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

Abstract

Business situation in the trade sector deteriorated in the 2ndquarter of 2020. The IRG SGH trade confidence indicator (IRGTRD) quarterly decreased by 29.6 pts to -28.8 pts, andis now 30.1 pts down from the respective year 2019 figure and 27.6 pts down from the second-quarters' average over the last ten years (which amounts to -1.2 pts). 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 very weak. They expect their trading activity to diminishover the next two quarters.(original abstract)