Central Statistical Office (Poland)

Main building of the Central Statistical Office, Warsaw

The Central Statistical Office (Polish: Główny Urząd Statystyczny; GUS) is Poland's chief government executive agency charged with collecting and publishing statistics related to the country's economy, population, and society, at the national and local levels. The president of GUS (currently Janusz Witkowski) reports directly to the Prime Minister of Poland and is considered the equivalent of a Polish government minister.

Krzywicki

GUS was organized in 1918 by Ludwik Krzywicki, one of the most notable sociologists of his time.

Inactive during World War II, GUS was reorganized in 1945.

The office is divided into several separate branches, each responsible for a different set of data. The branches include the Divisions of Coordination of Statistical Surveys, Analyses and Regional Statistics, Dissemination, National Accounts and Finance, Business Statistics and Registers, Social Statistics, Services Statistics, Agriculture and Environment Statistics, International Cooperation, Budgetary, and Personnel.

Notable GUS publications include Rocznik Statystyczny (Statistical Yearbook), Mały Rocznik Statystyczny (Concise Statistical Yearbook), and Wiadomości Statystyczne (Statistical News).

Former presidents

1918–1929 Józef Buzek 1929–1939 Edward Szturm de Sztrem 1939–1945 vacant 1945–1949 Stefan Szulc 1949–1965 Zygmunt Pudowicz 1965–1972 Wincenty Kawalec 1972–1980 Stanisław Kuziński

1980–1989 Wiesław Sadowski 1989–1991 Franciszek Kubiczek 1991–1992 Bohdan Wyżnikiewicz 1992–1995 Józef Oleński 1995–2006 Tadeusz Toczyński 2006–2006 Janusz Witkowski (acting) 2006–2011 Józef Oleński since 2011 Janusz Witkowski

See also

• Census in Poland

External links

• GUS

Coordinates: 52°13′00″N 21°00′23″E / 52.2167°N 21.0065°E