The most important economic information
The following are general economic indicators for Podlaskie Voivodeship:
- Population (as of 30 September 2009) – 1,190,735
- Average paid employment in enterprise sector (November 2009) – 95896
- Average monthly gross wages and salaries in enterprise sector (November 2009) – 2,813.05 zł
- Unemployment rate (as of the end of November 2009) – 12,0%
- Dwellings completed in November 2009 – 661
- Procurement of milk (November 2009) – 126.8 mln l
- National economy entities from the REGON register, excluding persons tending private farms (as of the end of November 2009) – 89,654
According to REGON register in the year 2002 there were around 95 thousand companies registered in Podlaskie region (97% of them in private sector), dealing with;
- Trade and servicing – 33.2%
- Providing services to real estates and companies – 11.8%
- Construction – 10.5%
- Industrial processing – 9.7%
- Transport 8.3%
- Agriculture, hunting and forestry 4.5%
Economics in numbers
Economic mechanisms in the region
Agriculture
Arable land constitutes around 60% of the total area of the region – most of which is ploughland (around 40%), forests, meadows and pastures. Over 120 000 farms are registered, roughly half of which are small farms of 1–5 ha and medium-sized farms of 5–10 ha. The smaller farms prefer intensive production (gardening, orcharding), whereas the larger ones engage in cattle and crop production. The cattle-raising farms are mainly oriented towards milk production.
The natural conditions of the region are conducive to the development of organic growing, which at present is practised by around 100 farms. Over 600 farms in the region offer agritourist services
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