Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - January 2004
Contents
| In the Spotlight | The new inflation forecast is 3.6% for 2004 and 2.9% for 2005 |
| Balance of Payments | The current account surplus narrowed significantly |
| Price Trends | The inflation rate dropped by 2.6 percentage points in 2003 |
| Monetary Developments | The BS' lowering of its interest rates followed the ECB and declining inflation |
| The Money Market -Savings | Bank savings increasingly less and mutual fund savings increasingly more attractive |
| The Money Market - Loans | Growth in tolar loans mostly fuelled by lending to enterprises and OFO |
| Stock Exchange | In 2003, turnover on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange the lowest in the last three years |
| Labour Market | At the end of 2003, the number of registered unemployed 3,600 lower than the year before |
| Earnings | November's share of the '13th month's' pay and Christmas bonuses increased slightly from the year before |
| General Government Revenue | 2003 saw favourable growth in general government revenue |
| Private Consumption | Private consumption growth strengthened more than expected |
| Energy Sector | Electricity consumption higher than production in 2003 |
| Tourism | The number of German visitors' overnight stays only rose in the last quarter year on year |
| Tourism - Residents' Travel | 47.5% Slovenians aged 15 or over did not travel in the third quarter |
| Selected topics | |
| Supplementary Health Insurance | High rate of incorporation in supplementary health insurance |
| Equal Opportunities Policy | Lack of mechanisms to promote equal opportunities and equal treatment of women and men |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |