In July 2019, average paid employment in enterprise sector was higher by 2.7% y/y and amounted to 6397.2 thousand, and average gross wages and salaries were higher by 7.4% y/y and amounted to 5182.43 PLN.

Foreign and domestic tourists using the accommodation base and granted accommodation in tourist accommodation facilities with 10 or more beds.

Price index of construction and assembly production in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to the first quarter of 2019 increased by 0.9%.

The price index of consumer goods and services in July 2019 as related to June 2019 amounted to 100.0 (prices remained at the same level).

Consumer prices in July 2019 remained on average at the level similar to the one recorded in the previous month (with an increse of prices of services – by 0,6% and a decrease of prices of goods – by 0,2%). Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, consumer prices increased by 2,9% (of which services – by 4,2% and goods – by 2,4%).

Foreign trade turnover in January–June this year according to exports at current prices amounted to PLN 495.0 bn, while imports amounted to PLN 495.8 bn. The negative balance reached the level of PLN 0.8 bn, while in the same period last year amounted to minus PLN 7.9 bn. In comparison to the corresponding period of the 2018, exports increased by 6.6%, and imports by 5.0%.

According to the flash estimate, gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms seasonally unadjusted was higher by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter of 2019 year-to-year against 5.3% in the corresponding period of 2018.