THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTED INDUSTRIAL INDICATORS IN SLOVAKIA IN 2006-2016

The export industry belongs in Slovakia among industries that are at the start of the industrial chain. Its primary task is to provide raw materials for other industries [1].In the 1990s there was a decline in mining. The decline was mainly due to the drop in coal, ore and salt mining. As a result of the liquidation of the mines, the unemployment rate was rising rapidly. However, surface mining did not show a sharp decline. The aim of the article is to point out the development of the mining industry in Slovakia at present. The development of the mining sector in the years 2006-2016 was monitored by industry indicators such as the evolution of mining, sales, inflation rates, the number of employees, average nominal wages, and so on.