Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - March 2004
Contents
| In the Spotlight | 2003 saw the lowest GDP growth after 1993; business expectations for this year are optimistic, but still precarious; March's inflation increased due to seasonal factors and oil prices, while long-term inflation indicators continued to fall |
| Competitiveness | Slovenia's market share increased in 2003 despite lower price and cost competitiveness |
| Balance of Payments | January saw a low volume of merchandise trade |
| Price Trends | The annual inflation dropped by 1.0 percentage point in the first two months |
| Monetary Developments | The BS cut its interest rates by 0.5 of a percentage point in the first two months |
| The Money Market -Savings | Interest rates on short-term deposits higher than those on long-term deposits |
| The Money Market - Loans | Only short-term loans recorded a rise in January |
| Labour Market | Seasonal falls recorded in January's employment and February's unemployment |
| Earnings | The wage trend reversed in January compared to November and December |
| General Government Revenue | A seasonal fall seen in February's general government revenue |
| Agriculture & Food-Processing Industry - Prices | The gap between agricultural producer prices and food prices in the consumer price index increased again in 2003 |
| Agriculture & Food-Processing Industry - International Trade | Low crops and greater liberalisation of international trade increased the trade deficit |
| Selected topics | |
| Equal Opportunities Policy - Employment Relationships Act | The Employment Relationships Act introduces a number of new provisions concerning gender equality |
| Strikes in 1998-2002 | The government should implement the ILO resolution on strike statistics by setting up a reliable database on strikes and other industrial actions |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |