In 2023, 495.1 million prescriptions were issued, of which 96.6% were in electronic form, i.e. 0.8 percentage points more than in 2022.

In June 2024 retail sales at constant prices were by 4.4% higher than the year before (against a decrease of 4.7% in June 2023). Compared with May 2024, an increase by 0.3% in retail sales was recorded. In the period of January-June 2024 sales increased y/y by 4.9% (against a decrease by 5.7% in corresponding period of 2023).

According to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in June 2024 by 8.9% lower than in the same period of 2023 (an increase of 1.6% the year before) and by 5.0% higher compared to May 2024 (an increa-se of 7.7% in the corresponding period of 2023).

Procurement prices of basic agricultural products increased in June 2024 in comparison with the previous month (by 1.6%), while compared to the corresponding period of the last year decreased (by 6.6%).

In the period of January-June 2024, there were less dwellings completed than the year before. Whereas 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 increased.

Indicators released in July show overall stabilisation of the economic situation. The assessments of both seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted general business climate indicator for most of presented kinds of activities are in fact at a similar or slightly higher level as compared to the ones presented in June. The situation positively stands out in information and communication section as well as wholesale trade, where business tendency is assessed better than in the previous month, however in transportation and storage section it is evaluated more negatively. In majority of studied areas, month-to-month level of "diagnostic" as well as "forecasting" components does not change or improves.