date:Jul 27, 2012
Poland's retail sales and unemployment data proved weaker than expected in June, pointing to a further deterioration of economic fundamentals and reinforcing market expectations that the central bank could soon consider cutting interest rates.
Retail sales rose 6.4 percent year-on-year last month, below the 8.95 percent forecast that was largely underpinned by hopes that Poland's co-hosting of the Euro soccer cup in June would boost consumption.
The largest central European economy expanded by