Business tendency - May 2026
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Compared to the previous month, in May 2026, general business climate indicators for most of presented types of activity point at stabilisation or improvement of the econo-my. The most significant upturn is noted in accommodation and food service activities section along with transportation and storage section (the assessments in this field are still negative, though). The most significant decline is observed in financial and insurance activities section.
In majority of studied areas, month-to-month level of both diagnostic and forecasting components does not change or improves.
Entities from financial and insurance activities section assess business tendency most positively1 (plus 26.6), where value of the indicator is above the long-term mean2 (plus 25.4). The most pessimistic assessments are made by entities operating in manufacturing (minus 4.1), where value of the indicator is below the long-term mean (plus 0.4).
1By the phrase „positive” (positive value of the indicator) we consider a situation when percentage of entrepreneurs who noted or expect improvement of their entities’ economic situation in the next three months outweighs percentage of entrepreneurs experiencing or expecting its deterioration.
2The long-term mean for the particular types of activity includes the following period: since 2000 – for manufacturing, construction, retail trade; since 2003 – for transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities, information and communication, financial and insurance activities; since 2011 – for wholesale trade.
