Slovenia's Dec economic sentiment index stays flat m/m

In December the economic sentiment index rose by 12 percentage points from a year earlier and was 3.0 percentage points above the long-term average, the statistics office said in a statement.

The seasonally-adjusted confidence index in the services was unchanged on the month in December and 21 percentage points higher than in December 2013. The index was 2.0 points below the long-term average.

The seasonally-adjusted value of the manufacturing sector confidence index rose 2.0 percentage point compared to November. It was 4.0 percentage points higher on the year and 6.0 points above the long-term average.

The December seasonally-adjusted confidence indicator for the retail sector was down by 7.0 percentage points month-on-month. It rose by 14 points from a year earlier and was 4.0 points above the long-term average.

The confidence indicator in the construction sector was 1.0 percentage point higher on the month and rose by 6.0 points year-on-year in December. It was 6.0 percentage points above the long-term average.

The consumer confidence indicator rose by 1.0 percentage points on the month in December due to more optimistic estimations of the consumers about the financial situation of their households over the next 12 months. The indicator was 14 percentage points above last year’s average and also 14 points higher than in December 2013.