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Slovenian Economic Mirror
The indicators of economic activity in the euro area show a slight deterioration at the beginning of the second half of the year, while the confidence and business climate indicators indicate an improvement in the coming months. Amid an increase in…
Autumn Forecast 2013: Exports will make a positive contribution to economic growth while domestic demand will continue to shrink
The economic situation is not yet expected to improve this year and in 2014. The recovery of the Slovenian economy will continue to be impeded by domestic factors, despite the first signs of recovery in the euro area. The pressing need for fiscal…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Some short-term indicators of economic activity improved but the situation remains tight
Short-term indicators of economic activity and confidence indicators indicate a continuation of low economic activity in the euro area. In April industrial production in manufacturing and construction output increased, while turnover in retail trade…
Summer Forecast of Economic Trends 2013
After the cut-off date for the preparation of the Spring Forecast (March 2103) the situation in Slovenia and in the entire euro area has deteriorated further. In the first quarter the year-on-year decline in Slovenia’s GDP deepened (-4.8%), with…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: The deterioration of the situtation on the labour market and in the banking sistem continues
In the first quarter economic activity in the euro area declined for the sixth quarter in a row, and the European Commission and the OECD expect it to contract further in 2013 as a whole. In most euro area countries GDP declined even slightly more…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Above-average deterioration in cost competitiveness and loss in market share during the crisis
International institutions revised downwards again the estimates for euro area economic growth in 2013 and 2014 in their spring forecasts. The IMF and the European Commission expect the recession in the euro area to continue (-0.3% and -0.4%…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Deterioration in the situation on the labour market; increasingly unfavourable ratio of minimum wage to average wage
At the beginning of this year the adverse economic situation in the euro area continued and the risk of a deepening of the sovereign debt crisis increased. The values of most short-term indicators of economic activity declined in January and judging…
Spring Forecast: this year 1.9% decline in GDP and deterioration of the labour market situation
After two years of modest growth, last year economic activity in Slovenia declined by 2.3%. As exports stagnated, last year’s drop in gross domestic product was the result of a pronounced decline in domestic consumption. The recovery in exports came…
Slovenian Econimic Mirror: The labour market situation continues to deteriorate
In Q4 2012, euro area GDP recorded its third drop in a row, and in February, the EC lowered its forecasts for economic activity. Euro area GDP was down 0.6% in the last quarter of 2012. The EC's winter forecast predicts that real GDP in the euro area…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: the situation on EMU financial markets improved slightly; short-term indicators remain tight
Towards the end of 2012 economic activity in the euro area decelerated further but the situation on financial markets improved slightly. In November manufacturing output and the value of construction works in the euro area contracted again, whereas…