Slovenian Economic Mirror

Most available short-term economic indicators for Slovenia improved at the end of 2023, but with the exception of construction and certain segments of household consumption, they have mostly not reached the level of a year ago. After two months of growth, trade in goods fell again in November, but it was on average higher in October and November than on average in the third quarter. Since…

Most available economic indicators for Slovenia improved at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Real exports and imports of goods in October were similar to the previous month, while the year-on-year decline was slightly smaller. After manufacturing production had increased in September, it continued to rise slightly in October and was roughly at the same level as a year ago. The available data…

In Slovenia, the slowdown in economic growth is also reflected in the labour market. The year-on-year growth in the number of persons in employment has slowed, and the decline in the number of registered unemployed, which had been strong until the middle of this year, has also slowed. Despite the slowdown in employment momentum, around half of companies in construction, a third in trade and a…

Most of the available economic indicators in Slovenia deteriorated in the summer. After months of decline, exports and imports of goods increased slightly in August, while manufacturing output continued to contract. The year-on-year decline in activity in export-oriented sectors deepened, especially in energy-intensive industries, and export expectations in manufacturing remain very low. Data on…

The values of some short-term economic indicators for Slovenia, relating to international trade in goods and manufacturing activity, declined on average in April and May compared to the first quarter. Real turnover in market services also fell significantly in April and was also lower year-on-year. Real turnover in retail trade excluding fuel rose slightly month-on-month in April, but remained…

The value of some short-term economic indicators for Slovenia relating to international trade in goods and manufacturing declined in April. Trade in services showed an upward trend, mainly due to a significant recovery in trade in tourism-related services. Turnover in market services also increased in the first quarter, particularly in professional and technical services and architectural and…

Growth in economic activity in the first quarter was driven by household consumption, construction investment and growth in most services, where the post-COVID-19 recovery continues in some sectors. Activity in the export-oriented part of the economy was weak but trade in services, especially travel, has picked up. Employment of foreign workers was the largest contributor to overall growth in the…

Short-term indicators of economic activity for Slovenia point to weak growth at the beginning of the year in the export-oriented part of the economy and in most services, except in retail trade, and to further strengthening in construction. After several months of contraction, trade in goods increased in February, but remained lower than a year ago. Manufacturing output was higher in the first two…

In the fourth quarter of last year, the slowdown in economic activity continued in most sectors. Turnover in trade and other market services decreased in October. Exports of goods to EU Member States also continued to decline and the slow pick-up in manufacturing activity seen in previous quarters came to a halt in November. The value of construction put in place had increased significantly…

Economic growth slowed in most activities at the beginning of the last quarter of this year. Exports of goods to EU Member States fell for the second month in a row. At the beginning of the last quarter, manufacturing output rose in high-technology activities, while it fell or remained roughly unchanged in other activity groups. Household expenditure was slightly lower than in previous months,…