A reason to be happy for the Minister of Finance. The Central Statistical Office released new data
An increase of 6.6 percent year to year is at current prices. The market expected the dynamics to be 6.8%, so the data are slightly disappointing. At the same time, however, they are much better than a month ago, when it was only 3%.
This is important information because the forecasts of budget revenues were based on the assumption that increased social spending would translate into higher retail sales, and therefore higher VAT revenues. Now these influences should accelerate.
At constant prices, retail sales in September 2025 were 6.4% higher than last year. (compared to a decline of 3.0% in September 2024). Compared to August 2025, there was a decline in retail sales of 2.7%. In the period January-September 2025, sales increased by 3.9%. per annum (compared to an increase of 2.6% in the corresponding period of 2024), the Central Statistical Office reported.
After eliminating the impact of seasonal factors, in September 2025, retail sales at constant prices were 4.9% higher. higher than in the same month last year and by 0.6 percent lower compared to August this year.
What did we buy more often?
The greatest increase was recorded in retail sales in stores with textiles, footwear and clothing, growing by as much as 20.5%. at fixed priceswhich means we bought so much more of these goods. By 16.1 percent however, the revenues of furniture, electronics and household appliances stores increased by 15%. car showrooms.
All this shows that after a period when Poles kept their shopping under control, at least in September they felt much more at ease.
