National Independance Day 11 November
10.11.2023
On 11 November , we celebrate National Independence Day. After 123 years of partition, the Republic of Poland regained independence. On 13 July, 1918, the Regency Council issued a Rescript on the establishment and organization of the Statistics Poland. The first director of the Statistics Poland was Prof. Józef Buzek, a statistician, economist and politician, who was appointed to this position on 8 November, 1918. In the years 1918-1919, the statistics Poland was located at Jasna 10 Street in Warsaw.
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Registrations and bankruptcies of enterprises in the third quarter of 2023
09.11.2023
In the third quarter of 2023, there were 86,179 registrations of enterprises recorded i.e. 8.3% less than in the corresponding period of previous year and 87 enterprises declared bankruptcy i.e. 26.1% more than in the third quarter of 2022.
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Biotechnology and nanotechnology in Poland in 2022
09.11.2023
In 2022, 187 firms conducted biotechnology activities, which constitutes an increase by 8.1% in comparison to the previous year. Biotechnology intramural expenditures incurred by firms amounted to PLN 1952.7 million and increased by 41.4% on an annual basis. In 2022, 4317 persons were employed in biotechnology in firms. Biotechnology research and experimental development was conducted by 234 entities, that is, by 7.8% more in comparison with the previous year. Biotechnology R&D intramural expenditures amounted to PLN 1432.4 million and increased by 20.9% annually. 8431 persons were involved in biotechnology research and experimental development.
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Foreigners performing work in Poland in May 2023
07.11.2023
At the end of May 2023, the share of foreigners in the total number of people performing work was 6.4%. Foreigners performing work in May 2023 came from over 150 countries.
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Higher education – Students and graduates
03.11.2023
Student - a person attending first-cycle, second-cycle or long-cycle programmes at a higher school/higher education institution.
A graduate of a higher education institution obtains a tertiary education diploma in a given field and profile of study, confirming the award of: Bachelor's degree or equivalent certifying tertiary education on completion of the first-cycle programme;
Master's degree or equivalent certifying tertiary education on completion of the second-cycle and long-cycle programmes.
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Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician nr 10/2023
03.11.2023
The 10/2023 issue of "Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician" was published on 31 October 2023. The issue is available at https://ws.stat.gov.pl/Issue/2023/10.
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Unregistered employment in 2022 (based on the preliminary results of the LFS module survey)
31.10.2023
The number of persons aged 15-89 who per-formed unregistered employment (at least once) in the period from January to December 2022 was 342 thousand (compared to the same period of 2017, which was observed in the previous edition of the module survey, it is a decrease by 538 thousand, i.e. by 61.1%).
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Flash estimate of the consumer price index in October 2023
31.10.2023
Consumer prices according to the flash estimate in October 2023, compared with the correspond-ing month of the previous year, increased by 6.5% (price index 106.5), and as related to the previous month increased by 0.2% (price index 100.2).
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Yearbook of Foreign Trade Statistics 2023
31.10.2023
Foreign Trade in 2022 compared to previous years. Includes information about export and import, indicates of dynamics, turnover balance in current and constant prices and by groups of countries. Data about export and import are in PLN, USD and EUR.
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Internal market in 2022
31.10.2023
Activity of selected types of services, trade activity and retail sales executed by trade and non-trade enterprises. The value and structure of retail sales. Wholesale sales.
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