INSTANT VIEW 1-Slovak May industrial output beats fcast

...growth in April, the Slovak Statistics 
Office said on Monday. 
  
 KEY POINTS: 
 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT      MAY 07     MAY 07 FCAST 
 pct change yr/yr       +17.4        +13.8 
  
(For full table please click on ..... [ID:nPRG000410]) 
 
- Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected industrial 
output to have risen by 13.8 percent on an annual basis in May 
 . 
- Manufacturing production, which has the strongest weighting in 
the index, rises 18.7 percent on the year in May, after a 18.0 
percent increase in the previous month. 
- Mining rises by 2.9 percent, after a 8.2 percent rise in 
April. 
- Production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 
rises by 8.4 percent, compared with a 7.7 percent decline in 
April. 
- Within manufacturing output, car production rises by 76.0 
percent from a year ago, after a 68.3 percent jump in 
April. 
- The automotive industry is the main driver of Slovakia's 
economy. 
     
MARKET REACTION: 
 - The crown showed no reaction to the data, trading flat at 
33.460 per euro  as of 0705 GMT. It was at 33.525 per 
euro late on Friday. 
     
LINKS: 
- For further details on May 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