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.

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 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.

At the end of 2022, there were 525475 entities of the national economy registered, i.e. by 5.3% more than a year before. In the total number of entities, natural persons conducting economic activity prevailed (54.7%). The majority of entities (19.4%) conducted professional, scientific and technical activities. Out of the total number of entities, the vast majority (91.7%) belonged to the private sector.