Statistics Poland informs that the price index of consumer goods and services in the 1st quarter of 2022 as related to the 4th quarter of 2021 amounted to 103.8 (price increase of 3.8%).

Consumer prices in March 2022, compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, increased by 11,0% (with an increase of prices of goods by 11,6% and services by 9,1%). As related to the previous month consumer prices increased by 3,3% (of which goods by 4,1% and services by 0,8%).

Foreign trade turnover in January - February 2022 in exports at current prices amounted to PLN 226.6 bn, while in imports - PLN 240,8 bn. The negative balance reached the level of PLN 14.2 bn, while in the same period of 2021 year was positive and amounted to PLN 7.8 bn. In comparison to the corresponding period of 2021 exports increased by 18.6%, while imports by 31.4%.

As at the end of March 2022 the REGON register included 4 859.1 thous. of national economy entities, i.e. by 0.2% more than a month before (3.5% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year).

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.