In October the assessments of general business climate indicator in most of presented kinds of activities are at a slightly lower or similar level as compared to the ones present-ed in September. However, a different trend can be observed in seasonally adjusted data, where in most of areas the indicator is higher than last month. In all areas, except for retail trade, the indicator is below the long-term mean. In majority of the areas, month-to-month level of "diagnostic" components remains unchanged, whereas "forecasting" ones do not change or deteriorate.

In September the assessments of general business climate indicator in all of presented kinds of activities are at lower or similar level as compared to the ones presented in August. In all areas, except for retail trade, the indicator is below the long-term mean . In majority of the areas, month-to-month level of both "diagnostic" and "forecasting" com-ponents does not change or deteriorates.

In the first half of 2023, the financial results of cultural institutions increased compared to those obtained in the corresponding period of the previous year. Total revenues increased by 17.4% and investments outlays increased by 15.1% during this period.

At the end of the second quarter of 2023, there were 113.2 thousand job vacancies in Poland (1.5% fewer than at the end of the first quarter of the current year). The number of job vacancies decreased the most on a year-over-year basis in the Financial and insurance activities section. The job vacancy rate remained at the same level as in the previous quarter (0.90%).

In August the assessments of general business climate indicator in most of presented kinds of activities are at a similar level as compared to the ones presented in July, although it is higher in manufacturing along with information and communication, while lower in accommodation and food service activities. In all areas, except for retail trade, the indicator is below the long-term mean.

In July the assessments of general business climate indicator in most of presented kinds of activities are at a similar level as compared to the ones presented in June, although in manufacturing it is lower and in construction – slightly higher. In all areas, except for retail trade, the indicator is below the long-term mean.

Increase in the number of persons practicing sports in sports clubs compared to 2020 was 10%.

In June the assessments of general business climate indicator in all of presented kinds of activities are at a slightly higher or similar level as compared to the ones presented in May. In all areas, except for retail trade, the indicator is below the long-term mean . In majority of the areas, month-to-month level of "diagnostic" components improves, whereas "prognostic" ones do not change.

As of the end of 2022 7,638 public libraries and branches operated, which conducted 875 branches for children and youth and 805 library service points. Public libraries had 124.4 million volumes of collection, which was borrowed by 5.1 million library users.

In the first quarter of 2023, the financial results of cultural institutions increased compared to those obtained in the corresponding period of the previous year. Total revenues increased by 20.5% and investments outlays increased by 4.4% during this period.