Poland: labour market in good shape

The labour market remains in good condition, the development and technology minister has said commenting on the newest data from Poland’s statistical office. The Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced on August 19 that Poland’s corporate employment increased by 2.3% and the average corporate gross wage rose by 15.8% YoY in July, with both figures at…

Poland: industrial production up in July 2022

Poland’s industrial output rose by 7.6% YoY in July, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. Month on month, industrial output decreased by 6.5%. Economists polled by PAP expected July’s industrial production to grow by 7.3% YoY and to fall by 6.6% MoM. Manufacturing prices increased by 24.9% YoY and by 0.9% MoM, GUS reported. Economists…

Poland: button mushrooms exports up in 2021

Nearly one out of every three button mushrooms exported globally comes from Poland, a study carried out by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government think-tank, has found. According to the PIE study, in 2021, Poland had a 32% share in the global export of button mushrooms, making it the world leader in this category.…

Poland: economy to slow down in H2 2022

An economic slowdown is to be expected in the second half of the year, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government think-tank, said on August 17 citing the latest figures from the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Poland’s statistical office GUS reported the country’s GDP grew by 5.3% YoY in the second quarter against 8.5% in…

Poland: GDP up in Q2 2022

Poland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 5.3% YoY in the second quarter of 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said in a flash estimate on August 17. Economists polled by PAP expected GDP to rise by 6% YoY. Quarter on quarter, Poland’s GDP fell by 2.3%. In the first quarter of 2022, the country’s…