Economic Sentiment Indicator up by 0.8 pts

The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) for Poland, calculated by the European Commission, grew to 98.4 points in August compared with 98 points in July, the EC said on Friday. In industry, the ESI grew by 1.4 points month-on-month to -11.3 in August. In services it fell to - 0.8 points. In the construction sector, the indicator was -25.9 in August compared to -26.1 in July. In retail trade, it was 1.7 points compared to 1.2 a month earlier. The consumer sentiment component of the ESI stood at -14.3 points in August compared to -14.6 in July.