INSTANT VIEW 1-Slovak April industrial output touch below fcast

...percent in March, the Slovak Statistics Office 
said on Friday. 
 KEY POINTS: 
 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT      APRIL 07     APRIL 07 FCAST 
 pct change yr/yr       +14.9           +15.1 
  
(For full table please click on ..... [ID:nPRG000377]) 
 
- Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected industrial 
output to have risen by 15.1 percent on an annual basis in April 
 . 
- Manufacturing production, which has the strongest weighting in 
the index, rises 18.1 percent on the year in April, after a 15.8 
percent increase in the previous month. 
- Mining rises by 8.1 percent, after a 7.0 percent rise in 
March. 
- Production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 
falls by 7.6 percent, compared with a 7.0 percent decline in 
March. 
- Within manufacturing output, car production rises by 69.6 
percent from a year ago, after a 83.1 percent jump in 
March. 
- The automotive industry is the main driver of Slovakia's 
economy. 
     
MARKET REACTION: 
 - The crown showed no reaction to the data, trading at 34.425 
per euro  as of 0715 GMT. It was at 34.319 per euro 
late on Thursday. 
     
LINKS: 
- For further details on April industrial output and other 
past data, Reuters 3000 Xtra users can click on the Slovak 
Statistics Office's website: 
    http://wwww.statistics.sk/webdata/english/index2_a.htm 
     
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 (Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava) 
   
  Keywords: SLOVAKIA ECONOMY/OUTPUT