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.
Charts of the week from 13 to 17 May 2024: gross domestic product, value of fiscally verified invoices, electricity consumption by consumption group and other charts
In the first quarter of this year, year-on-year economic growth (2.1%) was similar to that recorded in the fourth quarter of last year, supported by private and government consumption. Investment activity, which experienced significant growth last…
Charts of the week from 6 to 10 May 2024: manufacturing, number of registered unemployed and electricity consumption
In April, the monthly decline in the number of registered unemployed was similar to the previous two months. Total unemployment fell by 7% year-on-year, while the number of long-term unemployed fell by 15%, against the backdrop of labour shortages.…
Charts of the week from 29 Aprila to 3 May 2024: consumer prices, value of fiscally verified invoices, trade in goods and other charts
In April, year-on-year inflation dropped to 3%, the lowest level since October 2021. The slowdown was mainly due to less pronounced seasonal rises in prices of package holidays and clothing and footwear. Prices of food remained unchanged…
Charts of the week from 22 to 26 April 2024: economic sentiment, turnover in trade and average gross wage per employee
The economic sentiment indicator rose month-on-month in April in all activities except in construction; economic confidence reached its highest level in 13 months. In February, real turnover further increased in most trade sectors, while it was…
Charts of the week from 15 to 19 April 2024: number of persons in employment, activity in construction, value of fiscally verified invoices and other charts
In February, the number of persons in employment continued to rise year-on-year. This increase was mainly driven by a higher number of foreigners in employment, particularly in construction, transportation and storage, and administrative and support…
Charts of the week from 8 to 12 April 2024: electricity consumption by consumption group, production volume in manufacturing and current account of the balance of payments
Electricity consumption in the distribution network was lower year-on-year in March in all consumption groups. Manufacturing output continued to increase in February. Since the beginning of the year, it has risen in all industry groups according to…
Charts of the week from 1 to 5 April 2024: number of registered unemployed, value of fiscally verified invoices, electricity consumption and other charts
In March, the monthly decline in the number of registered unemployed (0.9%, seasonally adjusted) was similar to February, while the number of unemployed fell by 6.9% year-on-year at the end of March. In the second half of March, the year-on-year…
Charts of the week from 25 to 29 March 2024: consumer prices, turnover in trade, production volume in manufacturing
The year-on-year growth in consumer prices continued to accelerate slightly in March, to 3.6%, mainly due to a higher year-on-year increase in services prices, while compared to March last year, inflation fell by almost 7 p.p. In the food and…
Charts of the week from 18 to 22 March 2024: economic sentiment, value of fiscally verified invoices, slovenian industrial producer prices and other charts
The value of the economic sentiment indicator, after improving for several months, decreased for the second month in a row in March and remained lower than a year ago. In the first half of March, the year-on-year growth in the nominal value of…
Charts of the week from 11 to 15 March 2024: production volume in manufacturing, activity in construction, current account of the balance of payments and other charts
After manufacturing output had already risen in the fourth quarter of last year, it increased even more strongly in January and was also higher year-on-year in some energy-intensive sectors. The value of construction put in place fell in January and…