In the 2nd quarter of 2025, the IRG SGH barometer (BARIRG) took a negative value, -3.43 pts, which is 2.67 pts higher than in the previous quarter and 0.65 pts higher than in the 2nd quarter of 2024. The economic barometer in the 2nd quarter of 2025 is also higher (by over 2.5 pts) than the average for the second quarters of the last 20 years. The greatest impact on the positive dynamics of the BARIRG in annual terms had an increase in the consumer sentiments indicator (by 2.4 pts) and in the industrial confidence indicator (by 0.7 pts). As for the two remaining BARIRG components: the trade confidence indicator and the construction confidence indicator, they decreased by: 1.4 pts and 0.9 pts, respectively. The increase in overall economic activity in the country is rather of seasonal nature. The survey respondents expect the economic situation in Poland to improve in the next quarter.
