Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - May 2006
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Favourable economic trends and improvement in the labour market in the first quarter |
| Development Report 2006 | Slovenia's development in 2000-2004 was favourable in the areas of modern welfare state and macroeconomic developments; the economy's competitiveness remains the biggest problem |
| Balance of Payments - Current Account | The first quarter saw robust growth of trade in goods and services |
| Balance of Payments - Capital & Financial Account | Net capital inflows rose considerably in Q1 |
| Price Trends & Policy | April's inflation entirely due to seasonal impacts and expensive oil |
| Labour Market | Employment received a seasonal boost in March |
| Earnings | Stronger growth of the gross wage per employee in March caused by the higher number of working days |
| Manufacturing | Production activity surged in Q1 |
| Construction | Modest activity in the first three months of the year |
| Tourism | Q1 saw a relatively high rise in the number of overnight stays |
| Selected topics | |
| Entrepreneurial Activity and Entrepreneurial Environment in Slovenia | Entrepreneurial activity in Slovenia is comparatively low |
| Slovenia's World Competitiveness by IMD 2006 | Slovenia moves up 7 ranks in the World Competitiveness Index |
| Household Savings in Mutual Funds | At the end of 2005, assets in Slovenian mutual funds' amounted to EUR 688.8 per capita |
| Commercial Companies | Higher positive difference between net profit and net loss at the end of 2005 |
| Solvency | The number of insolvent legal entities rose in 2005 |
| Regions - Demographic Structure of the Population | Regional differences according to the ageing index are narrowing |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |