Polish, European and global industry of machinery and equipment in the economic crisis conditions

On the basis of the data from OECD (EURO-STAT), VDMA, CETOP and the International Statistic Committee and the Chief Statistical Office (GUS), the dynamics of sales and orders in various branches of the machine-building and electromechanical industry was presented, by comparing 2008 versus 2007 and 2009 versus 2008. The included data were related to such countries like USA, Germany, Japan and China. The data showing a drop by 30 - 40%, even by 70% of orders in such branches like mining and power engineering machinery, construction machinery and machine tools were specified. The present-day status of the domestic industry, especially that of machine and equipment building was shown.