In 2019 financial results of cultural institutions were better compared to results in the same period of the previous year. Total revenues increased by 5.5% and investment outlays increased by 21.0%.

Financial results of non-financial enterprises in 2019

In February 2020 retail sales at constant prices were by 7.3% higher than the year before (against a growth of 5.6% in February 2019).

According to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in February 2020 by 5.5% higher than a year before (against an increase by 15.1% the year before) and by 14.1% higher compared with January 2020 (against an increase by 15.1% the year before).

In the first two month of 2020 there were more dwellings completed than the year before. The number of dwellings in which construction has begun also increased, whereas the number of dwellings for which permits have been granted or which have been registered with a construction project decreased.

In March business tendency is assessed worse than in the previous month by majority of scrutinised kinds of activities. The most significant decreases were reported by: transportation and storage, wholesale trade as well as accommodation and food service activities. Only directors of companies operating in the field of financial and insurance activities formulate appraisals similar to those reported in February.

According to preliminary data in February 2020 the prices of construction and assembly production were higher by 3.1% in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year and by 0.3% in comparison with January 2020.

In February 2020, sold production of industry was by 4.9% higher than in February 2019, which saw 6.9% increase, whereas in comparison with January 2020, it increased by 2.2%. In the period January-February of 2020, sold production of industry was by 2.7% higher than in the corresponding period of 2019, which saw a 6.7% increase.

According to preliminary data in February 2020 the prices of sold production of industry were higher in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year by 0.1% and in comparison with January 2020 fell by 0.2%.