Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - January 2005
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Economic trends at the end of 2004 in line with expectations in Slovenia and in the EU |
| Balance of Payments | Exports growth to the EU was the largest contributor to total growth of goods exports |
| Price Trends | After the 0.3% price drop in December, year-on-year inflation in 2004 totalled 3.2% |
| Monetary Developments | Stabilisation of the tolar at the end of June 2004 was a key contributor to the slowdown of inflation |
| The Money Market -Savings | December recorded a 4.8% rise in savings |
| The Money Market - Loans | Household indebtedness the main source of growth in the volume of tolar loans |
| Stock Exchange | Tax reform boosts turnover on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange |
| Labour Market | In 2004, registered unemployment fell by 5% on average compared to 2003 |
| Earnings | Payments of '13th month' salaries caused the high November's wage growth in the private sector |
| General Government Revenue | 3.2% real growth of general government revenue recorded in 2004 |
| Manufacturing | Production activity sustains a high level |
| Energy Sector | Robust production growth and modest growth of electricity consumption in 2004 |
| Selected topics | |
| Social Assistance | Increasing numbers of recipients with higher levels of education, bigger share of young people |
| Slovenia's 2004 Global Competitiveness by WEF | Improved competitiveness of institutions and business environment, technology index slips |
| Comparison of Slovenian and European enterprises in 2003 | Slovenian micro enterprises closest to the European average by value added per employee |
| Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices | HICP ensures comparable measurement of price changes across EU states |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |