Sentiment indicator, September 2024

Economic sentiment slightly lower than in the previous month

At the monthly level, only services had a positive impact on the sentiment indicator.

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Deterioration at the monthly level …

The value of the sentiment indicator was at −2.2 percentage points (p.p.), 0.5 p.p. lower than in the previous month (at −1.7 p.p.).

The sentiment indicator was negatively influenced by the confidence indicators among consumers (by 0.8 p.p.), in retail trade (by 0.2 p.p.), in manufacturing and in construction (both by 0.1 p.p.). Only the services confidence indicator had a positive impact (by 0.7 p.p.).

… but improvement at the annual level

Compared to the previous September, the value of the sentiment indicator was higher by 2.6 p.p.

The improvement of the indicator was influenced by three out of five indicators: in services (by 1.2 p.p.), in manufacturing (by 1.1 p.p.) and among consumers (by 1.0 p.p.). On the other hand, lower values of confidence indicators in construction and retail trade (by 0.4 and 0.3 p.p., respectively) had a negative impact.

The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
Sentiment indicator, Slovenia, January 2010–September 2024
Sentiment indicator, Slovenia, January 2010–September 2024
Impact of individual confidence indicators on the monthly change of the sentiment indicator, Slovenia, September 2024
Impact of individual confidence indicators on the monthly change of the sentiment indicator, Slovenia, September 2024
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Some totals and subtractions do not add up due to rounding.

Data are seasonally adjusted.

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.

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