Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - October 2006
Contents
In the Spotlight | Effects of international environment on export and production growth also favourable in the summer months |
Balance of Payments | Growth of export-import flows remains relatively strong |
Price Trends & Policy | Price rises of clothing and footwear were the main inflationary factor in September |
Money Market - Loans | Borrowing of domestic currency picked up |
Money Market - Savings | September's net inflows into mutual funds were the highest so far |
Stock Exchange | The SBI20 index continued to grow strongly in Q3 |
General Government Revenue | Favourable real growth of general government revenue in the first nine months of the year |
Labour Market | This year's inflow of young school-leavers into unemployment lower than in previous years |
Earnings | Wages in the private sector rose mainly due to the August adjustment |
Manufacturing | The production of electrical and optical equipment in the first eight months contributed over a quarter to the robust total growth of manufacturing's production |
Transport | Within road freight transport, international transport increases at the fastest pace |
Energy Sector | Net electricity exports can be expected in the future only if there are surpluses in hydro-energy |
Selected topics | |
Fishing - Catches, Production and Trade | Slovenia's catches, production and net imports of aquatic animals fell in 2005; in comparison with the EU, the supply is extremely low |
Continuing Education - Programmes and Participants | The number of participants in continuing education rose by 30.5% from 1998 to 2004 |
Stability and Growth Pact Reform | The reform mostly improved the quality of fiscal rules in the EU |
Performance of Slovenian Companies in 2005 | Most activities improved their business results in 2005 |
Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs |