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 12 to 16 October 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, road and rail freight transport, labour market and other charts
The available indicators of activity for the beginning of October indicate that electricity consumption and freight traffic on motorways continue to lag behind last year’s levels, with traffic increasing slightly again, while the gap in electricity…
Current economic trends from 5 to 9 October 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, exports and imports of goods and production volume in manufacturing
The available short-term indicators of economic activity indicate that the several-month recovery and rebound to pre-crisis levels slowed in August and September. After a sharp fall during the containment measures, goods trade and manufacturing…
Current economic trends from 28 September to 2 October 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, trade, consumer prices, yields to maturity of 10-year government bonds
Certain short-term indicators of economic activity continue to fluctuate close or just below comparable last year’s levels. Electricity consumption dropped somewhat again in the fourth week of September (by 4%), after being already completely…
Current economic trends from 21 to 25 September 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, economic sentiment, real estate, market services, Slovenian industrial producer prices
Economic sentiment improved in September for the fifth consecutive month but remained lower than at the beginning of the year.
Electricity consumption was comparable to that in the same period of last year for the second week in a row, while…
Current economic trends from 14 to 18 September 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, construction, labour market, wages and current account
According to the available data for the middle of September, freight traffic was, as in the last few weeks, around a tenth lower than before the epidemic, while electricity consumption came close to the level of the same period of last year. In July,…
Current economic trends from 7 to 11 September 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, exports and imports of goods and production volume in manufacturing
In July, manufacturing production and trade in goods increased for the third consecutive month, mainly under the impact of the recovery in trading partners, but remained lower than in the same period of last year. Export expectations, having improved…
Current economic trends from 31 August to 4 September 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, GDP, active and inactive population and consumer prices
As already indicated by short-term indicators of activity, GDP contracted significantly in the second quarter (by 13% year on year) as a consequence of the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic. As expected, the largest decline was recorded in some…
Current economic trends from 24 to 28 August 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, economic sentiment, trade and market services
In August, economic sentiment improved for the fourth consecutive month. Freight traffic on motorways and electricity consumption in the economy indicate that after several weeks of decrease, the year-on-year decline in economic activity increased…
Current economic trends from 20 July to 24 August 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, trade, exports and imports of goods and other charts
Towards the end of the second quarter, economic activity increased relative to previous months in most activities (exports, manufacturing and turnover in trade) but remained markedly lower year on year. A further recovery is indicated by August’s…
Current economic trends from 13 to 20 July 2020: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, labour market, wages and other charts
Freight traffic on motorways and electricity consumption indicate that the year-on-year decline in economic activity decreased further in the first half of July. With the relaxation of containment measures and the adoption of the third stimulus…