It will soon become clear whether the mandatory actions made sense

On Thursday, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) will publish the data on the development of consumer prices in March. In February, prices rose by an average of 3.7 percent compared to a year earlier, and by 0.7 percent compared to January, particularly highlighting the 6.7 percent increase in the price of vehicle fuels.

The second estimate of industrial production for February will be published on Friday. According to the first estimate, the volume of industrial production increased by 1.8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, and by 1.4 percent when adjusted for the working day effect. Based on seasonally and working day-adjusted data, industrial output rose by 3.5 percent compared to January. However, in the first two months of the year, production was 0.9 percent lower than in the same period of 2023.