Thursday, 16 July 2026
Poland’s services production increased by 6.6% year-on-year in April 2026, according to preliminary data published by Statistics Poland (GUS). Compared with March 2026, however, services output declined by 1.8%, following seasonal patterns.
After seasonal adjustment, services production was 6.4% higher than in April 2025 and 1.3% lower than in March 2026. Compared with the monthly average recorded in 2021, the services production index was 30.1% higher.
Among the largest service sectors, information and communication recorded annual growth of 9.7%, while transportation and storage increased by 6.8%. Real estate activities rose 11.9%, whereas professional, scientific and technical activities increased by 6.0%. Accommodation and food service activities recorded annual growth of 5.5%, while administrative and support service activities edged down 0.4%.
At a more detailed industry level, the strongest annual growth was recorded in publishing activities (23.8%), followed by telecommunications (15.4%) and accommodation (15.3%). The largest declines were reported in public and licence programmes broadcasting (-15.3%), tour operator, reservation and related services (-9.8%) and employment activities (-5.6%).
Compared with March 2026, total services production fell 1.8%. Information and communication services declined 5.6%, while transportation and storage decreased 0.6%. The largest monthly increases were recorded in legal, accounting, bookkeeping and tax consultancy services (8.3%), publishing activities (8.0%) and accommodation (5.4%). The sharpest monthly declines occurred in motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing (-36.7%), computer programming and consultancy (-12.2%) and management consultancy activities (-8.8%).
The services production index covers enterprises employing 10 or more people across sectors including transport and storage, accommodation and food services, information and communication, real estate, professional and technical services, and administrative and support services. The indicator is compiled in line with EU statistical regulations and OECD methodology.
