Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - October 2004
Contents
| In the Spotlight | Autumn economic growth and inflation forecasts for 2004 revised upwards compared to spring |
| Balance of Payments | Continued favourable trends in trade and services balances |
| External Debt | Debt indicators deteriorate for the second year in a row |
| Price Trends | Consumer prices in decline for the second month running |
| Monetary Developments | Unchanged policies of the Bank of Slovenia since ERM II entry |
| The Money Market -Savings | Deposit interest rates remain largely unchanged in October |
| The Money Market - Loans | Increased tolar borrowing by enterprises and OFOs in September |
| Stock Exchange | Non-residents' ownership of shares decreases |
| Labour Market | Strong growth of employment in September |
| Earnings | Wage rise caused by August's adjustment in the private sector |
| General Government Revenue | Moderate real growth of general government revenue in the first nine months |
| Manufacturing | The first eight months record high year-on-year growth of production volume |
| Energy Sector | Electricity prices excluding tax close to EU25 averages |
| Selected topics | |
| Gender Empowerment | Low representation of women at all levels of political decision-making |
| Commercial Companies | Exporters' contributions to overall company performance rise in 2003 over 2002 |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |