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<title>
Slovenia--Economy
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Slovenia
Economy</hdr><body>
<p>Overview: Slovenia was by far the most prosperous of the
former Yugoslav republics, with a per capita income more than
twice the Yugoslav average, indeed not far below the levels in
neighboring Austria and Italy. Because of its strong ties to
Western Europe and the small scale of damage during its fight
for independence from Yugoslavia, Slovenia has the brightest
prospects among the former Yugoslav republics for economic
recovery over the next few years. The dissolution of Yugoslavia,
however, has led to severe short-term dislocations in
production, employment, and trade ties. For example, overall
industrial production fell 10% in 1991; particularly hard hit
were the iron and steel, machine-building, chemical, and textile
industries. Meanwhile, the continued fighting in other former
Yugoslavian republics has led to further destruction of
long-established trade channels and to an influx of tens of
thousands of Croatian and Bosnian refugees. The key program for
breaking up and privatizing major industrial firms was
established in late 1992. Bright spots for encouraging Western
investors are Slovenia's comparatively well-educated work force,
its developed infrastructure, and its Western business
attitudes, but instability in Croatia is a deterrent. Slovenia
in absolute terms is a small economy, and a little Western
investment would go a long way.
</p>
<p>National product: GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $21
billion (1991 est.)
</p>
<p>National product real growth rate: -10% (1991 est.)
</p>
<p>National product per capita: $10,700 (1991 est.)
</p>
<p>Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.7% (September 1992)
</p>
<p>Unemployment rate: 10% (April 1992)
</p>
<p>Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital
expenditures of $NA
</p>
<list>
<l>Exports: $4.12 billion (f.o.b., 1990)</l>
<l> commodities: machinery and transport equipment 38%, other
manufactured goods 44%, chemicals 9%, food and live animals 4.6%,
raw materials 3%, beverages and tobacco less than 1%</l>
<l> partners: principally the other former Yugoslav republics,
Austria, and Italy</l>
<l>Imports: $4.679 billion (c.i.f., 1990)</l>
<l> commodities: machinery and transport equipment 35%, other
manufactured goods 26.7%, chemicals 14.5%, raw materials 9.4%,
fuels and lubricants 7%, food and live animals 6%</l>
<l> partners: principally the other former Yugoslav republics,
Germany, successor states of the former USSR, US, Hungary, Italy,
and Austria</l>
</list>
<p>External debt: $2.5 billion
</p>
<p>Industrial production: growth rate -1% per month (1991-92
est.)
</p>
<p>Electricity: 2,900,000 kW capacity; 10,000 million kWh
produced, 5,090 kWh per capita (1992)
</p>
<p>Industries: ferrous metallurgy and rolling mill products,
aluminum reduction and rolled products, lead and zinc smelting,
electronics (including military electronics), trucks, electric
power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine
tools
</p>
<p>Agriculture: dominated by stock breeding (sheep and cattle)
and dairy farming; main crops - potatoes, hops, hemp, flax; an
export surplus in these commodities; Slovenia must import many
other agricultural products and has a negative overall trade
balance in this sector
</p>
<p>Illicit drugs: NA
</p>
<p>Economic aid: NA
</p>
<p>Currency: 1 tolar (SIT)=100 NA
</p>
<p>Exchange rates: tolars (SIT) per US$1 - 112 (June 1993), 28
(January 1992)
</p>
<p>Fiscal year: calendar year
</p></body></article></text>