Statistics Poland

{{Short description|Poland's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data}}

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| formed = {{Start date and age|13 July 1918}}

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| jurisdiction = Poland

| headquarters = Warsaw

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| employees = 5726[https://www.nik.gov.pl/plik/id,17065.pdf Informacja o wynikach kontroli wykonania budżetu państwa w 2017 r. w części 58] - Główny Urząd Statystyczny

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Statistics Poland ({{langx|pl|Główny Urząd Statystyczny|4=Central Statistical Office}}, popularly called GUS), formerly known in English as the Central Statistical Office,[http://orka.sejm.gov.pl/WydBAS.nsf/0/17C98969A5C511EDC125767F003357C3/$file/S%C5%81OWNIK%20PROCEDUR%20PARLAMENTARNYCH.pdf Słownik procedur parlamentarnych], Kancelaria Sejmu, {{ISBN|83-909381-0-3}}, p. 394 is the Polish government's chief executive agency charged with collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population, and society in Poland, at the national and local levels. The president of Statistics Poland (currently Marek Cierpiał-Wolan{{Cite web |date=2025-01-02 |title=Dr hab. Marek Cierpiał-Wolan powołany na Prezesa GUS |trans-title=Dr. Hab. Marek Cierpiał-Wolan appointed President of the Statistics Poland |url=https://stat.gov.pl/aktualnosci/dr-hab-marek-cierpial-wolan-powolany-na-prezesa-gus,596,1.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Statistics Poland |language=pl}}) reports directly to the Prime Minister of Poland and is considered the equivalent of a Polish government minister.

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The agency was established on 13 July 1918{{cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/docViewer.aspx?docID=1601|title=Brief note on the history of statistics|publisher=United Nations|access-date=24 January 2019}} by Ludwik Krzywicki, one of the most notable sociologists of his time.

Inactive during World War II, GUS was reorganized in March 1945 and as of 31 July 1947 was under control of the Ordinance of the Council of Ministers (along with the Organization of Official Statistics).

The office is divided into several separate branches, each responsible for a different set of data. The branches include the Divisions of Coordination of Statistical Surveys, Analyses and Regional Statistics, Dissemination, National Accounts and Finance, Business Statistics and Registers, Social Statistics, Services Statistics, Agriculture and Environment Statistics, International Cooperation, Budgetary, and Personnel.

Notable GUS publications include Rocznik Statystyczny (Statistical Yearbook), Mały Rocznik Statystyczny (Concise Statistical Yearbook), Demographic Yearbook of Poland,{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/statistical-yearbooks/statistical-yearbooks/demographic-yearbook-of-poland-2017,3,11.html|title=Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2017|publisher=Statistics Poland|access-date=24 January 2019}} and Wiadomości Statystyczne (Statistical News).

In November 2018 GUS estimated that the average monthly wage in Poland was PLN 4,966 (€1,158, $1,317).{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/401628,Polish-workers-confident-about-finding-new-job-survey|title=Polish workers confident about finding new job: survey|publisher=Radio Poland|date=15 January 2019|access-date=24 January 2019}} According to GUS, during the same month Poland's retail sales increased by 8.2% year-on-year and fell by 2.7% month-on-month{{cite news|url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/retail-sales-in-poland-up-yy-in-november---eurostat-4066|title=Retail sales in Poland up y/y in November - Eurostat|date=7 January 2019|access-date=24 January 2019}} while the economy as a whole grew at an annual rate of 5.1%.{{cite news|url=http://thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/401881,Polish-GDP-likely-grew-around-5-in-2018-investment-minister|title=Polish GDP likely grew around 5% in 2018: investment minister|publisher=Radio Poland|date=17 January 2019|access-date=24 January 2019}} In December 2018, prices of consumer goods and services increased by 1.1% from the previous year{{cite news|url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/decembers-cpi-in-poland-at-11-pct-yy---stats-office-4208|title=December's CPI in Poland at 1.1 pct y/y - stats office|work=The First News|date=15 January 2019|access-date=24 January 2019}} while wages rose 1% from the previous month{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/402097,Wages-employment-up-yy-in-Poland-in-December-stats-office|title=Wages, employment up y/y in Poland in December: stats office|publisher=Radio Poland|date=18 January 2019|access-date=24 January 2019}} and unemployment rose .1%.{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/403071,Polish-unemployment-at-58-in-December-stats-office|title=Polish unemployment at 5.8% in December: stats office|publisher=Radio Poland|date=24 January 2019|access-date=24 January 2019}}

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