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 14 to 18 February 2022: labour market, construction, current account of the balance of payments and electricity consumption by consumption group
Labour market conditions remained favourable in December as employment reached new highs. In 2021 as a whole, the number of employed persons was 1.4% higher than in 2020 and 0.6% higher than in 2019. Due to the shortage of domestic labour, employment…
Current economic trends from 7 to 11 February 2022: manufacturing, inflation, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices
Following a slowdown in the third quarter of last year, manufacturing production increased significantly, mainly due to strong growth in November. Year-on-year consumer price inflation picked up in January (to 5.8%). Year-on-year inflation continued…
Current economic trends from 31 January to 4 February 2022: registered unemployment, electricity consumption and trade in goods
Labour market conditions continued to be favourable in January and were mainly influenced by seasonal developments. The number of registered unemployed was lower than in the same period last year (by 25.9%) and lower than in January 2020 (by 15%).…
Current economic trends from 24 to 28 January 2022: economic sentiment, wages, turnover in trade, turnover in market services and other charts
Economic sentiment improved slightly again in January despite the negative impact of supply chain disruptions and uncertainty surrounding the development of the epidemic. Year-on-year growth in average gross wages in the private sector remains high,…
Current economic trends from 17 to 21 January 2022: labour market and Slovenian industrial producer prices
Labour market conditions remained favourable last November and employment continued to rise. In the first 11 months of last year, employment was 1.2% higher than in the same period of 2020 and 0.5% higher than in 2019. Year-on-year employment growth…
Current economic trends from 10 to 14 January 2022: production volume in manufacturing, the balance of payments, road and rail freight transport and other data
The end of last year and the beginning of this year were marked by increased economic activity. Turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices at the end of December last year and at the beginning of this year was 60% higher year-on-year and was…
Current economic trends from 3 to 7 January 2022: registered unemployment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles on Slovenian motorways, electricity consumption and other
Labour market conditions remain favourable. In December, they were mainly influenced by seasonal developments. At the end of last year, the number of unemployed was significantly lower than in the same periods of 2020 (by 24.4%) and 2019 (by 12.4%).…
Current Economic Trends from 27 to 31 December 2021: consumer prices, turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices, turnover in trade and other
The year-on-year increase in consumer prices strengthened further in December (to 4.9%). In addition to higher energy prices, supply chain disruptions also contributed to inflation in the context of rapid recovery; prices for food, consumer goods and…
Current economic trends from 20 to 24 December 2021: economic sentiment, Slovenian industrial producer prices, wages and other
Economic sentiment and consumer confidence improved slightly at the end of the year, but remain lower than in the previous quarter. Slovenian industrial producer prices continue to rise rapidly, and the year-on-year increase is mainly due to higher…
Current economic trends from 13 to 17 December 2021: turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices, construction, labour market and other data
Turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices was up 41% year-on-year in early December, mainly due to growth in activities that were almost completely shut down during the same period last year. The high growth in trade also continued. Total…