In October, both seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted general business climate indicators for all presented types of activity point at stabilisation or deterioration of the economy. As compared to September, noticeably worse assessments in this field are noted by entities operating in accommodation and food service activities section.

In October 2025, consumer sentiment moods deteriorated (compared to the previous month), both regarding the current and future situation. The current consumer confidence indicator, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was minus 10.9 which was by 2.6 p.p. lower in relation to last month.

Procurement prices of basic agricultural products decreased in September 2025 in comparison with the previous month (by 0.7%), while compared to the corresponding period of the last year, they increased (by 9.8%).

In September 2025 retail sales at constant prices were by 6.4% higher than the year before (against a decrease of 3.0% in September 2024). Compared with August 2025, a decrease by 2.7% in retail sales was recorded. In the period of January-September 2025 sales increased y/y by 3.9% (against an increase by 2.6% in the corresponding period of 2024).