In February 2026 retail sales at constant prices were by 5.0% higher than the year before (against a decrease of 0.5% in February 2025). Compared with January 2026, there was a decrease by 5.6% in retail sales. In the period of January-February 2026 sales increased y/y by 3.8% (against an increase by 2.0% in the corresponding period of 2025).

In April 2026, consumer sentiment moods deteriorated, both regarding the current and future situation (compared to the previous month). The current consumer confidence in-dicator, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was minus 14.1 which was by 1.9 lower in relation to last month.

In 2025 the general government deficit was equal 283 969 million PLN (7.3% of GDP), while the general government debt amounted to 2 335 153 million PLN (59.7% of GDP).

As of 31 December 2025 in Poland there were 2 325 stationary social welfare facilities, which had 138.2 thousand places in total. 128.2 thousand residents stayed there, including 63.7 thousand women.

In March 2026, general business climate indicators for most of presented types of activity point at deterioration or stabilisation of the economy. The most significant decline is noted in accommodation and food service activities section. A slight improvement is ob-served in construction, financial and insurance activities section as well as in wholesale trade.

According to preliminary data, in March 2026 the prices of construction and assembly production increased both compared to March 2025 (by 4.7%), as well as to February 2026 (by 1.2%).

In March 2026, sold production of industry was by 9.4% higher than in March 2025 (when an increase was recorded by 2.4%), whereas in comparison with February 2026, it increased by 17.2%. In the period January-March of 2026, sold production of industry was by 2.9% higher than in the corresponding period of 2025 (which saw an increase by 0.8%).

According to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out domestically was in March 2026 higher by 0.4% an annual. Compared to February 2026 an increse was noted by 37.0%.

In Quarter 4 2025, the labour cost index rose by 5.0% compared with Quarter 1 of the same year, and increased by 2.8% and 1.7% compared with Quarter 2 and Quarter 3 2025, respectively.

In March 2026, the average paid employment in the enterprise sector was 0.1% lower than in February of this year and 0.9% lower than a year earlier.