September 26 (SeeNews) - Slovenia's economic sentiment index went down in September by a 4.5 of a percentage point (pp) monthly, after edging up 0.9 pps month-on-month in August, the country's statistical office said.
On an annual comparison basis, the overall economic sentiment indicator decreased by 10.3 pps in September, after declining by 6.8 pps in August, the statistical office said in a statement.
The monthly decrease was mostly influenced by confidence indicators in manufacturing, down 2.5 pps, and among services, down 1.3 pps, and slightly in retail trade, down 0.3 pp, among consumers, down 0.3 pp and in construction, down 0.2 pp.
This annual decrease was influenced by lower values in manufacturing, down 4.8 pps, among consumers, down 3.8 pps, and in construction, down 0.1 pp. On the other hand, the contribution of the confidence indicators in services and retail trade was positive, up 1.8 pps and 0.1 pp, respectively.
This annual decrease was influenced by the lower values of manufacturing, down 6.3 pps, among consumers, down 3.8 pps, in construction, down 0.5 pp and services, down 0.1 pp. On the other hand, the confidence indicator in retail trade had a positive impact, down 0.4 pp.