The state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency said its Current Consumer Confidence Index, which describes current trends in personal consumption, went down by 1.3 points in April, slipping deeper into negative territory of "minus 16.5" points.
Polish consumers surveyed this month were less positive about the economy than a month earlier, and their evaluation of their own financial prospects also worsened from March, according to Statistics Poland.
The Current Consumer Confidence Index was 5 points lower than in April last year, the statistical office said.
Meanwhile, the so-called Leading Consumer Confidence Index, which provides an insight into expected trends in personal consumption in the coming months, dropped by 2 points in April from March, to "minus 11.8" points, Statistics Poland reported.
It added that all components of that indicator declined, including how consumers evaluate their saving prospects and the future financial situation of their households. Respondents were also less positive than a month earlier about the future condition of the economy.
The Leading Consumer Confidence Index was 5 points lower in April than in the same month of 2024, the office reported.
Both consumer confidence indicators take values from -100 to +100. A positive value means that optimistic attitudes prevail among consumers, while a negative value indicates a prevalence of pessimistic views.
The latest consumer sentiment study was conducted between April 7 and 16, just weeks ahead of Poland's presidential election.
Nearly six in 10 respondents—58.5 percent—said their answers were influenced by "the current situation in Ukraine," Statistics Poland reported.
In a separate survey by pollster CBOS, 24 percent of respondents said the economy was in good shape, while 33 percent disagreed.
With the country counting down to election day on May 18, thirty-nine percent of those polled by CBOS expressed a neutral view on the economy, and the rest were undecided, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
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Source: PAP, stat.gov.pl