Assessment of the situation in manufacturing, construction, trade and services (with in-depth presentation of results in accommodation and food service activities) is based upon the subjective opinions about actual and future business situation expressed by the directors of the surveyed companies.

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

In March 2021 retail sales at constant prices were by 15.2% higher than the year before (against a decrease of 8.9% in March 2020).

According to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in March 2021 by 10.8% lower than a year before (against a increase by 3.7% the year before) and by 34.2% higher compared with February 2021 (against a increase by 25.0% the year before).

According to the final estimate gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 grew by 4.7% year-on-year comparison against 4.5% previously published. The decrease of GDP in 2020 did not change and it was 2.7%.

According to the EDP notification, in 2020 the general government deficit was equal 161 544 mln zl (7,0% of GDP), while the general government debt amounted to 1 335 569 mln zl (57,5% of GDP).

In April 2021, there was a slight improvement in both current and future consumer sentiment moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indicator, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -22.5a which was by 0.5 p.p. higher in relation to last month.

In the first quarter 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.