Poland: sold production of industry 2023

In March 2020, the industry's sold production was 2.3 percent lower than in March 2019. After eliminating the impact of seasonal factors in Poland, the drop in production in March was even higher and amounted to 4.8 percent year-on-year. In most of the leading industrial groups, a decrease in production was recorded in March annually. The output of cars fell by 29 percent, and pharmaceuticals increased by 40 percent. In April, the industry's sold production was 24.6 percent lower than in April 2019. In comparison with March 2020, it decreased by 25.5 percent. In December 2023, industrial output sold was nearly four percent lower than last year. The highest increase was recorded in the manufacture of other transport equipment sector.
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Change in sold production of industry in Poland between 2020 and 2023, by sector

Characteristic	Dec '20	Dec '22	Dec '23
Total	11.2%	1%	-3.9%
Mining and quarrying	9.7%	-6.9%	-3.5%
Of which mining of coal and lignite	1.6%	-11.4%	-7.1%
Manufacturing	12.8%	3.4%	-5.6%
Manufacture of food products	5.5%	8%	-1.6%
Manufacture of beverages	4.5%	5.4%	-7.5%
Manufacture of tobacco products	-28.4%	13.4%	-18.1%
Manufacture of textiles	39%	-1.6%	-4.4%
Manufacture of wearing apparel	26.3%	34.5%	-16%
Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and wicker	22%	-7.1%	-13.7%
Manufacture of paper and paper products	14%	-9.5%	-4.2%
Printing and reproduction of recorded media	9%	0.3%	7.5%
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	10.3%	-10.7%	-15.3%
Manufacture of pharmaceutical products	1.2%	8.1%	3.5%
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	24.8%	5.1%	-13.3%
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	12.3%	-10.3%	-11.8%
Manufacture of basic metals	-3.3%	-21.8%	-1.5%
Manufacture of metal products	15%	8.3%	-3.1%
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	39.3%	-1.8%	-5.7%
Manufacture of electrical equipment	39.1%	12.6%	-23.8%
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.	4.8%	18.1%	-0.6%
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	9%	18.2%	2.5%
Manufacture of other transport equipment	-12.8%	-16.3%	47.8%
Manufacture of furniture	20.4%	-7.2%	-8.8%
Other manufacturing	20.9%	3.3%	-5.9%
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	40.2%	4%	-9%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	-2.8%	-16.3%	11.4%
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	11.3%	1.8%	1.6%
Water collection, treatment and supply	0.2%	3.7%	-11.8%
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	18.7%	0.9%	0.6%