In April 2023, there was an improvement in both current and future consumer sentiment moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indicator, syn-thetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -32.2 which was by 3.4 p.p. higher in relation to last month.

According to the final estimate gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 increased by 6.9% year-on-year comparison against 6.8% previously published. In 2022 GDP increased by 5.1% against 4.9% previously released.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the labour cost index increased by 0.2% compared to the third quarter of the same year, and compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, it increased by 11.6%.