Koniunktura w handlu : II kwartał 2019 Badania Koniunktury Gospodarczej Instytutu Rozwoju Gospodarczego SGH

Abstract

Business situation in the trade sector deteriorated in the 2nd quarter of 2019. The IRG SGH trade confidence indicator (IRGTRD) quarterly decreased by 8.9 pts to 1.3 pts. It is now 1.4 pts up from the respective year 2018 figure but 1.3 pts down from the second-quarters' average over the last ten years (which amounts to 2.6 pts). Though the confidence indicator and the balances of: traders' financial situation, purchases of internationally produced goods, employment and storage space declined, the surveyed firms assessed their general economic situation as good. They expect their trading activity to decrease somewhat over the next two quarters.(original abstract)