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 21 to 24 June 2021: economic sentiment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, Slovenian industrial producer prices and real estate
The easing of containment measures in May and June had a positive impact mainly on confidence in retail trade and services, while consumer confidence has improved but is still lower than before the crisis. The volume of freight traffic on Slovenian…
Current account from 14 June to 18 June: traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, wages, labour market and other charts
Current indicators of economic activity show that in the second week of June, the volume of freight traffic on Slovenian motorways was very high, slightly exceeding the pre-crisis level of 2019. Electricity consumption was also slightly up…
Current economic trends from 7 June to 11 June 2021: traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, electricity consumption by consumption group, registered unemployment and other charts
In April, trade in goods remained at a high level, and production volume in manufacturing increased; both indicators exceeded pre-epidemic levels. In early June, the volume of freight traffic on Slovenian motorways was high, but slightly below the…
Current economic trends from 31 May to 4 June 2021: consumer prices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, fiscal verification of invoices, registered unemployment and other charts
In the first quarter of this year, real GDP increased compared to the previous quarter and exceeded the levels of the same period last year. Growth continued in the export-oriented part of the economy, and with the lifting of the containment…
Current economic trends from 24 to 28 May 2021: economic sentiment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, registered unemployment and other charts
The easing of containment measures had a favourable impact on economic activity and confidence in May. Confidence in most sectors, particularly trade and service activities, improved further. Activity in the majority of these sectors had already…
Current economic trends from 17 to 21 May 2021: labour market, wages, fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and other charts
Labour market conditions have improved slightly in recent months but remain remain tight. Unemployment declined somewhat between February and mid-May due to seasonal factors and the easing of containment measures but remained higher than before the…
Current economic trends from 10 to 14 May 2021: traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, electricity consumption by consumption group, registered unemployment and other charts
The first quarter of this year saw a continuation of relatively favourable movements of the export-oriented part of the economy, which reached pre-crisis levels at the end of last year. Goods exports to EU countries increased further quarter on…
Current economic trends from 3 to 7 May 2020: fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption and registered unemployment
Data on fiscally verified invoices indicate an increase in sales, which in the second half of April, were similar to the same period before the epidemic. Freight traffic on Slovenian motorways and electricity consumption were also higher in the last…
Current economic trends from 26 to 30 April 2021: registered unemployment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, consumer prices and other charts
At the end of April, registered unemployment declined further and approached pre-epidemic levels. In most weeks of April, electricity consumption and freight traffic on Slovenian motorways were close to or higher than in the same weeks of the…
Current economic trends from 19 to 23 April 2021: fiscal verification of invoices, registered unemployment, economic sentiment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and other charts
The renewed easing of containment measures in mid-April had a favourable impact on economic activity and confidence. Data on fiscal verification of invoices show an increase in turnover, which was only 3% lower in the third week of April than in the…