Charts of the Week
At least once a week, we present interesting and relevant data released by domestic institutions (Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Bank of Slovenia, etc.). On the basis of data by international institutions (for example, Eurostat, the European Central Bank and Euribor.org), we also prepare an overview of key macroeconomic indicators for the euro area.
Charts of the week from 10 to 14 February 2025: GDP, production volume in manufacturing, activity in construction and current account of the balance of payments
In 2024, GDP expanded by 1.6% in real terms. As expected, government consumption grew strongly, and exports performed better than anticipated. Private consumption increased year-on-year, while fixed capital formation declined. The volume of…
Charts of the week from 3 to 7 February 2025: consumer prices, unemployment, value of fiscally verified invoices and exports and imports of goods
Consumer prices fell month-on-month in January (by 0.4%), but their year-on-year growth edged up slightly (to 2.0%) compared to December. This increase was primarily driven by higher prices in the transport group, mainly due to a low base effect. The…
Charts of the week from 27 to 31 January 2025: economic sentiment, turnover in trade and turnover in market services
The value of the economic sentiment indicator remained at a similarly low level in January as in the previous month. While it was higher year-on-year, it remained below the long-term average. Turnover trends in all trade sectors were less favourable…
Charts of the week from 20 to 24 January 2025: average gross wage per employee, Slovenian industrial producer prices and electricity consumption by consumption group
In November, the average wage growth (4.4% in real terms) was slightly lower than in the previous months. In the public sector, growth remained consistent with the previous two months, primarily driven by an increase in the value of pay scale grades…
Charts of the week from 13 to 17 January 2025: activity in construction, number of persons in employment, current account of the balance of payments, road and rail freight transport
After declining since the beginning of 2024, construction activity saw a significant increase in November 2024, although it remained lower year-on-year. The number of persons in employment, which had mostly stagnated at record-high levels since…
Charts of the week from 6 to 10 January: unemployment, value of fiscally verified invoices, exports and imports of goods and production volume in manufacturing
The number of unemployed fell slightly in December 2024 (seasonally adjusted) and was down by 2.7% year-on-year. In 2024, 45,982 persons were registered as unemployed on average, representing a 5.6% decline compared to the previous year. In December,…
Charts of the week from 23 December 2024 to 3 January 2025: consumer prices, government bonds, real estate, turnover in trade and other charts
In December 2024, year-on-year growth in consumer prices (1.9%) was less than half the rate recorded at the end of 2023. The slightly higher year-on-year inflation compared to November was driven by a lower base effect, resulting from a drop in…
Charts of the week from 16 to 20 December 2024: number of persons in employment, average gross wage per employee and Slovenian industrial producer prices
The number of persons in employment, which has mostly stagnated since mid-2023, remained largely unchanged in October (seasonally adjusted). The year-on-year growth in the average wage was high in October (6.8% in real terms). In the public sector,…
Charts of the week from 9 to 13 December 2024: production volume in manufacturing, activity in construction, current account of the balance of payments and other charts
After a further contraction in the third quarter, manufacturing output increased month-on-month in October and was 1.2% higher year-on-year in the first ten months (working-day adjusted); production in the manufacture of motor vehicles and other…
Charts of the week from 2 to 6 December 2024: unemployment, value of fiscally verified invoices and exports and imports of goods
In November, the number of unemployed persons increased slightly. However, when seasonally adjusted, it remained similar to the previous months. Year-on-year, it was 3.1% lower in November, although this decrease was smaller than in previous months.…