The Central Statistical Office announced on Tuesday that in the period From January to the end of March 2025, 87,250 registration of enterprises in Poland was recorded. It's 5.2 percent less result than in the same period last year. At the same time it was 100 bankruptcy – No changes in the first quarter of 2024.
“Considering the type of activity, a decrease in the number of registrations was recorded in most sections, including the largest in: trade and repair of motor vehicles (by 25.4 percent), information and communication (by 13.3 percent) and industry (by 7.1 percent)” – reads in the CSO message.
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He referred to the latest data Chief economist of the Lewiatan Confederation Mariusz Zielonka. “This may indicate a more cautious approach of Poles to establishing companies after a relatively difficult 2024.in which inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and high interest rates hit the micro and small enterprise sector, “he said.
The economist noticed that although a decrease in the number of registrations may be worried, still lasts at a relatively high levelespecially compared to the last quarter of 2024, when 8,2029 companies were registered.
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How to interpret 100 bankruptcies? “This number is relatively low And he suggests that companies are better at market challenges than a year ago, “said Mariusz Zielonka. He pointed out that most bankruptcy concerned industries sensitive to changes in operating costs – mainly trade, transport and industrial processing.
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The economist also pointed out that The official number of bankruptcy of companies does not reflect the full scale of withdrawal from the marketbecause “many sole proprietorships are simply suspended or deleted without formal bankruptcy.”
