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Ljubljana, 9 August – Slovenia exported EUR 3.3 billion in goods in June, which is 21% more year-on-year, while imports were up by 30.6% to EUR 3.4 billion, the Statistics Office reported on Monday.

In June, a deficit in trade was recorded for a third month in a row, standing at EUR 100 million, with exports covering imports at a rate of 97.5%.

Ljubljana – The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown measures had a major impact on the Slovenian cultural sector last year with official statistics showing the turnout at museums and theatres slumping to roughly a third of the figures seen the year before. Meanwhile, many events and activities moved online.

Ljubljana – Beer lovers, brewers, hop growers and pub owners will celebrate International Beer Day on Friday. Last year, there were 68 companies in Slovenia with beer production as their main activity, compared to only 12 in 2010, according to the Statistics Office. According to 2018 data, Slovenians consume 26 litres of beer at home on average per year.

Ljubljana – Annual inflation in Slovenia in July ran at 2%, mostly on the account of more expensive petroleum products, while monthly inflation was at 0.4%, the Statistics Office reported on Friday.

Petroleum products accounted for 1.2 percentage points of the annual inflation rate in July, as the prices of liquid fuels were up by 25.2%, diesel by 29.2% and petrol by 24.4%.

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s tourism is beginning to pick up with fresh statistics showing visitor numbers rose by well over 50% and nights spent at tourism accommodation facilities by almost 70% year-on-year in June.

Arrivals were up by 54.7% to over 375,000 and nights spent rose by 66.7% compared with June last year to over a million, data from the Statistics Office show.

Ljubljana – Consumer confidence in July was slightly worse than in June, but better than in July last year and still above the long-term average. The consumer confidence indicator was one percentage point lower than in June and three percentage points higher than the long-term average, the Statistics Office said on Thursday.

Ljubljana – Turnover from the sale of goods in Slovenia declined in both wholesale and retail trade in 2020. It totalled EUR 26.2 billion, down 5.7% on 2019. Due to the lower mobility of the population, fuel sales revenue fell markedly, according to the Statistics Office.

Ljubljana – Slovenia recorded what is the highest positive net migration since 2008 last year as almost 18,400 people more moved in than out. The Statistics Office says part of the reason for the increase is administrative changes in the population register.

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Ljubljana – Slovenia’s landed catch totalled over 155 tonnes last year, a 29% increase compared to 2019, making the total purchase value higher by 39% on the 2019 figure, show the Statistics Office data. This is the first recorded rise of fish catch in five years.

Ljubljana – Consumer confidence in Slovenia further improved in June, as the relevant indicator was up by one percentage point compared to May and 12 points higher than in June 2020. It is also nine percentage points higher compared to last year’s average, the Statistics Office said on Tuesday.