INSTANT VIEW 1-Slovak Aug industrial output below fcast

...Statistics 
Office said on Monday. 
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 KEY POINTS: 
 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT      AUG 07      AUG 07 FCAST 
 pct change yr/yr       +5.7         +10.5 
  
(For full table please click on ..... [ID:nPRG000521]) 
 
- Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected industrial 
output to have risen by 10.5 percent on an annual basis in 
August  . 
- Manufacturing production, which has the strongest weighting in 
the index, rises 8.1 percent on the year in August, after a 13.5 
percent increase in the previous month. 
- Mining rises by 4.6 percent, after a 390.7 percent jump in 
July. 
- Production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 
falls 12.6 percent, compared with a 7.2 percent decline in July. 
- Within manufacturing output, car production rises by 12.4 
percent from a year ago, after a 49.0 percent growth in 
July. 
- The automotive industry is the main driver of Slovakia's 
economy. 
     
LINKS: 
- For further details on August 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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[BRATISLAVA/Reuters/Finance.cz]