PRAGUE, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Czech industrial output growth
accelerated to 11.5 percent year-on-year in July, data showed on
Monday, beating the...
...consensus market forecast of a 8.5 percent
increase.
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KEY POINTS:
(y/y change in pct) July June July forecast
Industrial output 11.5 6.6 (6.9) 8.5
Industrial sales 13.0 7.7 (7.9) n/a
Construction output -1.7 -4.5(-4.4) n/a
(Full table of data............................[ID:nPRA001489)
NOTE. Analysts polled by Reuters had given a median output
growth forecast of 8.5 percent for July .
- Seasonally-adjusted output rises 0.6 percent month-on-month.
- Direct exports sales, accounting for slightly more than half
of sales in the entire industrial sector, up 13.9 percent in
real terms, after 11.1 percent rise a month ago.
BACKGROUND:
- July foreign trade figures.....................[ID:nL04578891]
- Report on last Czech c.bank rate decision [ID:nL30781459]
[ID:nPRA001485] [ID:nL07203646] [ID:nL3044281]
LINKS:
- For further details on July output and sales numbers and past
data, Reuters 3000 Xtra users can click on the Czech Statistical
Bureau's Website:
http://www.czso.cz/eng/csu.nsf/kalendar/2004-pru
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Keywords: CZECH ECONOMY/INDUSTRY