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Slovenian Economic Mirror: different adjustment of wages and employment in the public and private sectors during the economic crisis
Low economic activity in the euro area is expected to continue in the third quarter of this year and the IMF downgraded somewhat its projections for global economic growth in its latest forecast for this year and 2013. Contrary to expectations, the…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Amid the ongoing tight conditions, increase in structural balances on the labour market
Economic activity in the euro area declined in the second quarter, and similar movements are also expected to continue in the second half of the year. Growth in exports, which made a positive contribution to GDP growth in the second quarter, is…
Autumn Forecast: A shrinkage of economic activity and a tightening of labour market conditions this year and the next
After growth in 2011, the recovery of economic activity was interrupted in the first half of 2012. In Q2, GDP dropped 3.2% y-o-y, recording one of the largest drops in the euro area. Domestic consumption, i.e. household and government consumption and…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: The conditions in the domestic and international environment remain tight. The prospects are unfavourable.
Economic activity in Slovenia's main trading partners declined in the second quarter and the expectations for the second half of the year deteriorated. Following the stagnation in the first quarter, GDP in the euro area shrank by 0.2% in the second…
A pronounced decline of economic activity in the second quarter
In the second quarter Slovenia recorded the steepest decline of economic activity since 2009, and one of the largest in the euro area. The key reason cited by the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development is a strong decline in domestic…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Structural imbalances on the labour market are deepening, the situation on financial markets is deteriorating further
Short-term indicators indicate a continuation of weak economic activity in the euro area in the second quarter. In April, industrial production volume in manufacturing declined while construction put in place and turnover in retail trade continued to…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Amid a further deterioration of the situation in the financial sector, economic activity remains modest
In the first quarter of this year, economic activity in the euro area stagnated, while for 2012 as a whole, the European Commission and the OECD project a contraction of economic activity. The key reason why economic activity in the euro area…
In the first months of this year, most indicators of economic activity remained poor
In their latest forecasts for 2012, the EC and the IMF, similar to other international institutions, project a decline of economic activity in the euro area (-0.3%). According to the IMF, uncertain conditions in the euro area pose the main risk to…
Continuation of unfavourable economic conditions at the beginning of this year
The economic conditions in the euro area remain unfavourable at the beginning of this year. Besides the sovereign debt crisis, an increasing downside risk to economic growth is the growth of commodity prices. In January, the values of short-term…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Elevated risks to economic activity this year
Economic activity in the euro area declined in the final quarter of last year and, as expected, the European Commission revised downwards its forecasts for 2012. GDP in the euro area dropped 0.3% in the last quarter of 2011 (seasonally adjusted),…