Poland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment remained stable at 2.8% in September versus August data, according to a harmonised unemployment report by EU stats office Eurostat. The number of registered unemployed measured 477,000 at the end of September, the same as at the end of August. According to Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS), Poland’s unemployment rate remained…
Poland’s manufacturing sector purchasing managers’ index, PMI, edged up to 44.5 points in October from 43.9 points in September, as the overall downturn eased for the second month running, according to a report by S&P Global. “Business conditions at Polish manufacturers continued to deteriorate sharply in October,” S&P Global wrote in the report on Poland.…
Poland has been the EU’s largest pumpkin producer since 2020, according to a government agriculture support centre. Over the last ten years, pumpkin production in Poland grew 8-fold, to 400,000 tons annually, the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR) reported, quoting Eurostat data. According to Eurostat, in the years 2014-2020, Poland’s pumpkin cultivation area grew…
Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 6.5% YoY and edged up by 0.2% MoM in October, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported in a flash estimate on October 31. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that October’s CPI would reach 6.6% YoY and 0.3% MoM. In September, the prices…
On October 19, the flag raising ceremony for three new ASD Tugs took place in Gdansk, according to the company’s release. In the presence of a large group of Polish and international associates and company employees, the new tugs were welcomed into the fleet. This followed the christening ceremony of the second ASD Tug 2811…
The total value of the Polish entertainment and media market will reach PLN 48.1 billion (EUR 10.7 billion) in 2023, consultancy firm PwC has said. Revenues from the traditional TV market, currently the largest sector in the Polish entertainment and media (E&M) market, were at PLN 12 billion (EUR 2.7 billion), PwC said in its…
There are currently 330,000 freelancers operating in Poland, up by 8% YoY, a report by a freelance platform has claimed. The report compiled by a freelance platform Useme entitled “Freelancing in Poland 2023” shows that almost half of independent professionals are people aged 26-35, living in large urban centres and for almost 60% of respondents…