Following a decline in the first quarter, construction activity increased in April and May, exceeding the level recorded in the same period last year. In the first five months of the year, it was lower than in the same period last year, with the most pronounced decline observed in civil engineering. The number of persons in employment remained broadly…

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Slovenian Economic Mirror 5/2025

In Slovenia, the values of short-term indicators for April and May point to weak growth in trade sectors, construction and manufacturing. Household consumption strengthened, while exports and imports continued to decline. In the first four months of the year, economic activity was higher year-on-year only in trade, transport and storage, and certain high-technology…

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Charts of the week from 30 June to 4 July 2025: consumer prices, unemployment, exports and imports of goods and other charts

Amid higher monthly prices, year-on-year inflation strengthened slightly again in June (by 0.4 p.p. to 2.2%). Year-on-year, the highest growth continues to be recorded in the food and non-alcoholic beverages group, where inflation strengthened to…

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Charts of the week from 23 to 27 June 2025: Economic sentiment and turnover in trade

The economic sentiment indicator declined in June after improving in May and was also lower year-on-year. Real turnover in retail trade with food products strengthened significantly in April following a sharp decline in March, and was also higher year-on-year. Real turnover in other retail sectors…

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