Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - January 2006
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Strengthened international trade and production of manufacturing in November |
| Balance of Payments | Favourable developments in international trade in the first eleven months of 2005 reduced the deficit in current transactions |
| Price Trends & Policy | Inflation converged with the Maastricht criterion at the end of the year |
| The Money Market - Household Savings | Year-on-year real growth of household deposits in banks hit the lowest level in 2005 |
| The Money Market - Loans | Robust growth of foreign currency borrowing in 2005 |
| Stock Exchange | The value of shares on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange generally fell last year |
| General Government Revenues | General government revenues rose by a favourable 3.9% in real terms in 2005 |
| Labour Market | Employment continued to increase in November; the average number of registered unemployed fell by 1% in 2005 over 2004 |
| Labour Market - Registered Unemployment in 2005 | 2005 witnessed a smaller inflow of first-time job seekers but also fewer deletions from unemployment registers for reasons not related to employment |
| Earnings | Robust growth of gross wages due to inclusion of most '13th month's pay' disbursements in November wages |
| Manufacturing | Business climate is picking up |
| Transport | Even stronger growth of road freight transport in Q3 of 2005 |
| Energy Sector | Electricity consumption and production were almost level last year |
| Tourism | The number of overnight stays stagnated in 2005; most foreign stays were made by Italians |
| Selected topics | |
| Slovenia's Global Competitiveness by WEF 2005-2006 | Small differences in Slovenia's rankings by sub-indices may indicate a relatively balanced development |
| Expenditure on Educational Institutions per Pupil/Student | Expenditure per student in Slovenia lower than in most more advanced EU countries |
| Tourism - Travel of Residents | 56% of Slovenian residents aged 15 or more went on a tourist trip in Q3 of 2005 |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |