Poland - Factors to Watch March 19

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19/03/2026 07:08

WARSAW, March 19 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Thursday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):

DATA

On Thursday at 0830, the statistical office will release data on industrial production in February, which, according to analysts' estimates, increased by 1.5% year-on-year after a 1.5% decline in January.

It will also publish the wage growth rate in February – economists forecast it increased to 6.5% year-on-year from 6.1% a month earlier.

INFLATION EXPECTATIONS

Inflation expectations surveyed by the Polish Statistical Office have increased following the outbreak of the war in Iran. In March, 18% of respondents expected faster price increases, compared to 6% in January, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported.

FREE CARBON PERMITS

Ten European Union member states have called on the bloc to keep handing out free carbon permits to industry to help curb costs as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran sends energy prices soaring.

RUSSIAN ARCHAEOLOGIST

A Warsaw court decided on Wednesday that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butiagin should be extradited to Ukraine, where he is accused of involvement in unauthorised excavation and plundering historical artefacts in Crimea, his lawyer said.

INTEREST RATES

The July inflation projection will give a clearer view of how the conflict in the Middle East is influencing price growth and the economy in Poland, central banker Marcin Zarzecki said.

****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****

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