In January 2019 the consumer prices, according to prelimanary data, were higher by 0,1% compared with December of the previous year. Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, consumer prices increased by 0,9%.

Price indexes of consumer goods and services for January 2019

At the end of 2018, there were 816423 entities of the national economy registered, i.e. by 0.9% more than in the previous year. Over half of the units (53.1%) had their seat in the Capital City of Warsaw. The largest number of entities (22.7%) dealt with trade; repair of motor vehicles, however the highest increase as compared to 2017 occurred in the section of information and communication (by 8.1%). Throughout 2018, there were 91 liquidated entities per every 100 newly registered entities.