Travel and hospitality services hit worst in first Covid-19 wave

Ljubljana, 19 November - The services sector has been heavily affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. In Slovenia, the biggest monthly drop in services income was recorded in April, a 18.4% decrease. Pub, restaurant or cafe owners and travel agencies were hit worst in the months following the first epidemic declaration, a Statistics Office study shows.

Ljubljana Lockdown takes toll on Slovenia's economy, with a 13% year-on-year contraction in the output in the second quarter of the year. Photo: Jure Makovec/STA File photo

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Lockdown takes toll on Slovenia's economy, with a 13% year-on-year contraction in the output in the second quarter of the year.
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
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