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 17 to 21 May 2021: labour market, wages, fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and other charts
Labour market conditions have improved slightly in recent months but remain remain tight. Unemployment declined somewhat between February and mid-May due to seasonal factors and the easing of containment measures but remained higher than before the…
Current economic trends from 10 to 14 May 2021: traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, electricity consumption by consumption group, registered unemployment and other charts
The first quarter of this year saw a continuation of relatively favourable movements of the export-oriented part of the economy, which reached pre-crisis levels at the end of last year. Goods exports to EU countries increased further quarter on…
Current economic trends from 3 to 7 May 2020: fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption and registered unemployment
Data on fiscally verified invoices indicate an increase in sales, which in the second half of April, were similar to the same period before the epidemic. Freight traffic on Slovenian motorways and electricity consumption were also higher in the last…
Current economic trends from 26 to 30 April 2021: registered unemployment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, consumer prices and other charts
At the end of April, registered unemployment declined further and approached pre-epidemic levels. In most weeks of April, electricity consumption and freight traffic on Slovenian motorways were close to or higher than in the same weeks of the…
Current economic trends from 19 to 23 April 2021: fiscal verification of invoices, registered unemployment, economic sentiment, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles and other charts
The renewed easing of containment measures in mid-April had a favourable impact on economic activity and confidence. Data on fiscal verification of invoices show an increase in turnover, which was only 3% lower in the third week of April than in the…
Current economic trends from 12 to 16 April 2021: traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, labour market, wages and other charts
Freight traffic on Slovenian motorways in the second week of April was significantly higher year on year. Electricity consumption was also up, which is mainly attributable to the base effect, as last year’s activity had been low due to the first wave…
Current economic trends from 6 to 9 April 2021: fiscal verification of invoices, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, electricity consumption, registered unemployment and other charts
The relatively favourable developments in the export-oriented part of the economy, which had reached pre-crisis levels at the end of last year, continued at the beginning of the year. After the increase in January, manufacturing output remained at a…
Current economic trends from 29 March to 2 April 2021: electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, registered unemployment, consumer prices and other charts
In the last year, companies have tried to adapt to the changed situation to the greatest extent possible. In comparison with the first wave of the epidemic, particularly those sectors whose operations are hampered due to the very nature of activity…
Current economic trends from 22 to 26 March 2021: fiscal verification of invoices, electricity consumption, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, registered unemployment and other charts
With the relaxation of containment measures, confidence in trade continued to improve in March; in services it was unchanged after rising in the previous two months. Data on fiscally verified invoices point to high year-on-year turnover growth in the…
Current economic trends from 15 to 19 March 2021: electricity consumption, electricity consumption by consumption group, traffic of electronically tolled vehicles, labour market and other charts
The first wave of the epidemic, which started one year ago, had a significant impact on all economic activities. Since then businesses have partly adapted to the new situation. The containment measures during the second wave are focused mainly on…