Publication contains a comprehensive set of statistical information on the living standard of the population, the condition of the Polish economy and the state of the natural environment, including spatial conditions. Data for Poland are supplemented with selected information in the field of international comparisons. The publication is enriched with graphics and notes explaining the basic statistical categories and the most important legal and organisational changes in particular areas.

Analysis of the phenomena occurring in one of the most important segments of the national economy, which is industry. The information contained in the publication concerns sold production, production of major products, employment, wages and salaries, price indices of sold production, new orders and turnover in industry, investment outlays, financial results and financial indicators in industry and industrial enterprises by amount of average monthly gross wages and salaries and by net turnover profitability indicator.