3.8% annually in August but fell 0.3% from July.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:39+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:39+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Poland","url":"https://publikacje.new.stat.gov.pl/en/publications-portal/retail-sales-august-2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/poland-retail-sales-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-retail-sales-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/poland-retail-sales-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-retail-sales-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/poland-retail-sales-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-retail-sales-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/poland-retail-sales-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-retail-sales-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/poland-retail-sales-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-retail-sales-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Poland’s 22 September release said retail sales at constant prices in Poland rose 3.8% in August 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier. The annual increase in August 2025 had been 3.1%. Sales nevertheless declined 0.3% from July. The annual comparison therefore showed growth while the monthly comparison recorded a small decrease.","Sales increased 3.4% year on year over January-August, compared with a 3.6% rise in the same period of 2025. In seasonally adjusted data, August sales were 4.6% above the year-earlier level and 1.0% higher than in July. The agency noted that cumulative data incorporate corrections made by reporting entities. The period-to-date rate can therefore reflect adjustments and aggregation beyond the value reported for a single month.","The constant-price measure is designed to separate changes in sales volume from price rises, so the 3.8% rate is not nominal turnover growth. The seasonally adjusted monthly comparison also uses a different treatment from the unadjusted month-to-month change. The series tracks activity covered by the retail-sales indicator rather than all household spending. August offers one official signal about consumer demand and is best read alongside other indicators."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Statistics Poland said retail sales at constant prices rose 3.8% annually in August but fell 0.3% from July.\n\nStatistics Poland’s 22 September release said retail sales at constant prices in Poland rose 3.8% in August 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier. The annual increase in August 2025 had been 3.1%. Sales nevertheless declined 0.3% from July. The annual comparison therefore showed growth while the monthly comparison recorded a small decrease.\n\nSales increased 3.4% year on year over January-August, compared with a 3.6% rise in the same period of 2025. In seasonally adjusted data, August sales were 4.6% above the year-earlier level and 1.0% higher than in July. The agency noted that cumulative data incorporate corrections made by reporting entities. The period-to-date rate can therefore reflect adjustments and aggregation beyond the value reported for a single month.\n\nThe constant-price measure is designed to separate changes in sales volume from price rises, so the 3.8% rate is not nominal turnover growth. The seasonally adjusted monthly comparison also uses a different treatment from the unadjusted month-to-month change. The series tracks activity covered by the retail-sales indicator rather than all household spending. August offers one official signal about consumer demand and is best read alongside other indicators.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}