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KEY INTEREST RATES 2-WEEK REPO DISCOUNT LOMBARD
rate 3.00 pct 2.00 pct 4.00 pct
last changed
(date of decision) July 26, 2007 July 26, 2007 July 26, 2007
former rate 2.75 pct 1.75 pct 3.75 pct
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CZECH GDP (in pct) Q1/07 Q4/06 Q1/06 2006
Real change yr/yr 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.4
Final consumption 4.7 4.6 3.8 3.4
Household 6.7 5.4 3.8 4.4
Government 0.4 2.4 3.8 1.1
Gross capital formation 13.4 10.2 7.5 11.7
fixed capital formation 1.5 8.1 6.8 7.6
Foreign trade balance n/a n/a n/a n/a
exports of goods 16.7 19.2 21.8 16.9
export of services -1.3 3.2 17.9 9.1
imports of goods 17.9 19.0 18.7 15.6
imports of services 5.1 4.4 27.8 12 8
NOTE. In the first quarter, GDP totalled 816.1 billion crowns in nominal
terms. All data from previous quarters are revised.
CZECH BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 05/07 04/07 05/06 01-05/07
(CZK billions)
I. CURRENT ACCOUNT -5.35 -16.79 -1.11 -8.76
Trade balance 9.57 5.55 4.34 57.29
Balance of services 2.37 3.60 3.66 11.23
Income balance -14.84 -23.16 -8.16 -68.66
Current transfers -2.45 -2.77 -0.94 -8.63
II. CAPITAL ACCOUNT -0.01 0.26 -3.49 2.87
III. FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 11.32 6.45 15.85 2.50
Net Direct Investment 11.54 12.52 3.24 50.33
Czech abroad -0.71 -0.74 -12.79 -5.44
Into Czech Republic 12.25 13.26 16.03 55.78
Net Portfolio Investment 1.95 1.09 -17.29 -16.61
Assets -9.22 -7.48 -12.74 -33.97
Liabilities 11.17 8.57 -4.55 17.36
Other Investments -9.66 -9.89 31.36 -44.61
Change in foreign exchange
reserves (minus = growth) 4.81 0.73 -0.29 4.73
IV. BALANCE OF OMISSIONS &
EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS -5.96 10.08 -11.25 3.39
NOTE. All 2007 figures are subject to revision. The 2006 figures are
revised. The CNB releases the monthly figures according to ECB methodology.
CZECH FOREX RESERVES END-JUNE 07 END-MAY 07 END-JUNE 06
euro bln 23.097 23.370 23.921
$ bln 31.199 31.444 30.412
CZK bln 663.229 661.967 681.626
NOTE. The central bank said it sold foreign currency worth an equivalent of
90 million euros in spot foreign exchange market operations in May. It sold
foreign currency worth 41 million euros in client operations in May.
MONETARY BASE END-JUNE 07 END-MAY 07 END-JUNE 06
(in CZK bln)
CNB monetary base 372.7 396.4 333.3
currency 336.4 331.6 301.8
bank reserves 36.2 64.9 31.5
mandatory reserves 40.2 38.8 35.0
CZECH M2 MONEY SUPPLY END-MAY 07 END-APR 07 END-MAY 06
M1 change yr/yr 15.3 15.1 15.2
M2 change yr/yr 12.1 11.4 7.8
Loans to businesses
and households yr/yr 21.0 21.0 21.2
M2-M1 (deposits) yr/yr 8.0 7.0 -0.4
CONSUMER INFLATION JUNE 07 MAY 07 JUNE 06
pct change month/month 0.3 0.4 0.3
pct change year/year 2.5 2.4 2.8