In April 2021 retail sales1 at constant prices were by 21.1% higher than the year before (against a decrease of 22.9% in April 2020). Compared with March 2021 retail sales decreased by 7.7%. In the period of January-April2 2021 retail sales y/y were by 6.4% higher (against a decrease of 5.8% in 2020).

In the 1st quarter of 2021 financial results of the surveyed non-financial enterprises were higher than those obtained a year earlier. Also, the economic and financial indicators have significantly improved. Investment outlays were higher by 4.6% than those recorded in the 1st quarter of 2020 (when there was an increase by 4.3%).

Tourists (domestic and foreign) in tourist accommodation establishments possesing 10 or more bed places in 2021.

According to preliminary data, in April 2021 the prices of construction and assembly production in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year increased by 2.9%, and in comparison with March 2021 - by 0.5%.

According to preliminary data, in April 2021 the prices of sold production of industry increased compared to March 2021 by 0.5 % and compared to that recorded in the corresponding month of the previous year - by 5.3%.

n the first four months of 2021, there were more dwellings completed than the year before. The number of dwellings for which permits have been granted or which have been registered with a construction project as well as dwellings in which construction has begun also increased.

Price index of construction and assembly production in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 increased by 0.7%.

At the end of 2020, there were 511 indoor cinemas operating in Poland (2.3% less than in 2019). In 2020, 19.5 million viewers watched films during 1.1 million screenings in indoor cinemas. During this year in Poland, 277 films (intended for cinema and television screenings) were produced.

In 2020, fewer work permits for foreigners were issued in Poland than in the previous year. The situation was different in the years 2015–2019, when a systematic increase in the number of permits issued was observed in Poland. In the analysed year, 406.5 thousand work permits for foreigners were issued in Poland. There were 38.2 thousand fewer of them than in 2019, but their number increased by 340.7 thousand compared to 2015. They were still most often issued to Ukrainian citizens.

Average monthly wage and salary in enterprise sector excluding payments from profit in April 2021 was 5805,15 PLN.