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 2 to 5 November 2021: turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices, electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and other charts
The values of some current indicators are strongly influenced by their low level in the same period last year. Thus, turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices in the second half of October was as much as a quarter higher year-on-year.…
Current economic trends from 25 to 29 October 2021: consumer prices, turnover in trade and turnover in market services
Consumer price inflation increased significantly year-on-year in October, mainly due to higher prices of petroleum products and heat energy. Prices of durable goods are also rising. Turnover in trade increased in August. In most sectors, turnover in…
Current economic trends from 18 to 22 October 2021: turnover based on fiscal verification of invoices, economic sentiment, Slovenian industrial producer prices, wages and other
Uncertainty in the international environment and regarding the future development of the COVID-19 epidemic most likely contributed to the deterioration of the economic sentiment indicator in October as well. Nevertheless, most confidence indicators…
Current economic trends from 11 to 15 October 2021: electricity consumption by consumption group, construction, production volume in manufacturing, current account of the balance of payments and other data
Some indicators suggest that growth in the Slovenian economy slowed in the third quarter. After a sharp increase in the second quarter (2%), manufacturing output did not increase significantly on average in July and August compared to the previous…
Current economic trends from 4 to 8 October 2021: fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles on Slovenian motorways, electricity consumption, registered unemployment and other
In September, high-frequency short-term indicators for several activities pointed to continued growth, although uncertainty remains high. According to data on fiscal verification of invoices, total turnover in the second half of September was higher…
Current economic trends from 27 September to 1 October 2021: consumer prices, trade, market services and bond
Year-on-year consumer price inflation edged up slightly to 2.4% in September. Inflation continues to be fuelled mainly by higher prices of petroleum products. Prices of durable goods and services are also gradually rising. Turnover in trade fell…
Current economic trends from 20 to 24 September 2021: Fiscal verification of invoices, economic sentiment, wages, Slovenian industrial producer prices and other
Uncertainty about the future development of the COVID-19 epidemic and the possible adoption of containment measures contributed to the deterioration of the economic sentiment indicator in September, although most confidence indicators remain higher…
Current economic trends from 13 to 17 September 2021: electricity consumption by consumption group, construction, labour market and current account of the balance of payments
Some economic indicators point to a slowdown in growth during the summer months. Electricity consumption growth has slowed in recent months. This is mainly due to industrial consumption lagging behind pre-epidemic levels due to disruptions in…
Current economic trends from 6 to 10 September 2021: fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, trade in goods and other charts
At the end of August, the favourable trend in trade and tourism-related activities continued, as shown by data on the fiscal verification of invoices. Total turnover was higher than in the same period of 2019, but still lagged far behind the…
Current economic trends from 27 August to 3 September 2021: GDP, electricity consumption, trade, market services and other charts
Slovenian economic activity picked up significantly in the second quarter, which also had a positive impact on the labour market. Real GDP grew by 1.9% compared to the first quarter and by as much as 16.3% year-on-year, due to a significant low base…