Poland: unemployment to remain stable

Poland’s unemployment rate should fluctuate only slightly until November, but might rise from the current 5% to 5.5% at the start of 2024, a government-affiliated economic think-tank said on September 25, commenting on August’s unemployment figures. The Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported that unemployment in August remained unchanged from July at 5%. “We expect a…

Poland: CPI up in August 2023

Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 10.1% YoY, but remained flat MoM in August, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. GUS confirmed its figures reported earlier in a flash CPI estimate. In July, the prices of consumer goods and services increased by 10.8% YoY, but declined by 0.2% MoM.…