In December 2022, average paid employment in the enterprise sector compared to December 2021 was higher by 2.2% y/y and amounted to 6504.7 thousand full-time equivalents. In comparison to the previous month average paid employment remained at a similar level (dynamics 100.0 %).

Procurement prices of basic agricultural products increased in December 2022 in comparison with the previous month (by 0.5%) as well as while compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (by 43.9%).

In January this year the assessments of general business climate indicator are at a higher level than in December last year in most of presented kinds of activities. In all areas it is below the long-term mean . In majority of researched areas “diagnostic” components improve, whereas in the case of “forecast” ones they differ depending on area of econo-my.

In January 2023, there was an improvement in both current and future consumer sentiment moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indicator, syn-thetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -38.1 which was by 3.8 p.p. higher in relation to last month.