The industrial confidence indicator in Slovakia dropped by 3.3 points month-over-month to -7.3 in June 2025, from -4 in the previous month.
This marked the lowest reading since February 2024, mainly due to a decrease in the current level of orders (-17 vs -15) and an increase in finished goods stock (2 vs 0), particularly in the manufacture of textiles, clothing, leather and leather products (20 vs 11) and chemicals and chemical products (43 vs -1).
Additionally, current assessments of production (10 vs 33) worsened while employment expectations (-3 vs 1) turned negative.
Lastly, prospects for selling prices fell (-2 vs 7).