In the second quarter of 2022, the producer prices for business services increased compared to the previous quarter by 2.5% and compared to the second quarter of 2021 by 6.8%.

In May 2022, the state of epidemic in relation to SARS-CoV-2 virus infections was cancelled in Poland. At the same time, the state of epidemic threat was announced, which will be in force until further notice.

As at the end of August 2022 the REGON register included 4 939.1 thous. of national economy entities, i.e. by 0.4% more than a month before (3.3% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year).

At the end of the second quarter of 2022, there were 149.3 thousand job vacancies in Poland, 4.5% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year. Over the year, the number of newly created jobs decreased (by 6.8%), whereas the number of jobs liquidated increased (by 12.6%). In the second quarter of 2022, there were 2.1 newly created jobs per liquidated job.

Price index of investment outlays for two quarters of 2022 as compared to the two quarters of 2021 was 109.8 (prices increased by 9.8%).

Consumer prices according to the flash estimate in August 2022, compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, increased by 16,1% (price index 116,1), and as related to the previous month increased by 0,8% (price index 100,8).

In 2021 domestic deliveries of meat (including pork, beef, veal and poultry meat) amounted to 4348 thousand tons and were higher by 3.7% compared to the previous year. The deliveries of both raw meat from animals for slaughter (by 5.4%) and poultry meat (by 1.3%) increased.