Statistical Office of The Republic of Slovenia

08/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/30/2024 02:32

Import price indices, July 2024

Import price indices, July 2024

Import prices lower

In July 2024 import prices were 0.3% lower than in the previous month and 0.8% lower than a year ago. On a monthly basis, we recorded the most noticeable decrease in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (5.3%).

  • 30 August 2024 at 10:30
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At the monthly level, prices decreased the most in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning …

Compared to June, in July import prices were 0.3% lower. At the monthly level, the prices of products supplied from the euro area were unchanged, the prices of products imported from the non-euro were lower by 0.8%.

Compared to June, consumer goods prices decreased by 0.5%, energy prices by 0.3%, intermediate goods prices and capital goods prices decreased by 0.2%.

The highest decrease in July was observed in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (5.3%). On the other hand, the highest increase was observed in the group Tobacco products (by 3.5%).

… and at the annual level lower prices in the group crude petroleum and natural gas …

From July 2023 to July 2024 import prices decreased by 0.8%. In the same period the prices of products supplied from the euro area went up by 0.6% and the prices of products imported from the non-euro area went down by 2.8%.

The prices of imports decreased the most in the section mining and quarrying (by 9.1%), among which the highest decrease was recorded in the group crude petroleum and natural gas (11.3%). The prices increased the most in the group tobacco products (by 10.8%).

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.


Annual growth rates of import prices, Slovenia
Growth rates of Import prices, Slovenia
Jul 2024
Jun 2024
Jul 2024
Dec 2023
Jul 2024
Jul 2023
Jan-Jul 2024
Jan-Jul 2023
Total -0.3 -0.9 -0.8 -2.5
Euro area 0.0 0.4 0.6 -1.2
Non-euro area -0.8 -2.7 -2.8 -4.2
Main industrial groups
Intermediate goods -0.2 -1.4 -2.8 -5.4
Energy -0.3 0.4 2.8 -4.1
Capital goods -0.2 1.1 1.6 1.3
Consumer goods -0.5 -2.2 -0.8 -0.7
Products by Classification of Products by Activity (CPA 2015)
B Mining and quarrying 0.4 -9.8 -9.1 -13.5
C Manufactured products -0.2 -0.8 -0.7 -1.9
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning -5.3 6.3 1.0 -28.1
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