Consumer prices in February 2022, compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, increased by 8,5% (with an increase of prices of services by 9,1% and goods by 8,3%). As related to the previous month consumer prices decreased by 0,3% (of which goods by 0,9%, with an increase of prices of services by 1,5%).

Foreign trade turnover in January 2022 in exports at current prices amounted to PLN 108.0 bn, while in imports - PLN 112,1 bn.

In the medal classification of the Beijing 2022 Win-ter Olympic Games, Poland was ranked 27th. Polish competitors ended with one medal – a bronze won by Dawid Kubacki in ski jumping.

As at the end of February 2022 the REGON register included 4 847.3 thous. of national economy entities, i.e. by 0.2% more than a month before (3.6% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year).

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the producer prices for business services increased by 0.9% compared to the previous quarter. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, the prices increased by 3.4%.

In March 2020, the state of epidemic threat was anno-unced in Poland, followed by the state of epidemic in connection with the spread of an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named COVID-19.

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, there were 137.4 thousand job vacancies in Poland, 62.8% more than in the corresponding period of 2020. During the fourth quarter, an annual increase (over 20%) in both the number of newly created jobs and liquidated jobs also occurred. In the fourth quarter of 2021, there were 1.7 newly created jobs per liquidated job.