Koniunktura w handlu : I kwartał 2020 Badania Koniunktury Gospodarczej Instytutu Rozwoju Gospodarczego SGH

Abstract

Business situation in the trade sector improved in the 1stquarter of 2020. The IRG SGH trade confidence indicator (IRGTRD) quarterly increased by 8.8pts to 0.8 pts, butis now 9.4pts down from the respective year 2019figure and 3.8pts down from the four-quarters' average over the last ten years (which amounts to 4.6pts). Though the confidence indicator and the balances of: traders' general and financial situation, purchases of (domestically produced and foreign)goods, employment and storage space declined, the surveyed firms assessed their general economic situation as good. They expect their trading activity toimproveover the next two quarters.(original abstract)