Charts of the Week
At least once a week, we present interesting and relevant data released by domestic institutions (Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Bank of Slovenia, etc.). On the basis of data by international institutions (for example, Eurostat, the European Central Bank and Euribor.org), we also prepare an overview of key macroeconomic indicators for the euro area.
Current economic trends from 27 September to 1 October 2021: consumer prices, trade, market services and bond
Year-on-year consumer price inflation edged up slightly to 2.4% in September. Inflation continues to be fuelled mainly by higher prices of petroleum products. Prices of durable goods and services are also gradually rising. Turnover in trade fell…
Current economic trends from 20 to 24 September 2021: Fiscal verification of invoices, economic sentiment, wages, Slovenian industrial producer prices and other
Uncertainty about the future development of the COVID-19 epidemic and the possible adoption of containment measures contributed to the deterioration of the economic sentiment indicator in September, although most confidence indicators remain higher…
Current economic trends from 13 to 17 September 2021: electricity consumption by consumption group, construction, labour market and current account of the balance of payments
Some economic indicators point to a slowdown in growth during the summer months. Electricity consumption growth has slowed in recent months. This is mainly due to industrial consumption lagging behind pre-epidemic levels due to disruptions in…
Current economic trends from 6 to 10 September 2021: fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, trade in goods and other charts
At the end of August, the favourable trend in trade and tourism-related activities continued, as shown by data on the fiscal verification of invoices. Total turnover was higher than in the same period of 2019, but still lagged far behind the…
Current economic trends from 27 August to 3 September 2021: GDP, electricity consumption, trade, market services and other charts
Slovenian economic activity picked up significantly in the second quarter, which also had a positive impact on the labour market. Real GDP grew by 1.9% compared to the first quarter and by as much as 16.3% year-on-year, due to a significant low base…
Current economic trends from 26 July to 25 August 2021: economic sentiment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, electricity consumption by consumption group and other charts
Slovenian economic activity increased in most sectors in the second quarter as the epidemiological situation improved and the containment measures were gradually eased, which also had a positive impact on the labour market. As favourable trends in…
Current economic trends from 19 to 23 July 2021: economic sentiment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, Slovenian industrial producer prices and oter charts
Freight traffic volumes on Slovenian motorways remained at a relatively high level in mid-July, close to those of the same period in 2019. With the gradual strengthening of activity in the tourism sector, electricity consumption approached the level…
Current economic trends from 12 to 16 July 2021: traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, electricity consumption by consumption group, fiscal verification of invoices and other charts
Freight traffic on Slovenian motorways increased significantly in early July compared to a year earlier. Electricity consumption was also slightly higher, mainly due to the base effect, as activity was still low last year after the first wave of the…
Current economic trends from 5 to 9 July 2021: traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, trade in goods and production volume in manufacturing
In May, the volumes of trade in goods and manufacturing production were still well above the comparable pre-epidemic levels. Export expectations improved again in June, and the continued favourable trends in the export-oriented part of the economy at…
Current economic trends from 28 June to 2 July 2021: consumer prices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles on Slovenian motorways, electricity consumption, trade and other charts
According to data on the fiscal verification of invoices, total turnover in the second half of June was higher than in the same period of 2019, while turnover in services where certain restrictions on activity were still in place, continued to lag…