PLN macro coverage

Poland Economic Indicators

Polish złoty — the largest free-floating currency in Central and Eastern Europe.

The Polish złoty (PLN) is the official currency of Poland and the largest free-floating currency in Central and Eastern Europe. It is sensitive to eurozone growth, EU policy decisions, and regional geopolitics.

Poland macro brief

The highest-signal pages for Poland include Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP), Core Inflation, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth, Unemployment Rate, with each page linking back to the source metadata, release history, and API endpoint.

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) Monetary Policy Council (RPP) sets the reference rate at monthly meetings. The NBP's inflation target is 2.5% ±1 percentage point, and decisions are followed by an NBP press conference and quarterly Inflation Reports.

The pages below are organized by indicator rather than API route. That keeps the public website useful for research while still preserving direct links into the versioned API documentation for developers.

What to watch
  • NBP reference-rate decision and Governor's press conference.
  • Poland CPI flash and final.
  • NBP Inflation Report (quarterly).
  • Eurozone PMIs and German industrial data.
  • EUR/PLN and HUF/PLN regional cross.

Key Poland indicators

The highest-signal country pages for rates, inflation, growth, labour markets, and external balances.

Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)

Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.

Monthly %YoY Economy

Core Inflation

CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.

Quarterly %YoY Economy

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth

GDP growth: the quarterly change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in the economy.

Quarterly PLN bn Economy

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Quarterly % Labor Market

Business Confidence

Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.

Monthly Index (0-100 normalized) Economy

Consumer Confidence

Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.

Monthly Index (0-100 normalized) Economy

Inflation MoM

Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.

Monthly %MoM Economy

Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)

Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.

Monthly Index (2020=100) Economy

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Economy 7 pages

Business Confidence

Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.

Monthly Index (0-100 normalized) Coverage metadata updating

Consumer Confidence

Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.

Monthly Index (0-100 normalized) Coverage metadata updating

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth

GDP growth: the quarterly change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in the economy.

Quarterly PLN bn History from 2000-12-31 (25.5 years)

Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)

Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.

Monthly %YoY History from 2000-01-31 (26.4 years)

Inflation MoM

Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.

Monthly %MoM History from 2000-01-31 (26.4 years)

Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)

Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.

Monthly Index (2020=100) History from 2000-01-31 (26.4 years)
Labor Market 4 pages
Money & Credit 3 pages

Broad Money (M3)

M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).

Monthly ARS mn Coverage metadata updating
Monetary Policy 2 pages

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.

Monthly USD mn Coverage metadata updating
Government Bond Yields 5 pages
Additional Indicators 4 pages

PLN market drivers

Evergreen macro forces to keep beside the country data table.

Driver 1

NBP reference rate and RPP press-conference guidance.

Driver 2

Poland CPI and core CPI excluding food and energy.

Driver 3

Eurozone growth and the ECB policy stance.

Driver 4

Geopolitical risk premium from the war in Ukraine.

Driver 5

EU disbursements (RRF / cohesion funds).

Driver 6

Risk sentiment in Central and Eastern European FX (CE3).