Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - June 2005
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Most GDP aggregates in line with expectations in Q1; investment consumption lower than expected |
| Strategy of Slovenia's Development | The government adopted the Strategy of Slovenia's Development until 2013 |
| Price Trends and Policy | Average inflation fell to 3.2% in May while the Maastricht criterion stood at 2.3% |
| Monetary Developments and Policy | Tolar's exchange rate fluctuations in the first year of participation in the ERM II have not exceeded 0.15% |
| The Money Market -Savings | Investment in foreign securities increased the returns of mutual funds |
| The Money Market - Loans | Smaller difference between domestic and foreign interest rates due to the raising of foreign interest rates |
| Labour Market | Growth of employment continues; the number of registered unemployment dropped to below 90,000 in May |
| Private Consumption | Year-on-year consumption growth is slowing down while household indebtedness in banks is increasing |
| Manufacturing | Production volumes stagnated in the first four months of the year |
| Selected topics | |
| Ownership Consolidation in Companies Officially Listed on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange | Kad and Sod remain the largest owners in companies listed on the stock market |
| Commercial Companies | Changed criteria for classifying companies by size resulted in a strong increase of small companies in 2004 |
| Expenditure on Educational Institutions - International Comparison | Slovenia's share of private expenditure on educational institutions in GDP exceeded the EU average |
| Research and Development - Commercial Companies | The research and development sector recorded a significant reorientation towards foreign markets |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |