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Retail is the sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end-user. Retailers are part of an integrated system called the supply-chain.

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DATA SNAP: Polish April Retail Sales Rise 5.5% On Year, Slower Than Expected

Polish retail sales rose a slower-than-expected 5.

5% on the year in April, following March's robust 10.7% annual rise, as clothing and food sales growth was tepid, the country's statistics office said in a statement Friday.The annual sales increase was significantly below the 9.3% forecast by 15 bank economists in a survey by Dow Jones Newswires.Sales of furniture and household appliances were up 17.9% on the year. Sales of fuel rose 11.3%. Vehicle sales were up 10.6%.Newspapers and books was the only category to decline, with sales down 8.2% on the year.On the month, retail sales fell 2.4% in April, compared with a monthly increase of 15.7% in March.In a separate statement, Polish statistics office GUS said the unemployment rate eased to 12.9% in April from 13.3% in March, equivalent to 2.07 million people out of work. A preliminary labor ministry forecast had put the jobless rate at 13.0%.Polish survey-measured unemployment edged up to 10.5% in the first quarter of 2012 from 9.7% in ...

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