The general business climate indicator for Poland’s manufacturing sector improved to -4.4 in April 2026, up from a three-month low of -5.2 in March. Nevertheless, it remained below its long-term average of +0.4, indicating that overall sentiment is still subdued.
A significant share of firms (40.5) anticipated a faster pace of price increases for services and raw materials in the near term, with energy costs cited as the primary driver of rising operating expenses in the context of the conflict in the Middle East.
Across other sectors, the most positive assessment of business conditions came from financial and insurance activities (29.3, up from 26.8 in March), followed by accommodation and food service activities (10.2, up from 3.7). In contrast, the transportation and storage sector reported the most pessimistic outlook, with its indicator falling to -5.6 from -3.4.
