Slovenian Economy Contracts 2.2% Y/Y in Q2

Ljubljana, 31 August - The Slovenian economy shrank at an annual rate of 2.2% adjusted for working days and season in the second quarter of 2012 as domestic consumption plummeted by 6.8%. Compared to the first quarter, the country's output contracted by 1%, according to data from the Statistics Office.

Ljubljana A press conference at which the Statistics Office presented GDP data for the second quarter of 2012, the consumer price index data for August and surveyed unemployment rate. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference at which the Statistics Office presented GDP data for the second quarter of 2012, the consumer price index data for August and surveyed unemployment rate.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana A press conference at which the Statistics Office presented GDP data for the second quarter of 2012, the consumer price index data for August and surveyed unemployment rate. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference at which the Statistics Office presented GDP data for the second quarter of 2012, the consumer price index data for August and surveyed unemployment rate.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana A press conference at which the Statistics Office presented GDP data for the second quarter of 2012, the consumer price index data for August and surveyed unemployment rate. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference at which the Statistics Office presented GDP data for the second quarter of 2012, the consumer price index data for August and surveyed unemployment rate.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana A press conference at which the Statistics Office presented GDP data for the second quarter of 2012, the consumer price index data for August and surveyed unemployment rate. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference at which the Statistics Office presented GDP data for the second quarter of 2012, the consumer price index data for August and surveyed unemployment rate.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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