In manufacturing, managers foresee relative stability in production volumes over the next three months, with a balance of -1%. Employment is expected to see moderate decline, with a balance of -6%, while industrial product prices are seen going up, a trend reflected in a balance of +21%.
In the construction sector, production volume is forecast to remain relatively stable over the next three months, reflected by a balance of -5%, and the number of employees is seen relatively stable, with a balance of -1%. Construction prices are anticipated to follow an upward trend, reflected in a balance of +33%.
In retail, managers foretell relatively stable turnover over the next three months, with a balance of -1%, while employment is envisage to increase moderately, with a balance of +7%.
Price increases are expected by 33% of retail managers, compared to just 1% who foresee decreases. The resulting balance of +32% points to an upward trend in retail prices.
In services, managers predict services activity (turnover) will remain broadly stable over the next three months, with a balance of -3%, while employment is forecast to remain relatively stable, with a balance of -4%.
Selling and billing prices for services are expected to increase moderately, a trend reflected in a balance of +14%.
The results are based on business tendency surveys conducted by INS in September 2026 and reflect managers’ expectations regarding economic activity, employment, and prices over the following three months. INS calculates the balance of opinion as the difference between the share of respondents expecting an indicator to increase and the share expecting it to decrease. The statistical office notes that the indicator reflects managers’ perceptions of future developments and should not be interpreted as an actual rate of increase or decrease for the statistical indicators measured by INS.