Statistics Poland (, popularly called GUS), formerly known in English as the Central Statistical Office, is the Polish government's chief

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charged with collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population, and society in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, at the national and local levels. The president of Statistics Poland (currently Marek Cierpiał-Wolan) reports directly to the

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and is considered the equivalent of a Polish government minister. Ludwik krzywicki 1882

The agency was established on 13 July 1918 by

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, one of the most notable sociologists of his time. Inactive during

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, 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, and ''Wiadomości Statystyczne'' (Statistical News). In November 2018 GUS estimated that the average monthly wage in Poland was PLN 4,966 (

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1,158, $1,317). 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 while the economy as a whole grew at an annual rate of 5.1%. In December 2018, prices of consumer goods and services increased by 1.1% from the previous year while wages rose 1% from the previous month and unemployment rose .1%.

Former presidents

*1918–1929 Józef Buzek *1929–1939 Edward Szturm de Sztrem *1939–1945 vacant *1945–1949 Stefan Szulc *1949–1965 Zygmunt Pudowicz *1965–1972 Wincenty Kawalec *1972–1980 Stanisław Kuziński *1980–1989 Wiesław Sadowski *1989–1991 Franciszek Kubiczek *1991–1992 Bohdan Wyżnikiewicz *1992–1995 Józef Oleński *1995–2006 Tadeusz Toczyński *2006–2006 Janusz Witkowski (acting) *2006–2011 Józef Oleński *2011–2016 Janusz Witkowski *2016–2024 Dominik Rozkrut *since 2025 Marek Cierpiał-Wolan

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* {{Authority control 1918 establishments in Poland

Demographics of Poland Government agencies of Poland Organizations established in 1918

Former presidents

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