Slowakei Unternehmensvertrauen

The industrial confidence indicator in Slovakia dropped by 7.7 points month-over-month to -1 in January 2025, from 6.7 in the previous month. The decline was mainly due to the drop in expected production for the next three months (18 vs 40 in December), particularly in the manufacture of furniture, other manufacture, repair and installation of machinery & equipment and basic pharmaceutical products & pharmaceutical preparations. Moreover, expectations for employment turned negative (-3 vs 3). On the other hand, prospects for selling prices improved significantly (17 vs -1), while export orders books were less negative (-15 vs -22).