In the fourth quarter of 2022, economically active persons accounted for 58.2% of the population aged 15-89 years. The rate increased as compared with both: the third quarter of 2022 – by 0.4 pp., and the fourth quarter of 2021 – by 0.2 pp.

Number of registered unemployed compensated for seasonally in 2011-2023

In February 2023, there was an improvement in both current and future consumer senti-ment moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indica-tor, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -36.0 which was by 2.1 p.p. higher in relation to last month.

Procurement prices of basic agricultural products decreased in January 2023 in comparison with the previous month (by 6.7%) while they increased (by 34.5%) compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

In February the assessments of general business climate indicator are at a slightly higher or similar level as in January in all presented kinds of activities. In all areas it is below the long-term mean . In majority of researched areas “diagnostic” components deteriorate, whereas “forecast” ones improve in all sectors.

In January 2023 retail sales at constant prices were by 0.3% lower than the year before (against an increase of 10.6% in January 2022). Compared with December 2022 a decrease by 23.1% in retail sales was recorded.

Acording to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in January 2023 by 2.4% higher than a year before (an increase of 20.8% the year before) and by 55.1% lower compared with December 2022 (a decrease of 56.5% the year before).