Polish zloty: inflation interpretation, investment and the capacity for continued convergence.
Poland's long expansion in income has been supported by investment, institutions and workforce capabilities, but future convergence depends on productivity and participation. The OECD's February 2025 survey identifies ageing, health and skills as longer-term constraints alongside the need for a sustained fiscal adjustment. Higher public or household spending can support current activity without removing those supply limitations. The survey connects foreign investment and innovative businesses with the business environment and education. Read those channels with actual investment and employment quality to assess how a cyclical recovery becomes a more durable rise in living standards.
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Poland's long expansion in income has been supported by investment, institutions and workforce capabilities, but future convergence depends on productivity and participation. The OECD's February 2025 survey identifies ageing, health and skills as longer-term constraints alongside the need for a sustained fiscal adjustment. Higher public or household spending can support current activity without removing those supp...
How This Economy WorksPoland's growth and investment are connected with trade and international capital, while energy security has become a significant part of national resilience. The OECD's 2025 assessment discusses the effects of the war in Ukraine, higher defence needs and the transition from a...
Poland's health and care evidence matters to labour capacity as well as public expenditure. The OECD's 2025 survey discusses primary-care incentives, hospital efficiency, medical staffing and the need to develop long-term care as the population ages. More spending alone does n...
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| Indicator | Latest | Previous | Change | Updated | Source | Links |
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Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Economy
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4.1 | 3.4 | +0.7 | 2026-10-14 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Economy
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988.477 | 949.199 | +39.278 | 2026-06-30 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Unemployment Rate
Labor Market
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3.2 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 2026-08-25 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Business Confidence
Economy
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46.7 | 47.1 | -0.4 | 2026-10-22 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Consumer Confidence
Economy
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43 | 44.6 | -1.6 | 2026-10-21 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Industrial Production
Economy
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4.6 | 4 | +0.6 | 2026-10-20 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Inflation MoM
Economy
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0.7 | 0.3 | +0.4 | 2026-10-14 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Full-Time Employment
Labor Market
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15,928,000 | 15,959,000 | -31,000 | 2026-08-25 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Part-Time Employment
Labor Market
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1,306,000 | 1,278,000 | +28,000 | 2026-08-25 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Labor Force Participation Rate
Labor Market
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58.7 | 58.7 | 0 | 2026-08-25 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Average Weekly Earnings / Wages
Labor Market
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5.9 | 5.6 | +0.3 | 2026-10-20 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Employment-to-population ratio (national, all sexes)
Labor Market
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56.8 | 56.8 | 0 | 2026-08-25 | GUS | Page /Release /API |
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Polish Zloty
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Poland's monetary framework is explained in the OECD's 2025 survey through a medium-term consumer-price inflation target with a symmetric tolerance band. The National Bank of Poland's reference rate influences credit and deposit conditions, which then affect demand and inflation with a delay. This is a transmission mechanism, rather than a guarantee that the target is met in each month. The survey distinguishes wage-driven service inflation from changes in food and energy support and connects fiscal consolidation with the monetary task. Read the target, actual prices and the conditions behind rate decisions separately, retaining the date of the assessment when comparing its policy recommendations with later outcomes.
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Poland's growth and investment are connected with trade and international capital, while energy security has become a significant part of national resilience. The OECD's 2025 assessment discusses the effects of the war in Ukraine, higher defence needs and the transition from a carbon-intensive economy. These channels do not move identically with foreign demand or a zloty quotation. Better orders still require workers, reliable energy and productive investment to become sustained output. Relate external opportunities to skills, state-enterprise governance and the capacity to deliver energy and transport investment rather than treating a change in the currency as a complete measure of competitiveness.
Poland's health and care evidence matters to labour capacity as well as public expenditure. The OECD's 2025 survey discusses primary-care incentives, hospital efficiency, medical staffing and the need to develop long-term care as the population ages. More spending alone does not establish better outcomes or longer healthy working lives. Skills upgrading, migration and governance also affect productive investment. Connect those results with fiscal resources and the quality of projects delivered. In price analysis, preserve the distinction between headline and underlying inflation and retain the date of a forecast. This gives a more specific reading of convergence than a single output, spending or exchange-rate measure.
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Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
Measures the output of the industrial sector (manufacturing, mining, utilities).
Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.
Number of persons employed full-time.
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Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Measures the output of the industrial sector (manufacturing, mining, utilities).
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.
Number of persons employed full-time.
Number of persons employed part-time.
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Measures nominal wage growth.
Official EPHC survey estimates for people aged 15 and over. Excludes Boquerón, Alto Paraguay, indigenous communities and collective dwellings. Population weights use revision 2025; figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Official EPHC survey estimates for people aged 15 and over. Excludes Boquerón, Alto Paraguay, indigenous communities and collective dwellings. Population weights use revision 2025; figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
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Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Month-over-month change in core consumer prices (excluding food and energy), tracking underlying inflation trends.
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Total exports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Total imports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.
Measures the output of the industrial sector (manufacturing, mining, utilities).
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
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.
India's Index of Industrial Production index, with 2022–23=100 for mining & quarrying, published monthly by MoSPI. The national series is not seasonally adjusted.
India's Index of Industrial Production index, with 2022–23=100 for manufacturing, published monthly by MoSPI. The national series is not seasonally adjusted.
India's Index of Industrial Production index, with 2022–23=100 for electricity & gas supply, published monthly by MoSPI. The national series is not seasonally adjusted.
India's Index of Industrial Production index, with 2022–23=100 for water supply, sewerage & waste management, published monthly by MoSPI. The national series is not seasonally adjusted.
Singapore Department of Statistics import price index, covering overall items. The monthly index has a 2023=100 base and is not seasonally adjusted.
Singapore Department of Statistics export price index, covering overall items. The monthly index has a 2023=100 base and is not seasonally adjusted.
Total number of employed persons.
Number of persons employed full-time.
Number of persons employed part-time.
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Measures nominal wage growth.
Chile's real remuneration percentage change from the same month a year earlier, published monthly by INE. Figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Official EPHC survey estimates for people aged 15 and over. Excludes Boquerón, Alto Paraguay, indigenous communities and collective dwellings. Population weights use revision 2025; figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Official EPHC survey estimates for people aged 15 and over. Excludes Boquerón, Alto Paraguay, indigenous communities and collective dwellings. Population weights use revision 2025; figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
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.
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Overnight lending rate between banks.
BNR Standing Lending Facility Rate, expressed as an annual percentage rate. Observations follow the National Bank of Romania's effective dates, which are distinct from announcement dates.
BNR Standing Deposit Facility Rate, expressed as an annual percentage rate. Observations follow the National Bank of Romania's effective dates, which are distinct from announcement dates.
Official foreign-currency reserve assets held by the central bank. Reported in the unit each authority publishes; check the unit before comparing markets.
Ratio of export prices to import prices. A rise means each unit of exports buys more imports.
Trimmed mean CPI: the core inflation measure that excludes the largest price rises and falls in the basket.
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The OECD’s Polish assessment identifies food and energy support changes alongside wage pressure; these have different implications for interpreting prices.
Health and care conditions affect healthy working lives and public resources, particularly as Poland’s population ages.
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