Polish companies held their breath. Most stopped investing

19% of people have invested in material goods since the beginning of 2025. companies, and 35 percent has such plans by the end of this year – according to a study by the Polish Economic Institute. PIE pointed out that most companies did not invest in the last three months.

According to information from PIE, the value of the investment index in the March reading of the Monthly Economic Index (MIK) was 82.4 points.

Economists reported that 19% of people have invested in new material goods since the beginning of 2026. companies, and 35 percent has such plans by the end of this year. “The most active in investing are large and medium-sized enterprises, of which almost 25 percent have already incurred capital expenditure. At the same time, as many as 42 percent of medium-sized companies are planning investments in 2026.” – they conveyed.

Among small companies, 17 percent invested, and 37 percent declared such intention by the end of the year. Micro-enterprises were the least willing to invest (16 percent invested and 31 percent planned).

Broken down by industry, PIE data shows that the most active sectors are construction, transport-forwarding-logistics (TSL) and services. “Approximately 1/5 of them have already invested in new material goods this year,” said representatives of the Institute. In the case of trade and production, 17 percent declared spending on new material goods. and 15 percent companies.

Investment plans for the rest of the year are most often declared by construction companies (43%), TSL (38%) and service companies (36%). In the case of trade and production, approximately 30 percent have investment plans. companies.

“The implementation of enterprises' investment plans in 2026 may be supported by the inflow of EU funds. At the same time, the investment activity of companies is hampered by the uncertain geopolitical situation – the attack on Iran contributed to an increase in oil prices, which causes, among others, concerns about rising transport costs,” PIE economists said.

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