Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - November 2005
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Eurostat's first estimate for Q3 indicates an upturn in economic growth in the EU |
| National Reform Programmes for the Lisbon Strategy | Measures presented in member states' national reform programmes are a good start for the EU's revamped Lisbon Strategy |
| Competitiveness | Slovenian manufacturing recorded improved price competitiveness and deteriorated cost competitiveness in Q3 |
| Balance of Payments - Current Account | The surplus in international trade was the main contributor to the surplus in current transactions generated in the first three quarters of the year |
| Balance of Payments - Capital and Financial Account | Financial flows of the private sector strengthened appreciably in Q1-Q3 |
| Price Trends & Policy | Inflation in Slovenia 0.3 percentage points above the Maastricht criterion |
| Monetary Developments & Policy | The Bank of Slovenia maintains the stability of the tolar's exchange rate |
| The Money Market -Savings | A part of the assets from the second five-year NHSS released at the end of October |
| The Money Market - Loans | Foreign currency loans account for 87.5% of net flows of loans to the non-banking sector |
| Labour Market | September saw a high yet still seasonally usual rise in employment |
| Earnings | Gross wages slipped slightly in both sectors in September |
| Manufacturing | Healthy production growth in September; the business sector still shows no signs of optimism |
| Construction | Activity slackened in Q3 yet it remains at a high level |
| Selected topics | |
| Economic Structure of Taxes and Contributions in the EU | Compared to the EU, Slovenia has a higher tax burden on consumption and labour and a lower tax burden on capital |
| Research and Development - Public Research Institutes | PRI generated over one-fourth of total revenue in the market; PRI in the area of technology produced even more, 38.9% |
| Co-operative Societies | The total value of co-operative societies' net losses rose dramatically in 2004 |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |