Sentiment indicator, October 2024

Sentiment indicator down

The economic sentiment was 1.7 percentage points lower at the monthly level and 1.2 percentage points higher at the annual level.

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Deterioration at the monthly level …

The value of the sentiment indicator was at −4.1 percentage points (p.p.), 1.7 p.p. lower than in September (at −2.4 p.p.).

The sentiment indicator was negatively influenced by four out of five indicators: in services (by 0.8 p.p.), in manufacturing (by 0.5 p.p.), in retail trade (by 0.4 p.p.) and among consumers (by 0.1 p.p.). The construction confidence indicator had no impact.

… and improvement at the annual level

Compared to October last year, the value of the sentiment indicator was higher by 1.2 p.p.

The improvement of the indicator was influenced by three out of five indicators: among consumers (by 0.9 p.p.), in manufacturing (by 0.7 p.p.) and in services (by 0.3 p.p.). On the other hand, lower values of confidence indicators in retail trade and construction (by 0.6 and 0.1 p.p., respectively) had a negative impact.

The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
Sentiment indicator, Slovenia, January 2010–October 2024
Sentiment indicator, Slovenia, January 2010–October 2024
Impact of individual confidence indicators on the monthly change of the sentiment indicator, Slovenia, October 2024
Impact of individual confidence indicators on the monthly change of the sentiment indicator, Slovenia, October 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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