Executive Summary Construction sector indicators

• Slovenian construction industry was affected significantly by the 2008 global economic crisis, managing to show a gradual recovery in indicators such as turnover, number of persons employed and the number of enterprises registered from 2013 onwards.
• From 2017 to 2019, Slovenian economy was expanding rapidly, with construction being one of the leading sectors. Intensive road maintenance work was under way to make up for the backlog of recent years when the state reduced road maintenance below the required minimum, with extensive renovation works undertaken for railways as well.
•  In 2020 the Slovenian economy experienced a slowdown due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. 

Based on data from Slovenian Statistical Office

• The value of construction put in place in the first five months of 2020 was lower with 3.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.
• May 2020 marked the third consecutive monthly decrease for the value of construction put in place over the past 5 months.
•  There are 22% less dwellings planned for the first half of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019. 
• The total floor area of all buildings planned in the first half of 2020 was a little less than 609,000 m2, which is 23% less than in the first half of 2019.
• The number of building permits for new constructions issued in June 2020 decreased by 19% in comparison with June 2019. However there are also signs of recovery as the value increased 12% compared to May 2020.