The dynamics of trade in goods remained at a high level in April as well. Contrary to expectations, it even intensified. April exports of goods (EUR 4.2 billion; our estimate: EUR 3.9 billion) were almost EUR 1 billion higher than in the same month last year, while imports (EUR 4.7 billion) were EUR 1.4 billion higher. Year-on-year, exports of goods grew by 29% (24% in the first four months) and imports by 43% (48% in the first four months). The trade balance (difference between exports and imports of goods) remained negative in April (-EUR 570 million) and increased to EUR 2.2 billion in the first four months of the current year, which is extremely high relative to GDP (12% of GDP). In the coming months, we expect a slowdown in private consumption growth, as well as the effect of higher exports due to higher prices of industrial products, so we estimate that the monthly deficit will decrease dynamically. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

Dinamika trgovinske menjave je v Sloveniji tudi aprila ostala na visoki ravni. Nekoliko nasprotno od pričakovanj, se je celo še okrepila. Aprilski izvoz (4,2 mrd EUR; naša ocena: 3,9 mrd EUR) v letu 2022 je bil za skoraj 1 mrd EUR višji kot v enakem mesecu lani, uvoz (4,7 mrd EUR) pa za 1,4 mrd EUR. Medletno je bila rast izvoza blaga pri 29 % (prve štiri mesece je bila višja za 24 %), uvoza pa pri 43 % (prve štiri mesece je bila višja za 48 %). Trgovinska bilanca (presežek vrednosti uvoza nad izvozom) je aprila ostala negativna (-570 mio EUR) in se je v štirih mesecih tekočega leta povečala na 2,2 mrd EUR, kar je izjemno veliko (12 % BDP). V prihodnjih mesecih pričakujemo upočasnjeno rast zasebne potrošnje ter tudi efekt izvoza višjih cen industrijskih izdelkov, zato ocenjujemo, da se bo mesečni primanjkljaj dinamično zniževal. Vir: Statistični urad RS.

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As expected, the economic climate in Slovenia decreased slightly in May (-1.4 percentage points compared to April, our estimate: -1.5 p.p.). Change was negatively affected by fall in in manufacturing confidence (-0.9 p.p.) and consumer sentiment (-0.7 p.p.). The effects of services and construction indicators were positive (each contributed +0.2 p.p.). The confidence indicator in retail trade had no effect. Compared to May 2021, the value of the economic climate indicator was lower by 2.8 p.p. Compared to the long-term average, optimism was highest in construction (+36 p.p.), retail trade (+16 p.p.) and services (+8 p.p.). In manufacturing it remained higher, but only by 2 p.p.

Sestavljeni PMI za območje evra je v maju po prvi oceni (podatki so bili anketno zbrani med 12. in 20. majem) nekoliko upadel (s 55,8 v aprilu na 54,9), kar je bila posledica nekoliko nižje rasti v storitvah (56,3) in slabših pričakovanj v predelovalnih dejavnostih (54,4), vendar se je ocena tekoče proizvodnje (v maju) izboljšala na 51,2. Na podlagi tega indikatorja je pričakovati tudi v 2. četrtletju zmerno rast proizvodnje v območju evra.

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Slovenia's GDP in the Q1 2022 was 0.8% higher in real terms than in the previous quarter (seasonally and calendar adjusted), which is a significant slowdown compared to the growth we have been accustomed to since the beginning of 2021. Nevertheless, growth can be described as extremely high, as it followed a 5.3% quarterly growth in the Q4 2021, and such growth is usually followed by a decline. Growth of 0.8% was also higher than in the EU-27 (+0.4%) and four times higher than our estimate (+0.2%). Quarterly growth was high in many European countries (Romania: + 5.2%, Portugal: + 2.6%, Austria: + 2.5%, Poland: + 2.4%, Latvia: + 2.1%) and that shows the March invasion of Ukraine has not yet had a major economic impact. The key reason was the strong growth in the European service sector.