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Spring Forecast of Economic Trends 2023: Economic growth will weaken significantly this year, but will still be higher than expected in the autumn; inflation is gradually easing, but will remain relatively high in the first few months of this year
Since autumn, uncertainty about energy supply and prices started to recede and the outlook for economic growth in Slovenia’s main trading partners has improved accordingly, although it will remain significantly lower this year and in the next two…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 1/2023: continued slowdown in economic activity at the end of last year; the economic climate improved slightly, but remains lower than a year ago
In the fourth quarter of last year, the slowdown in economic activity continued in most sectors. Turnover in trade and other market services decreased in October. Exports of goods to EU Member States also continued to decline and the slow pick-up in…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 9/2022: Continued slowdown in economic growth in most activities at the beginning of the last quarter of this year; economic sentiment stopped deteriorating in November
Economic growth slowed in most activities at the beginning of the last quarter of this year. Exports of goods to EU Member States fell for the second month in a row. At the beginning of the last quarter, manufacturing output rose in high-technology…
Productivity Report 2022: Slovenia on the path to a low-carbon and circular economy and innovation-driven growth
Slovenia is gradually making progress in productivity and most of its key factors, but its structural development in terms of transition to innovation-driven growth and circular economy is too slow, and the modernisation and transformation processes…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 8/2022: A marked slowdown in economic activity, lower expectations not having a noticeable impact on export growth, and no signs of a slowdown in the labour market
In the third quarter of this year, GDP in Slovenia fell by 1.4% compared to the second quarter, and the year-on-year growth (3.4%) was lower than in the first half of the year and in line with IMAD’s expectations in its Autumn Forecast of 5% GDP…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 7/2022: Deteriorated economic outlook and considerable uncertainty in the international environment; household consumption under increasing price pressure
Prospects for economic growth in the euro area have deteriorated amid strong inflationary pressures, energy crisis and monetary tightening. According to September confidence indicators, economic activity in the euro area contracted and consumer…
Development Report 2022: rapid recovery of the Slovenian economy; further measures are needed to reduce the development gap with the EU average by accelerating the transformation to a highly productive low-carbon circular economy
Slovenia’s economy saw a quick rebound in 2021 with the help of massive government measures that kept the material and financial situation of the population relatively stable. The burden of the epidemic assumed by the government was reflected in a…
Autumn Forecast of Economic Trends 2022: Significant slowdown in economic growth, great uncertainty due to the situation on the energy markets
The Forecast was prepared under conditions of great uncertainty, mainly related to the situation on the energy markets, which is deteriorating as the war in Ukraine continues, contributing to the worsening of the economic outlook for Slovenia’s main…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 6/2022: Domestic consumption and export-oriented part of the economy continue to grow amid rapid price increases and considerable uncertainty
Domestic consumption growth in Slovenia remained high in the spring months. Household consumption was boosted by the easing of containment measures and record high employment. Household purchasing power is increasingly affected by rising prices,…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 5/2022: Growth in domestic consumption remains high, while growth in the export-oriented part of the economy is weakening; very high uncertainty related to the war in Ukraine
Growth of domestic consumption remains high in Slovenia. The gradual easing of containment measures and the situation on the labour market with record high employment have had a positive impact on the continued growth of household consumption in the…