Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - July 2006
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Economic trends remain favourable |
| Balance of Payments | The current account deficit narrowed by almost 50% in the five months to May over the same period of 2005 |
| Price Trends & Policy | Half of six-month inflation was generated by price rises in liquid fuels |
| Money Market - Loans | Robust borrowing from abroad in May |
| Money Market - Household Savings | Developments on global capital markets strongly affected net inflows in mutual funds |
| Stock Exchange | Quarterly growth of SBI20 at the highest level since Q3 of 2002 |
| General Government Revenue | Higher general government revenue mainly underpinned by corporate income tax inflows; revenue from payroll tax dropped |
| Labour Market | Relatively strong growth of formal employment continued in May |
| Earnings | Minimum wage for 2006 and 2007 fixed |
| Manufacturing | Robust growth of production in May |
| Energy Sector | Electricity prices not much below the EU average |
| Transport | Road freight transport recorded strongest growth among transport activities |
| Distributive Trades | Substantial growth of value added in Q1 |
| Selected topics | |
| Food prices have oscillated around the 2003 average level since Slovenia joined the EU; in the last two quarters mainly saw price rises in non-seasonal foods | |
| Enterprises in the 2003-2005 Period | Most new jobs opened in micro and small enterprises |
| Education - Adults in Secondary Schools | The number of adults in secondary schools rose by 11.7% from 1999 to 2004 |
| Ratio of Students to Teaching Staff - International Comparison | Slovenia's ratio is much poorer than both the average ratio of the OECD countries and the ratios of most EU countries |
| Regions - Development Deficiency Index, 2007-2013 | Improved development deficiency index is one of the criteria used in allocating regional incentives |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |