Procurement prices of basic agricultural products increased in December 2024 in comparison with the previous month (by 4.7%) as well as while compared to the corresponding period of the last year (by 9.6%).

In January 2025, there was an improvement in both current and future consumer sentiment moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indicator, syn-thetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -15.1 which was by 1.6 p.p. higher in relation to last month.

In 2024, there were less dwellings completed than the year before. Whereas the number of dwellings for which permits have been granted or which have been registered with a construction project as well as dwellings in which construction has begun increased.

According to preliminary data, in December 2024 the prices of construction and assembly production in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year increased by 3.9%, and in comparison with November 2024 by 0.1%.

In December 2024, sold production of industry was by 0.2% higher than in December 2023, when a decrease was recorded by 3.5% as compared to the corresponding period of 2022, whereas in comparison with November 2024, it decreased by 8.0%. In the period January-December of 2024, sold production of industry was by 0.3% higher than in the corresponding period of 2023, which saw a decrease by 1.7% as compared to the corresponding period of 2022.