Slovenia's economic sentiment indicator declines in February

On an annual comparison basis, the overall economic sentiment indicator decreased by 1.9 pps in February, after declining by 2.1 pps in January, the statistical office said in a statement.

The decrease was due to the negative impact of confidence indicators in manufacturing, down 0.8 pp, retail trade, down 0.3 pp, construction, also down 0.3 pp and among consumers, down 0.2 pp. Only the influence of the services indicator went up by 1.5 pp.

On an annual basis, indicators in manufacturing went down by 1.8 pps, in construction fell by 0.5 pp, in retail trade decreased by 0.4 pp and in services by 0.2 pp, whereas among consumers it grew 1.0 pp.