One of the measures reflecting the labour market situation is the wages and salaries of employees. In view of the growing information needs in this respect, we have introduced a new survey – the Survey on the Distribution of Wages and Salaries in the National Economy, which covers the whole population of employees receiving wages and salaries.

At the end of May 2024, the share of foreigners in the total number of people performing work was 6.7%. Foreigners performing work in May 2024 came from over 150 countries.

Statistics Poland published revised data on international trade in services for the period 2010-2022 in the Knowledge Databases in the section International Exchange on the 31st October 2024. This revision is related to the cyclical process of revising statistical data as a result of work carried out to improve their quality. This revision was compiled by Narodowy Bank Polski, co-author of the International trade in services survey.

Consumer prices according to the flash estimate in October 2024, compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, increased by 5,0% (price index 105,0) and as related to the previous month increased by 0,3% (price index 100,3).

As at the last day of May 2024 in the national economy there were 15 119.2 thousand employed persons. The mean age was 42.8 years, the median age was 42.0 years. The mean age and median age of employed persons in the national economy were similar for men and women.

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Seasonal adjustment - Average paid employment and average monthly gross wages and salaries