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 8 to 12 January 2024: production volume in manufacturing and value of fiscally verified invoices
Production volume in manufacturing, which began to rise in all industry groups according to technology intensity in September 2023, was still lower in November than a year ago. In the first eleven months of 2023, it was 3.2% lower year-on-year. The…
Charts of the week from 27 December 2023 to 5 January 2024: consumer prices, bond, number of registered unemployed, electricity consumption and other charts
Year-on-year inflation fell to 4.2% at the end of last year and more than halved compared to December 2022. Price increases for all major consumer groups are slowing, with prices for services contributing the most to the fall in inflation in…
Charts of the week from 18 to 22 December 2023: economic sentiment, Slovenian industrial producer prices, number of persons in employment and other charts
In December, the value of the economic sentiment indicator continued to rise month-on-month. Confidence was higher in retail trade, and slightly also construction, manufacturing and among consumers, while it remained unchanged in services. Compared…
Charts of the week from 11 to 15 December 2023: production volume in manufacturing, activity in construction, current account of the balance of payments and other charts
Following an increase in September, manufacturing output continued to rise slightly in October and was similar to the same period last year. In the first ten months, however, it was on average 3.4% lower year-on-year. According to data on the value…
Charts of the week from 4 to 8 December 2023: trade in goods, number of registered unemployed and electricity consumption
Real exports and imports of goods in October were similar to the previous month, while the year-on-year decline was slightly less pronounced. The trend of monthly declines in goods trade has come to a halt in the last two months. This was mainly due…
Charts of the week from 27 November to 1 December 2023: consumer prices, value of fiscally verified invoices, turnover in trade and other charts
In November, year-on-year consumer price growth was the lowest in two years (4.9%). The main reason for the fall of 2 p.p. compared to October was lower contribution from energy prices, mainly due to the reintroduction of the exemption from the levy…
Charts of the week from 20 to 24 November 2023: economic sentiment, Slovenian industrial producer prices and average gross wage per employee
The economic climate improved month-on-month in November, but the indicator continues to show a downward trend year-on-year. Compared to the previous month, confidence was higher in manufacturing, construction and among consumers, while it was lower…
Charts of the week from 13 to 17 November 2023: gross domestic product, value of fiscally verified invoices, electricity consumption by consumption group and other charts
Real GDP fell in the third quarter compared to the second quarter (by 0.2%), but was higher year-on-year (by 1.1%), partly due to last year’s lower base. Year-on-year growth was driven by construction investment and government consumption and by some…
Charts of the week from 6 to 10 November 2023: number of registered unemployed persons, electricity consumption and production volume in manufacturing
The number of registered unemployed continued to fall in October, albeit at a much slower rate than at the beginning of the year. Year-on-year, their number fell by 10.9%. Given the labour shortage, long-term unemployment is also down significantly.…
Charts of the week from 23 October to 3 November 2023: consumer prices, economic sentiment, value of fiscally verified invoices and other charts
Year-on-year growth in consumer prices fell slightly in October. This was mainly due to the continued moderation of price increases of food and non-alcoholic beverages, which remain the largest contributors to inflation. The value of the economic…