Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - May 2004
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Oil prices the main factor behind May's high inflation Robust export growth in the first quarter, positive trends in manufacturing sustained from the previous quarter |
| Balance of Payments | Export flows rising faster than import flows in the first quarter |
| Competitiveness | Price and cost competitiveness fell early in the year |
| Price Trends | Strong growth in industrial producer prices mainly underpinned by higher commodity prices |
| Monetary Developments | The BS slowed down the euro's year-on-year appreciation by about 20% in four months |
| The Money Market -Savings | Year-on-year growth in household tolar savings at an all-time low |
| The Money Market - Loans | Government's loan repayment caused a real fall in tolar loans |
| Labour Market | The usual seasonal trends continue in the labour market |
| Earnings | Accelerated growth in the private sector's gross wage typical of March |
| General Government Revenue | Final tax assessments pushed April's revenue up |
| Manufacturing | Production activity at a high level in the first quarter |
| Construction | Increased construction activity underpinned by building construction |
| Transport and Communications | Public coach transport still on a strong downturn |
| Forestry | Low exploitation of wood resources improved slightly in 2003 |
| Selected topics | |
| IMD's Global Competitiveness, Slovenia in 2004 | Slovenia's competitiveness is rising, the main challenge business efficiency |
| Maastricht Criteria -Long-term Interest Rates | Only Hungary fails to meet the criterion of long-term interest rates |
| Business Subjects | The Business Register of Slovenia recorded 0.4% less business subjects at the end of 2003 |
| Winding up of Business Subjects | Reasons for winding up include the completion of a bankruptcy or liquidation procedure, a deletion pursuant to the Financial Operations of Companies Act |
| Data, Main Indicators, Graphs | |