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29th October 2011

Despite almost two-thirds of Poles believing that the country is “in crisis” (see business briefs), people are continuing to spend more of their hard-earned in shops.

Recent figures published by TVN suggest that during September, retail sales actually increased 11.4 percent since the same time last year and 1.3 percent since the month previous.

More specifically, according to estimates by news agency PAP, sales last month in non-specialised stores rose 29 percent year-on-year and spending on fuel increased by 20.9 percent.

“There’s been a high growth in retail sales over the last couple of months that go against the general feeling that there are economic problems at large,” ...