Statystyka mieszkaniowego majątku trwałego w Polsce – wyzwania metodyczne

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present the current methodological challenges related to the statistics of residential fixed capital and its reproduction, i.e. streams affecting its value. Our research, based on information from Statistics Poland and the literature relevant to the Polish experience, demonstrates that official statistics does not have enough information to draw conclusions – especially long-term ones – regarding the current shape of residential fixed capital in Poland and its place in a larger, socio-economic system. What is missing in particular are the data necessary to define the actual volume, degree of wear and tear and the proportion of the housing stock of fixed capital, as well as the value streams of this capital made available for use or liquidated. It is also impossible to determine the value of outlays on the renovation and operation of the housing stock. The implementation of changes in the statistics of residential fixed capital according to the guidelines proposed in this paper is likely to improve its ability to illustrate more accurately the trends and other economic structural dependencies that shape the social dimension of the housing problem.