In-depth questions about the current economic issues – assessment and expectations

In August 2024, there was deterioration in the current consumer moods with a simultaneous improvement in future consumer moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indicator, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -15.9 which was by 1.9 p.p. lower in relation to last month.

In the period of January-July 2024, there were less dwellings completed than the year before.

Procurement prices of basic agricultural products decreased in July 2024 in comparison with the previous month (by 0.3%) as well as while compared to the corresponding period of the last year (by 5.5%).

According to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in July 2024 by 1.4% lower than in the same period of 2023 (an increase of 1.1% the year before) and by 0.9% higher compared to June 2024 (a decrease of 6.9% in the corresponding period of 2023).

In July 2024 retail sales at constant prices were by 4.4% higher than the year before (against a decrease of 4.0% in July 2023).

Basic information on price indices of selected construction objects, i.e. buildings and civil and water engineering objects, including road and bridge objects. Price indices of selected construction and assembly works. Definitions of basic terms used in the publication, methodological notes, list and characteristics of representative objects. The publication is addressed to users using public statistics data in the field of prices indices in the construction sector.