In 2020 financial results of cultural institutions were lower compared to results in the same period of the previous year. Total revenues decreased by 5.3% and total costs by 5.9% but investment outlays increased by 1.2%.

Short-term analysis of phenomena and processes taking place, among others, in the area of the labour market, wages and salaries, prices, basic areas of the national economy (agriculture, industry, construction, domestic market), transport and foreign trade, as well as the situation in selected countries of the world.

In most of presented kinds of activities general business climate indicator in March is at a slightly higher level than in the previous month. In most of researched areas improvement of “forecast” components has been reported, whereas in “diagnostic” ones – no change. The indicator is positive only in information and communication section. The most pessimistic assessments are reported by companies operating in the field of accommodation and food service

In March 2021, there was an improvement in both current and future consumer sentiment moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indicator, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -23.0 which was by 2.2 p.p. higher in relation to last month.

In February 2021, average paid employment in enterprise sector was lower by 1.7% y/y and amounted to 6334.0 thousand, while average wages and salaries were higher by 4.5% y/y and amounted to 5568.82 PLN (gross).

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, the number of job vacancies in Poland, in the entities of the national economy (parental units or their local units) employing at least 1 person, was 84.4 thousand and was 6.7 thousand or 7.4% lower than at the end of the third quarter of 2020. As compared to the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, the number of vacancies was lower by 41.0 thousand i.e. 32.7%. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, there were17.5 thousand unoccupied newly created jobs.

Based on the results of the labour force survey (LFS), presenting average figures in a sur-veyed period, in the population of persons aged 15 years and more, in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, a slight increase in the number of employed persons was observed with a simultaneous, also slight, decline in the number of unemployed popula-tion.

Assessment of the situation in manufacturing, construction, trade and services (with in-depth presentation of results in accommodation and food service activities) is based upon the subjective opinions about actual and future business situation expressed by the directors of the surveyed companies.

In January 2021 entities having 50 or more persons employed and participating in the monthly survey of production of industrial products, reported production of 5 484 339 face masks used in medicine and 13 322 962 other protective face masks.

In most of presented kinds of activities general business climate indicator in February remains at a similar level or it is better than in the previous month. The indicator is positive only in information and communication section. The most pessimistic assessments are reported by companies operating in the field of accommodation and food service activities, although these entities note the biggest month-to-month improvement in this respect. In most of researched areas improvement of “forecast” components has been reported, whereas in “diagnostic” ones – deterioration or no change.