{"id":6295,"date":"2026-07-15T14:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:07:19","slug":"services-production-in-poland-up-6-6-year-on-year-in-april-2026-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/services-production-in-poland-up-6-6-year-on-year-in-april-2026-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Services Production in Poland Up 6.6% Year on Year in April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Services production in Poland increased by 6.6% year on year in April 2026, almost twice as fast as a year earlier, when the growth rate stood at 3.7%. However, the solid overall result conceals substantial differences between industries: real estate activities and telecommunications recorded double-digit growth, while film and recording production fell by more than one-third compared with March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"usl26-wrap\">\n<style>\n.usl26-wrap{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;font-family:-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;color:#1b1b1b;line-height:1.7;}\n.usl26-dateline{display:inline-block;background:#131F49;color:#fff !important;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.03em;padding:6px 14px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:18px;}\n.usl26-lead{font-size:19px;font-weight:600;color:#131F49;margin:0 0 22px 0;}\n.usl26-h2{font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#131F49;margin:36px 0 14px 0;border-left:5px solid #e67a2d;padding-left:12px;}\n.usl26-p{font-size:16px;margin:0 0 16px 0;}\n.usl26-chartbox{background:#f7f8fb;border:1px solid #e2e5ee;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 18px 12px 18px;margin:20px 0;}\n.usl26-chartbox canvas{max-width:100%;}\n.usl26-caption{font-size:13px;color:#5a5f72;text-align:center;margin-top:8px;}\n.usl26-callout{background:#e67a2d;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0;}\n.usl26-callout p{color:#fff !important;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;margin:0;}\n.usl26-note{background:#131F49;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;margin:22px 0;}\n.usl26-note p{color:#fff !important;font-size:14px;margin:0;}\n.usl26-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:18px 0;font-size:14.5px;}\n.usl26-table th{background:#131F49;color:#fff !important;text-align:left;padding:9px 10px;}\n.usl26-table td{padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ee;}\n.usl26-table tr:nth-child(even){background:#f7f8fb;}\n.usl26-source{font-size:13px;color:#5a5f72;margin-top:30px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #e2e5ee;}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<p class=\"usl26-p\">According to preliminary data from Statistics Poland, total services production fell by 1.8% compared with March 2026, which is typical for this sequence of months and largely reflects seasonal factors. After seasonal adjustment, production increased by 6.4% year on year and declined by 1.3% month on month. Compared with average monthly services production in 2021, used as the base value of 100, services production in April 2026 was 30.1% higher on a seasonally adjusted basis.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"usl26-chartbox\">\n<canvas id=\"usl26-chart1\" height=\"340\"><\/canvas>\n<div class=\"usl26-caption\">Services production, unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data, January 2024\u2013April 2026 (monthly average for 2021=100). Source: Statistics Poland<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/services-production-in-poland-up-6-6-year-on-year-in-april-2026-2026\/#Real_estate_and_information_services_drive_growth_while_administrative_services_lose_momentum\" >Real estate and information services drive growth, while administrative services lose momentum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/services-production-in-poland-up-6-6-year-on-year-in-april-2026-2026\/#Winners_and_losers_the_full_year-on-year_industry_ranking\" >Winners and losers: the full year-on-year industry ranking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/services-production-in-poland-up-6-6-year-on-year-in-april-2026-2026\/#Monthly_comparison_film_industry_production_falls_sharply\" >Monthly comparison: film industry production falls sharply<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"usl26-h2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Real_estate_and_information_services_drive_growth_while_administrative_services_lose_momentum\"><\/span>Real estate and information services drive growth, while administrative services lose momentum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"usl26-p\">Among the sections with the largest share in the overall index, the fastest growth in April 2026 was recorded in Section J, information and communication, at 9.7% year on year, and Section H, transportation and storage, at 6.8%. The strongest growth among all sections was recorded in real estate activities, which increased by 11.9% year on year. Administrative and support service activities were the only section to record a year-on-year decline, falling by 0.4%.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"usl26-chartbox\">\n<canvas id=\"usl26-chart2\" height=\"320\"><\/canvas>\n<div class=\"usl26-caption\">Services production growth by main section, April 2026 (% year on year and % month on month). Source: Statistics Poland<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"usl26-h2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Winners_and_losers_the_full_year-on-year_industry_ranking\"><\/span>Winners and losers: the full year-on-year industry ranking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"usl26-p\">At the level of PKD divisions, the highest year-on-year increases in services production were recorded in publishing activities, up 23.8%, telecommunications, up 15.4%, and accommodation, up 15.3%. At the opposite end of the ranking were programming and broadcasting activities, down 15.3%, travel agency, tour operator and related activities, down 9.8%, and employment activities, down 5.6%.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"usl26-chartbox\">\n<canvas id=\"usl26-chart3\" height=\"620\"><\/canvas>\n<div class=\"usl26-caption\">Services production growth by PKD 2007 division, April 2026 compared with April 2025 (%). Source: Statistics Poland<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"usl26-h2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monthly_comparison_film_industry_production_falls_sharply\"><\/span>Monthly comparison: film industry production falls sharply<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"usl26-p\">Compared with March 2026, the largest decline in production was recorded in motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities, down 36.7%. Computer programming and consultancy activities fell by 12.2%, while management consultancy activities declined by 8.8%. Monthly increases were recorded in legal, accounting and tax consultancy activities, up 8.3%, publishing activities, up 8.0%, and accommodation, up 5.4%.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"usl26-chartbox\">\n<canvas id=\"usl26-chart4\" height=\"620\"><\/canvas>\n<div class=\"usl26-caption\">Services production growth by PKD 2007 division, April 2026 compared with March 2026 (%). Source: Statistics Poland<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<table class=\"usl26-table\">\n<tbody><tr><th>Section<\/th><th>Year on year (April 2025=100)<\/th><th>Month on month (March 2026=100)<\/th><\/tr>\n<tr><td>TOTAL SERVICES<\/td><td>+6.6%<\/td><td>-1.8%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Transportation and storage<\/td><td>+6.8%<\/td><td>-0.6%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Accommodation and food service activities<\/td><td>+5.5%<\/td><td>+3.4%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Information and communication<\/td><td>+9.7%<\/td><td>-5.6%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Real estate activities<\/td><td>+11.9%<\/td><td>+0.8%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Professional, scientific and technical activities<\/td><td>+6.0%<\/td><td>-1.2%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Administrative and support service activities<\/td><td>-0.4%<\/td><td>+0.4%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n<div class=\"usl26-callout\">\n<p>Double-digit growth in real estate activities and telecommunications, combined with weaker performance in administrative services, suggests that the recovery in services in April 2026 was selective, driven by specific industries rather than by a broad and evenly distributed improvement in economic conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"usl26-note\">\n<p>Preliminary data for April 2026 may be revised in subsequent publications by Statistics Poland. Some indicators for March 2026 have already been adjusted compared with previously published values. The index covers service-sector entities employing 10 or more people in Sections H, I, J, L, M, subject to certain exclusions, and N under PKD 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"usl26-source\">Source: Statistics Poland data. 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Administrative services declined, while film and recording production fell by as much as 36.7% compared with March.\n\nThe latest Statistics Poland data show which industries are driving growth and which are continuing to struggle.\n\nRead the full analysis and explore the charts.\n\n#Poland #PolishEconomy #ServicesSector #StatisticsPoland #Business #Telecommunications #RealEstate\n","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[64,2732],"class_list":["post-6295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-poland","tag-ranking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6296,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295\/revisions\/6296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}