INDICATORS - Slovakia - Nov 8

...rate (pct)               2.25/5.75           4.25 
 last changed            APRIL 24, 2007     APRIL 24, 2007 
 former rate (pct)        2.50/6.00           4.50 
SLOVAK REAL GDP               FY/06       PVS FY/06 
 (pct change yr/yr)           +8.8         +8.3 
 Final consumption 
  Household                   +5.9         +6.3 
   Government                +10.1         +4.1 
 Gross fixed capital 
  formation                   +8.4         +7.3 
 Foreign trade balance 
  exports of goods 
    and services             +21.0        +20.7 
  imports of goods 
    and services             +17.7        +17.8 
     
SLOVAK REAL GDP 2000-2005 
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  (pct chng yr/yr) 
                    
 FY/2005  -  +6.6 (+6.0) 
 FY/2004  -  +5.2 (+5.4) 
 FY/2003  -  +4.8 (+4.2) 
 FY/2002  -  +4.8 (+4.1) 
 FY/2001  -  +3.4 (+3.2) 
 FY/2000  -  +1.4 (+0.7) 
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C/A BALANCE               JAN-AUG/07      JAN-AUG/06 
 (SKK bln)                  -60.4           -86.96 
C/A BALANCE               JAN-JULY/07   JAN-JULY/06 
 (SKK bln) 
 Total                      -51.2          -85.7 
 Foreign trade               -8.9          -52.5 
 Service                     +8.4           +9.9 
 Income balance             -43.7          -46.0 
 Current transfers           -7.0           +2.9 
FOREIGN TRADE        AUG 07    JULY 07    AUG 06    JAN-DEC 06 
 (SKK bln) 
 Imports             114.780   115.088    109.111   1,308,143 
 Exports             107.214   112.578    105.414   1,232.887 
 Balance              -7.565    -2.510     -3.697     -75.256 
DYNAMICS OF TRADE 
 (pct y/y change in SKK terms) 
 nominal imports       5.2       13.2       N/A         N/A 
 nominal exports       1.7       12.3       N/A         N/A 
SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION      SEPT 07    AUG 07     SEPT 06 
  pct change mo/mo             +0.3       -0.1       -0.2 
  pct change yr/yr             +1.7       +1.2       +4.5 
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI     SEPT 07     AUG 07     SEPT 06 
  pct change mo/mo       +0.2        +0.1       -0.3 
  pct change yr/yr       +2.8        +2.3       +4.6 
SLOVAK CORE CPI 
  pct change mo/mo       +0.2         0.0       -0.3 
  pct change yr/yr       +3.0        +2.4       +2.4 
CENTRAL STATE BUDGET   JAN-OCT/07    JAN-OCT/06    FY 2007 PLAN 
  (SKK bln) 
  revenues              263.062       240.578         310.472 
  expenditure           256.174       241.658         348.858 
  balance                +6.888        -1.079         -38.386 
PRODUCER PRICES              SEPT 07     AUG 07     SEPT 06 
 pct change month/month       +0.5       -0.2        -0.7 
 pct change year/year         +1.6       +0.5        +7.5 
*INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT      SEPT 07     AUG 07    SEPT 06 
 pct change yr/yr        +15.4       +5.8      +9.9 
*CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT    SEPT 07     AUG 07    SEPT 06 
 pct change yr/yr        +5.3       -1.7       +11.4 
SELECTED SECTOR SALES     AUG 07   JULY 07    AUG 06  JAN-DEC 06 
 (pct change yr/yr) 
 Retail sales              5.1       5.9       8.0       8.8 
 Hotels and restaurants   -2.1      -4.4      11.4      14.5 
 Vehicle sales 
 and maintenance          25.0      26.9      10.5      13.6 
SLOVAK INDUSTRIAL WAGES    AUG 07   JULY 07   AUG 06  JAN-DEC 06 
 real pct change yr/yr      2.8      3.5       1.9       2.2 
 nominal pct change yr/yr   5.2      5.9       7.1       6.8 
SLOVAK AVG WAGES           Q1/07     Q4/06    Q1/06    FY/06 
 real pct change yr/yr     +4.2      +3.9     +2.7      3.3 
 nominal pct change yr/yr  +7.1      +8.2     +7.1      8.0 
SLOVAK UNEMPLOYMENT              SEPT 07     AUG 07    SEPT 06 
 pct of workforce                 8.30        8.19       9.75 
 number of available jobless     215,973     212,905   249,446 
SLOVAK GROSS FOREIGN DEBT 
 ($ million)                   END-JULY/07     END-JUNE/07 
 TOTAL                          38,240.5         36,665.8 
LONG TERM DEBT                  19,065.2         18,386.8 
  (of which) 
 Govt and central bank           9,204.3          9,074.6 
 Commercial banks                1,943.8          1,784.3 
 Corporates                      7,917.1          7,527.9 
SHORT TERM DEBT                 19,175.3         18,269.0 
  (of which) 
 Govt and central bank               0.0              0.0 
 Commercial banks                9,310.0          8,826.6 
 Corporates                      9,865.3          9,442.4 
SLOVAK FOREIGN RESERVES      OCT 30       OCT 24      OCT 17 
 ($ million) 
 Central Bank               18,798.3     18,490.2    18,500.0 
 Commercial banks            2,573.4      2,792.2     2,557.3 
 Total banking sector       21,371.7     21,282.4    21,057.3 
    NOTE:  
    Reserves data are calculated according to methodology 
compatible with European Central Bank standards. 
    ECONOMIC FORECASTS 
              GDP       EU-NORM CPI       C/A         DATE 
           '07  '08     '07    '08      '07   '08 
 FinMin    +8.8 +6.8    +1.6   +1.8     -4.0  -2.6  Sept 13 
 Cbank     +8.9 +7.5    +1.6   +2.3     -4.7  -3.1  Oct 30 
 EC        +8.5 +6.5                                May 7 
 Notes: 
 FinMin - Finance Ministry 
 NBS    - National Bank of Slovakia 
 EC     - European Commission of the European Union 
 GDP - Real gross domestic product growth (pct change yr/yr) 
 CPI - Average annual change in consumer price index, calculated 
under the EU methodology (pct). 
 C/A - Current account deficit (pct of GDP) 
 DATE - The date of the forecast release.