The economic sentiment index (ESI) dropped by 4.5 p.p. m-o-m in September, which was a bigger drop than expected (our estimate: -0.7 p.p.) and thus fell below the long-term average. Decrease of indicator was influenced by all five components: the most by drop in manufacturing confidence (2.5 p.p. contribution to the decrease), followed by services (-1.3 p.p.). Retail trade sentiment had a slightly smaller impact (-0.3 p.p.), as well as consumer sentiment (-0.3 p.p.) and sentiment in construction (-0.2 p.p.). Excluding the pandemic period, the last time the indicator was this low was in April 14. Confidence in manufacturing fell by 7 p.p. m-o-m, in retail trade by 6 p.p., and in services by 5 p.p. In the construction, it fell by 3 p.p. and the consumer confidence decreased by 1 p.p. In services (15), retail trade (15) and construction (13), the indicator remained above the long-term average value, while the consumer confidence indicator (-40) was well below it and the lowest since June 12. In manufacturing (-8), the indicator slipped considerably below the long-term average in recent month.

Gospodarska klima v Sloveniji je bila septembra za 4,5 o. t. nižja kot v prejšnjem mesecu, kar je bil večji padec od pričakovanega (naša ocena: -0,7 o. t.) in je tako padla pod dolgoletno povprečje. Na znižanje vrednosti kazalnika je vplivalo vseh pet komponent: najbolj kazalnik zaupanja v predelovalnih dejavnostih (prispevek k znižanju v višini 2,5 o. t.), sledile so storitvene dejavnosti (za 1,3 o. t.), nekoliko manjši vpliv pa je bil v trgovini na drobno (za 0,3 o. t.), med potrošniki (za 0,3 o. t.) in v gradbeništvu (za 0,2 o. t.). Izvzemši obdobje pandemije, je bil kazalnik nazadnje tako nizko aprila 2014. Vir: Statistični urad RS

V mesecu juliju je EU-27 s tretjimi državami beležila 42 mrd EUR primanjkljaja pri trgovanju z blagom (v juniju: 34 mrd EUR in v juliju predhodnega leta 16 mrd EUR presežka), kar je bilo predvsem posledica nižje rasti izvoza in višje rasti uvoza, pretežno zaradi višje rasti cen energentov (fosilnih goriv). Izvoz na trge izven EU je znašal 212 mrd EUR (v juniju 225 mrd EUR), kar je bilo le še za 13 % več kot julija lani (junijska medletna rast je bila pri 20 %). Uvoz blaga je bil na drugi strani še vedno višji za polovico (povečanje s 172 na 254 mrd EUR). Vrednost blagovne menjave med državami EU je znašala 342 mrd EUR, kar je bilo za 22 % več kot v enakem mesecu lani. Navedeni podatki kažejo, da se je rast uvoza pretežno ohranila (predvsem zaradi rasti cen, ob zmernejši rasti uvoženih količin), medtem ko se je rast izvoza pričela umirjati. Vir: Eurostat

Global composite PMI fell below 50 in August (to 49.3; 50.8 in July), suggesting a slight contraction in the global economy, for the first time since June 2020. Volume of new orders contracted, world trade decreased, and the amount of excess capacity increased, which should at least alleviate price pressures. Five out of six sectors of the private economy registered declines (business services, consumer goods, consumer services, intermediate production and production of capital goods). Only the financial sector recorded slight growth. Declines were mainly present in developed economies (USA, Japan, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom), namely in both manufacturing and services. Economic activity picked up in India, Brazil and China. In world's 14 largest economies, employment increased, with the exceptions being China and Russia, where it declined. Services indicator fell to 49.2 in August, with services growing in China, the United Kingdom, India, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, Kazakhstan, and Ireland. In USA, Japan, Germany and Russia, the volume of services provided decreased. Source: JP Morgan, S&P Global

Sektorski podatki o poslovanju v Evropi v avgustu kažejo, da se je tekoča proizvodnja/aktivnost najbolj znižala v gozdarstvu in proizvodnji papirja, kemični industriji, avtomobilski verigi, proizvodnji kovin in rud, gradbenega materiala, gradbeništvu in inženiringu, poslovanju z nepremičninami, transportu kot tudi v proizvodnji izdelkov za gospodinjstva. Rast je beležilo le pet dejavnosti: programska oprema in IT storitve, finančne dejavnosti brez bank, tehnološka oprema, farmacija in zdravstvene storitve. Precej podobni so bili podatki o novih naročilih, ki nakazujejo na dinamiko v prihodnjih mesecih. Najbolj so se znižali v gozdarstvu in proizvodnji papirja, proizvodnji gradbenega materiala, kemični industriji ter proizvodnji kovin in rud. Le v treh sektorjih so se nova naročila nekoliko povečala. Kljub temu se je zaposlovanje v povprečju še povečalo, najbolj v proizvodnji tehnološke opreme. Vir: S&P Global

Sestavljeni PMI v območju evra se je v avgustu po prvi oceni nekoliko znižal (s 49,9 na 49,2), vendar je bilo to manj od naše ocene (48,5) in srednje ocene neodvisnih analitikov (48,2). Pri tem se je predvsem znižalo zaupanje v storitvah (padec s 51,2 na 50,2), kar še vedno pomeni šibko rast in naj bi bilo posledica draginje, ki zmanjšuje realno povpraševanje po blagu in storitvah. V predelovalnih dejavnostih je PMI ostal na podobni ravni (49,7), medtem ko se je indeks tekoče proizvodnje znižal s 46,5 na 46,3, kar naj bi odražalo avgustovski padec industrijske proizvodnje, ki naj bi sledil julijskem padcu. Cenovni pritiski v proizvodnji se umirjajo, kar ni presenečenje glede na padec cen surovin. Med večjimi gospodarstvi v območju evra, so se s padci v industrijski proizvodnji soočili predvsem v Nemčiji in Franciji, medtem ko se je v drugih gospodarstvih ta verjetno še povečala.

June data on trade of goods was mainly due to rising prices and higher turnover of trade goods that were not manufactured in Slovenia, as well as higher turnover (imports and exports) of energy products. June’s exports of goods (EUR 5.3 billion; more than EUR 1 billion above our estimate) were 57% higher y-o-y, while imports (EUR 4.8 billion) were 40% higher. Trade balance was positive in June. It amounted to EUR 0.5 billion, while a deficit was noted in all the previous five months of the year. This was due to higher exports of pharmaceutical products in Slovenia (part of them were stocked in Slovenia for some months), which influenced increased imports in the previous months. Exports of goods in the H1 were almost a third higher y-o-y (it amounted to EUR 25.5 billion), while imports increased by almost half (to EUR 27.7 billion). The deficit in goods trade in this period amounted to EUR 2.2 billion, and the export-import coverage was 92.0%.

US GDP shrank by 0.9% on an annualized rate in Q2 (this is not comparable to the year-over-year change as we know it in Europe), while it was down 1.6% in Q1. The drop was the result of reduced inventories (mainly at general department stores and motor vehicle dealers), investment in housing construction, lower federal and state consumption (lower needs due to the end of pandemic). Lower stocks had an impact of as much as 2 p.p. on lower GDP (than it would otherwise be), and housing investments for 0.7 p.p. in addition. Analysts had expected growth of 0.4% of GDP. On the other hand, household consumption increased, as did exports, which are actually key components of quality economic growth.