{"version":"1","article":{"id":"poland-business-climate-september-2026","slug":"poland-business-climate-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/poland-business-climate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-business-climate-september-2026?lang=en","title":"Poland’s September business climate mostly weakens or stabilises","summary":"Statistics Poland said business climate indicators deteriorated or stabilised in most sectors, with modest gains in finance, insurance, information and communication.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:39+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:39+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Poland","url":"https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/business-tendency/business-tendency/business-tendency-september-2026,2,82.html","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/poland-business-climate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-business-climate-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/poland-business-climate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-business-climate-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/poland-business-climate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-business-climate-september-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/poland-business-climate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-business-climate-september-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/poland-business-climate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/poland-business-climate-september-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Poland’s business-tendency survey published on 22 September found that general business-climate indicators deteriorated or stabilised across most of the activity types covered in September. The agency recorded the sharpest decline in accommodation and food services, while finance and insurance, and information and communication, showed slight improvement. The measure is based on managers’ assessments; it is not a direct reading of production or sales volumes.","Finance and insurance firms reported the most positive assessment, with an indicator of +30.3, above that sector’s long-term mean of +25.4. Manufacturing was the most pessimistic, at -5.8, below its long-term mean of +0.3. Under the agency’s definition, a positive indicator means the share of firms reporting or expecting improvement over the next three months exceeds the share reporting or expecting deterioration.","Forecast components fell or remained unchanged in most surveyed areas, while diagnostic components describing current conditions improved or held steady. In accommodation and food services, expectations declined notably even as assessments of current conditions improved. The results summarise business perceptions and outlook rather than realised economic activity. Long-run comparisons also use different starting years for different activity groups, so the reference average is not identical across sectors."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Statistics Poland said business climate indicators deteriorated or stabilised in most sectors, with modest gains in finance, insurance, information and communication.\n\nStatistics Poland’s business-tendency survey published on 22 September found that general business-climate indicators deteriorated or stabilised across most of the activity types covered in September. The agency recorded the sharpest decline in accommodation and food services, while finance and insurance, and information and communication, showed slight improvement. The measure is based on managers’ assessments; it is not a direct reading of production or sales volumes.\n\nFinance and insurance firms reported the most positive assessment, with an indicator of +30.3, above that sector’s long-term mean of +25.4. Manufacturing was the most pessimistic, at -5.8, below its long-term mean of +0.3. Under the agency’s definition, a positive indicator means the share of firms reporting or expecting improvement over the next three months exceeds the share reporting or expecting deterioration.\n\nForecast components fell or remained unchanged in most surveyed areas, while diagnostic components describing current conditions improved or held steady. In accommodation and food services, expectations declined notably even as assessments of current conditions improved. The results summarise business perceptions and outlook rather than realised economic activity. Long-run comparisons also use different starting years for different activity groups, so the reference average is not identical across sectors.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}