Consumer prices in March 2023, compared with the corresponding month of the previ-ous year, increased by 16,1% (with an increase of prices of goods – by 17,1% and services – by 13,3%). As related to the previous month consumer prices increased by 1,1% (of which goods – by 1,2% and services – by 0,8%).

Foreign trade turnover in January-February 2023 in exports at current prices amounted to PLN 267.0 bn, while in imports - PLN 244.0 bn. The positive balance reached the level of PLN 23.0 bn, while in the same period of 2022 year was negative and amounted to PLN 5.1 bn. In comparison to the corresponding period of 2022 exports increased by 13.0%, while imports by 1.0%.

66,606 persons injured in accidents at work were reported in 2022, by 3.2% fewer than in 2021. The number of injured persons per 1,000 employed persons (the incidence rate) decreased from 5.10 to 4.66.

As at the end of March 2023 the REGON register included 5 023.7 thous. of national economy entities, i.e. by 0.3% more than a month before (3.4% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year).

Statistics Poland published revised data on international trade in services for 2010-2020. The correction was related to the process of revising statistical data resulting from the work carried out to improve the quality of data sources. Revisions of full time series are conducted in order to provide users with consistent and comparable data between different statistical areas. Therefore, the correction of data on international trade in services was also reflected in the balance of payment statistics as well as in national accounts statistics.

In 2022, 34.2 million tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation estab-lishments, with 90.0 million overnight stays. Compared to 2021, it was more by 54.3% and 43.2%, respectively. The occupancy rate of bed places in all tourist accommodation establishments in 2022 amounted to 40.4% and was higher by 8.1 percentage point compared to the previous year.

he Polish organisations and institutions abroad and Polish diaspora organisations and institutions database the organisational and institutional aspects of the presence and activities of the Polish diaspora and Poles abroad, particularly including social, cultural and religious activities.

Prices of residential premises in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to the third quarter of 2022, increased by 1.4% (of which on the primary market - by 2.1% and on the secondary market - by 0.7%). Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, prices of residential premises increased by 9.3% (of which on the primary market - by 10.5% and on the secondary market – by 8.3%).