Consumer prices in February 2023, compared with the corresponding month of the pre-vious year, increased by 18,4% (with an increase of prices of goods – by 20,2% and services – by 13,3%). As related to the previous month consumer prices increased by 1,2% (of which services – by 1,6% and goods – by 1,1%).

Foreign trade turnover in January 2023 in exports at current prices amounted to PLN 131.1 bn, while in imports - PLN 124.3 bn. The positive balance reached the level of PLN 6.8 bn, while in the same period of 2022 year was negative and amounted to PLN 0.7 bn. In comparison to the corresponding period of 2022 exports increased by 12.0%, while imports by 5.6%.

In 2022, the financial results of cultural institutions increased compared to the previous year. Total revenues increased by 18.1% and investment outlays by 25.1%.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the producer prices for business services increased compared to the previous quarter by 1.1% and compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 by 8.0%.

As at the end of February 2023 the REGON register included 5 011.2 thous. of national economy entities, i.e. by 0.2% more than a month before (3.4% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year).

In Poland, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the state of epidemic threat in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infections was still in force. Solutions were still in place to prevent and counter the spread of the said virus. These solutions are also applicable to the labour market. Among them, for instance, is the possibility of working from outside a permanent workplace, that is remote work. The data presented in this publication were obtained from the Labour Demand Survey.

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, there were 115.7 thousand job vacancies in Poland, 15.8% fewer than in the end of the fourth quarter of 2021. The job vacancy rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 0.92%. Both the number of newly created jobs and the number of liquidated jobs decreased on a year-over-year basis (by 21.3% and 14.3%, respectively).