68,777 persons injured in accidents at work were reported in 2021, by 9.6% more than in 2020. The number of injured persons per 1,000 employed persons (the incidence rate) also increased from 4.62 to 5.10.

In 2021, 22.2 million tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments, with 62.8 million overnight stays. Compared to 2020, it was more by 24.2% and 22.3%, respectively. The occupancy rate of bed places in all tourist accommodation establishments in 2021 amounted to 32.3% and was higher by 5.5 percentage point compared to the previous year.

Price indices of residential premises by voivodships in the fourth quarter of 2021 as compared to the third quarter of 2021

Prices of residential premises in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to the third quarter of 2021, increased by 3.9% (of which on the primary market - by 4.2% and on the secondary market - by 3.7%). Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020, prices of residential premises increased by 12.1% (of which on the primary market - by 11.9% and on the secondary market - by 12.2%).

The 13th Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing were attended by the Polish team of 11 participants (3 women and 8 men). They were accompanied by 4 guides. There were also 6 debutants among the competitors.

In 2021 the net financial result of the banking sector[1] amounted to 8.9 bn PLN, in comparison with minus 0,3 bn PLN in 2020. The balance sheet total increased by 9.3% y/y and amounted to 2 556.7 bn PLN. The value of loans for the non-financial sector increased by 4.6% y/y to 1 186.4 bn PLN, while the value of deposits of this sector increased by 7.9% y/y to 1 537.0 bn PLN.

The overall net financial result of insurance companies in 2021 was less favorable than a year ago and amounted to PLN 5.7 billion. This was due to a worse result obtained by life insurance companies (division I), despite a better result of non-life insurance companies (division II).

Consumer prices according to the flash estimate in March 2022, compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, increased by 10,9% (price index 110,9), and as related to the previ-ous month increased by 3,2% (price index 103,2).

According to the EDP notification, in 2021 the general government deficit was 1,8% of GDP, while the general government debt amounted to 53,8 % of GDP.

At the end of 2020, 1 880 enterprises in Poland (an increase as compared to 2019 by 1.7%) declared involvement in 4 030 foreign entities (an increase by 1.3% comparing to 2019) in the form of shares, branches or other forms. Majority of foreign entities were located in Germany, Czechia, Ukraine and Russia.