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 6 to 10 December 2021: registered unemployment, electricity consumption by consumption group, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles on Slovenian motorways and other data
Activities related to international trade were already affected by supply chain disruptions in the third quarter, with growth slowing slightly year-on-year in October as well. These problems, particularly the semiconductor shortage, have a particular…
Current economic trends from 29 November to 3 December 2021: gross domestic product, consumer prices, electricity consumption and turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices
The favourable developments in the Slovenian economy continued in the third quarter. As the containment measures were further eased and the economy and consumers adjusted to the changed conditions, private consumption in particular increased, while…
Current economic trends from 22 to 26 November 2021: economic sentiment, wages, active and inactive population
The economic sentiment indicator rose in November due to higher confidence in manufacturing and retail trade, but its average value for the last two months points to a slowdown in the growth of economic activity in the last quarter. All confidence…
Current economic trends from 15 to 19 November 2021: turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices, Slovenian industrial producer prices, construction and other charts
Employment, which is at a historically high level, continued to rise in September, with the highest year-on-year increases in human health and social work activities and construction. Construction activity increased in September, while it remained…
Current economic trends from 8 to 12 November 2021: trade in goods, production volume in manufacturing and electricity consumption by consumption group
Trade in goods declined in the third quarter compared to the second quarter, while manufacturing output growth slowed due to supply chain disruptions. However, compared to the same period in 2019, both indicators were higher. In October, industrial…
Current economic trends from 2 to 5 November 2021: turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices, electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and other charts
The values of some current indicators are strongly influenced by their low level in the same period last year. Thus, turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices in the second half of October was as much as a quarter higher year-on-year.…
Current economic trends from 25 to 29 October 2021: consumer prices, turnover in trade and turnover in market services
Consumer price inflation increased significantly year-on-year in October, mainly due to higher prices of petroleum products and heat energy. Prices of durable goods are also rising. Turnover in trade increased in August. In most sectors, turnover in…
Current economic trends from 18 to 22 October 2021: turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices, economic sentiment, Slovenian industrial producer prices, wages and other
Uncertainty in the international environment and regarding the future development of the COVID-19 epidemic most likely contributed to the deterioration of the economic sentiment indicator in October as well. Nevertheless, most confidence indicators…
Current economic trends from 11 to 15 October 2021: electricity consumption by consumption group, construction, production volume in manufacturing, current account of the balance of payments and other data
Some indicators suggest that growth in the Slovenian economy slowed in the third quarter. After a sharp increase in the second quarter (2%), manufacturing output did not increase significantly on average in July and August compared to the previous…
Current economic trends from 4 to 8 October 2021: fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles on Slovenian motorways, electricity consumption, registered unemployment and other
In September, high-frequency short-term indicators for several activities pointed to continued growth, although uncertainty remains high. According to data on fiscal verification of invoices, total turnover in the second half of September was higher…