How will electricity prices for households be included in the Consumer Price Index from January 2023? Due to the entry into force of the act on special solutions for the protection of electricity consumers in 2023 and the implementation of the measures under the so-called Solidarity Shield, from 1 January 2023, energy prices will be frozen at the 2022 level for households whose electricity consumption does not exceed the assumed limits or if the household is entitled to use the increased limits.

On August 13-18, the 31st International Cartographic Conference took place in Cape Town. The event is organised by the South African National Committee of ICA. During the conference, the International Cartographic Exhibition took place, where the Geostatistics Portal won first place in the digital products category.

Publication contains a comprehensive set of statistical information on the living standard of the population, the condition of the Polish economy and the state of the natural environment, including spatial conditions. Data for Poland are supplemented with selected information in the field of international comparisons. The publication is enriched with graphics and notes explaining the basic statistical categories and the most important legal and organisational changes in particular areas.

Basic data and indicators characterizing the socio-economic situation of the country, presented in the form of data series - monthly, quarterly and annual – regarding, among others, national accounts, demographics, labour market, wages and salaries, social benefits, prices, basic national economy areas (agriculture, industry, construction, domestic market, transport) and foreign trade, as well as money supply, public finance, financial results of non-financial companies, as well as investment outlays.

Short-term analysis of phenomena and processes taking place, among others, in the area of the labour market, wages and salaries, prices, basic areas of the national economy (agriculture, industry, construction, domestic market), transport and foreign trade, as well as the situation in selected countries of the world. Moreover, information published quarterly concerns GDP estimates, demographic processes, financial results and investment outlays of non-financial enterprises.

In the second half of 2024, Statistics Poland will start publishing the average monthly gross wage and salary and the median gross monthly wage and salary every month. The first published data will be for January 2024.