The international financial services company reported on Tuesday that the Polish PMI fell to 46.6 in April, from 48.3 in March.
"Poland's manufacturing sector endured a challenging April, with operating conditions deteriorating again and to the greatest degree of the year so far," S&P Global said.
"Both output and new orders tumbled since the previous month, and firms subsequently cut back on staffing levels and purchasing activity," it added.
"Confidence in the future softened," it reported.
Paul Smith, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, was cited as saying that Poland's manufacturing sector "suffered concurrent marked reductions in both output and new orders in April" amid challenges such as high prices and a "generally uncertain business environment."
The PMI is a composite indicator of manufacturing performance evaluated on the basis of new orders, output, employment, suppliers’ delivery times and stocks of purchases.
Any figure greater than 50 indicates overall improvement of the sector.
Poland’s PMI in April 2020 fell to its lowest level on record amid coronavirus fears, sinking to 31.9 from 42.4 a month earlier at the height of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Source: IAR, PAP, pmi.spglobal.com