Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - February 2007
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Developments in the labour market were favourable in 2006; the ILO unemployment rate fell to 6.0% |
| International Environment -EMU | Economic growth in the EMU was higher than expected in 2006; outlook for this year better than in autumn |
| International Environment - USA | GDP growth and inflation are slowing down |
| Balance of Payments - Current Account | The level of the current account deficit poses no threat to the balance of payments |
| Balance of Payments - Capital and Financial Account | Capital flows rose further in 2006 |
| Trade in Services | Other services recorded the highest increase in exports and imports |
| Price Trends & Policy | The contribution of price rises attributable to the euro changeover to inflation is comparable to the corresponding contributions in other EMU countries |
| Labour Market | Formal employment increased by 1.4% in 2006, primarily in construction and business services |
| Labour Market - Unemployment in 2006 | Average ILO unemployment rate fell to 6.0% while average registered unemployment rate declined to 9.4% in 2006 |
| Earnings | The annual real growth of the average gross wage per employee totalled 2.2%, which is less than the estimated growth of productivity |
| Manufacturing | Manufacturing's industrial production enjoyed the highest growth in 15 years last year |
| Construction | Robust growth of activity in Q4 of 2006 |
| Agriculture - Production and Economic Accounts | According to first estimates, the production value and value added in agriculture fell by around 6% last year |
| Selected topics | |
| Pension insurance | Growth of pension base exceeded wage growth |
| Household Electricity | The consumption of household electricity is not more intense than the consumption of other energy sources |
| Selected Competition Indicators in Wholesale and Retail Trade | Competition in wholesale and retail trade increased between 2002 and 2005 |
| Health Expenditure - International Comparison | Total expenditure on health in Slovenia accounted for 8.5% of GDP in 2004, slightly less than the EU-15 average |
| Regions 2006 - Selected Regional Socio-economic Indicators | The biggest regional disparities observed in unemployment |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |