Koniunktura w handlu : III kwartał 2021 Badania Koniunktury Gospodarczej Instytutu Rozwoju Gospodarczego SGH

Abstract

Business situation in the trade sector worsened in the 3rd quarter of 2021. The IRG SGH trade confidence indicator (IRGTRD) quarterly decreased by 5.7 pts to 0.3 pts. Itis, however, 5.1 pts up from the respective year 2020 figure, and higher by 1.1 pts than the third-quarters' average over the last ten years (which amounts to -0.8pts). Financial situation of traders improved. They increased domestic and foreign purchases, volume and stocks of traded goods, and assessed their general economic situation as good. They expect their trading activity to increase over the next two quarters.(original abstract)