EC's economic index for Poland up in October

The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) for Poland, calculated by the European Commission, grew to 99.3 points in October compared to 96.4 points in September, the EC said on Thursday. In industry, the ESI grew by 1.5 points month-on-month to -12 in October. In services it grew to 2.4 points compared to 1.3 points in September. In the construction sector the indicator wa -25.2 in October compared to -26 in September. In retail trade it was 1.2 points compared to -1.7 a month earlier. The consumer sentiment component of the ESI stood at -16.5 points in October compared to -20.5 in September.