Koniunktura w handlu : III kwartał 2018 Badania Koniunktury Gospodarczej Instytutu Rozwoju Gospodarczego SGH

Abstract

In the 3rd quarter of 2018 business situation in the trade sector improved. The IRG SGH trade confidence indicator (IRGTRD) quarterly increased by 3.3 pts to 3.2 pts. It is now 6.2 pts up from the respective 2017 figure, and 3.6 pts from the third-quarters' average over the last ten years, which amounts to -0.4 pts. The balances of changes in overall standing of trading enterprises and of their financial situation also increased. The surveyed traders expect their trading activity to deteriorate somewhat over the next two quarters.(original abstract)