In September 2023, there was an improvement in both current and future consumer senti-ment moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indica-tor, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -20.3 which was by 2.0 p.p. higher in relation to last month.

In August 2023, the average paid employment in the enterprise sector was similar to that recorded in August 2022 and amounted to 6 502.1 thousand full-time equivalent employees. Compared with the previous month, the average paid employment was lower by 0.2%.

In 2021 the value of turnover of enterprises conducting activities related to business services amounted to PLN 541.0 billion. In comparison to the previous year, the increase in turnover with the simultaneous growth of the number of enterprises and persons employed were observed.

At the end of March 2023, the share of foreigners in the total number of people performing work was 6.6%. Foreigners performing work in March 2023 came from over 150 countries.

At the end of January 2023, the share of foreigners in the total number of people performing work was 6.4%. Foreigners performing work in January 2023 came from over 150 countries.

At the end of February 2023, the share of foreigners in the total number of people performing work was 6.4%. Foreigners performing work in February 2023 came from over 150 countries.

In order to reflect current legal regulations related to price formation in the measurement of consumer prices, Statistics Poland on the ongoing basis regularly includes in the index of consumer price change data for selected groups of goods and services concerned by these regulations.

Consumer prices in August 2023, compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, increased by 10,1% (with an increase of prices of services – by 11,1% and goods – by 9,8%). As related to the previous month consumer prices remained at the same level (of which goods decreased – by 0,2%, and the prices of services increased – by 0,6%).

Foreign trade turnover in January - July 2023 in exports at current prices amounted to PLN 944.8 bn, while in imports - PLN 907.0 bn. The positive balance reached the level of PLN 37.9 bn, while in the same period of 2022 year was negative and amounted to PLN 49.8 bn. In comparison to the corresponding period of last year exports increased by 4.4%, while imports decreased by 5.0%.