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 13 to 17 June 2022: labour market, construction, the balance of payments and other charts
The number of persons in employment continues to increase. Hiring of foreign workers contributed more than 50% to the year-on-year increase in April, with a particularly high share of foreign workers in construction. Construction activity declined…
Current economic trends from 6 to 10 June 2022: manufacturing, registered unemployment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and electricity consumption
Manufacturing production strengthened somewhat in April after growth slowed in the first quarter of this year. Given the high demand in the labour market, registered unemployment continues to fall. In May, the number of unemployed, including the…
Current economic trends from 30 May to 3 June 2022: active and inactive population, turnover in market services, trade in goods and other charts
The survey unemployment rate fell further year-on-year in the first quarter and the number of people in employment increased. The volume of student work also increased by more than 50%, reflecting the growing demand for various forms of work amid…
Current economic trends from 23 to 27 May 2022: economic sentiment, turnover in trade and wages
After a sharp decline in March and a temporary increase in April, economic sentiment deteriorated in May, most notably among consumers, in manufacturing and, to a lesser extent, in retail trade. Turnover in trade increased in most sectors in the…
Current economic trends from 16 to 20 May 2022: gross domestic product, labour market, slovenian industrial producer prices and other charts
In the first quarter of this year, real GDP growth moderated from the last quarter of 2021, while year-on-year growth remained high, mainly due to last year’s low base. Year-on-year increase in the number of persons in employment slowed in March, but…
Current economic trends from 9 to 13 May 2022: manufacturing, the balance of payments and construction
In the first quarter of this year, manufacturing output remained unchanged from the previous quarter, while it was still significantly higher year-on-year. After a gradual decline last year, the value of construction put in place increased…
Current economic trends from 3 to 6 May 2022: registered unemployment, electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and other charts
As for the labour market, unemployment continues to fall and demand for labour remains high. The number of unemployed in April was more than a quarter lower than in the same period last year and the lowest on record. Similar to Slovenia’s main…
Current economic trends from 25 to 29 April 2022: inflation, turnover in trade and turnover in market services
Inflation rose to 6.9% year-on-year in April. The high increase was mainly caused by high energy prices, especially petroleum product prices. In view of this, rising input prices and geopolitical uncertainties, prices of food and durable goods…
Current economic trends from 19 to 22 April 2022: economic sentiment, turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices, slovenian industrial producer prices and other charts
After the value of the sentiment indicator had fallen sharply in March, it rose slightly in April and was also higher year-on-year. The situation in the international environment (war in Ukraine, rising prices, and supply chain bottlenecks) affected…
Current economic trends from 11 to 15 April 2022: electricity consumption by consumption group, manufacturing, construction, current account and other charts
In March, industrial electricity consumption was still behind that of the same period before the epidemic, which is related to supply chain disruptions and, consequently, shortages of raw materials that have significantly hampered business…