The EU downturn has not hurt Polish exporters, who have broken sales records. According to data compiled by the Central Statistical Office in 2011, exports grew by around 33% to €136 billion. Experts fear that these positive results will not last long, however. In December, month-on-month growth was just 5%, and exporters now have to face problems such as weakening economies in partner countries, as well as a drop in prices in other countries’ exports.