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Enterprises
In March 2026, 1,206 bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is a 25.4% increase compared to February 2026 (962). The number of bankruptcies registered in March 2026 is...
Economic indicators
In February 2026, the seasonally adjusted production index in the construction sector reflected a decrease of 1.4% compared to January 2026. The calendar adjusted production index reflected a decrease of...
Agriculture & fishery
The overall agricultural index decreased by 14.1% in February 2026 compared to February 2025, but remains virtually stable compared to January 2026 (-0.1%). The plant index continues to fall, with...
Consumer prices
Inflation based on the European Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 2.2% in March, compared to 1.4% in February and January. Core inflation (inflation without energy and unprocessed...
Agriculture & fishery
57.7 million litres of drinking milk were produced in December 2025. The major part of it (31.8 million litres, or 55.1%) was semi-skimmed milk. Whole milk represented 37.8% of total...
Economic indicators
In February 2026, the seasonally adjusted production index reflected an increase of 1.3% compared to January 2026. The calendar adjusted production index reflected an increase of 7.4% compared to February...
Economic indicators
The volume of sales in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased by 3% in January 2026 compared to January 2025. In the wholesale trade...
Economic indicators
For all service sectors combined, as they are processed in this statistic, “HTNXK Total services excluding NACE code K (Financial and insurance activities)”, the volume of sales decreased by 0.2%...
Statbel Academy
With no fewer than 60 schools sending 320 different teams, the seventh edition of the Statistics Competition got off to a record-breaking start. 154 teams survived the first round, in...
Economic indicators
Compared to January 2026, the volume of sales in all major trade sectors decreased. Compared to the previous month, the volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has, decreased...