In December the assessments of general business climate indicator in all of presented kinds of activities (apart from accommodation and food service activities section) are at a similar or lower level as compared to the ones presented in November.

The financial results of cultural institutions for the three quarters of 2023 were higher compared to those obtained in the same period of the previous year. Total revenues increased by 17.1% during this time, and capital expenditures by 20.5%.

In Poland, at the end of the third quarter of 2023, there were 111.2 thousand job vacancies (1.8% fewer than at the end of the second quarter of the current year). The largest annual decrease in the number of job vacancies occurred in the Information and communication section. The job vacancy rate decreased by 0.18 percentage points (0.89%) compared with the third quarter of 2022.

The Yearbook contains the basic information on the numbers and structure of the population of Poland in 2022, and retrospective data prepared on the basis of population summaries and data on vital statistics (characteristics of new marriages, adjudged divorces and separations, births and deaths), as well as lifespan. Moreover, in the yearbook information about internal and international population migrations, and a short version of the international comparison was presented.

In November the assessments of general business climate indicator in most of presented kinds of activities are at a similar or higher level as compared to the ones presented in October. In the case of seasonally adjusted data, majority of these kinds of activities assess it more favourably than in the previous month. In all areas, except for retail trade, the indicator is below the long-term mean. In most of areas, month-to-month level of both "diagnostic" and "forecasting" components increases or remains unchanged.

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.