INDICATORS - Slovakia - Nov 29

...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 
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 SLOVAK REAL GDP               Q2/07            Q1/07  
  (pct change yr/yr)       +9.3 (+9.4)      +8.3 (+9.0) 
 Final consumption 
   Household               +7.8 (+7.3)      +6.3 (+6.5) 
   Government              -3.5 (+1.1)      +3.5 (+2.4) 
  Gross fixed capital 
  formation                +5.9 (+6.3)     +11.0 (+7.7) 
 Foreign trade balance 
  exports of goods 
   and services           +18.1 (+18.0)    +22.7 (+24.1) 
  imports of goods 
   and  services          +13.2 (+14.1)    +14.5 (+17.7) 
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  SLOVAK REAL GDP             Q4/06         Q3/06         Q2/06        Q1/06 
  
  (pct change yr/yr)       +8.2 (+9.6)  +9.0 (+9.8)   +7.9 (+6.7)   +9.0 (+6.7) 
 Final consumption 
   Household               +6.9 (+6.1)  +4.6 (+6.5)   +5.0 (+5.9)   +7.0 (+6.6) 
   Government              +9.2 (+2.3)  +2.8 (+1.2)  +12.3 (+6.6)  +18.1 (+7.8) 
  Gross fixed capital 
  formation                +5.0 (+7.0)  +7.9 (+6.7)   +7.8 (+3.6)  +15.2 (+13.8) 
 Foreign trade balance 
   exports of goods 
   and services          +23.1 (+22.6) +24.0 (+23.8) +18.9 (+18.1) +17.5 (+17.7) 
  imports of goods 
   and  services         +14.9 (+15.3) +22.8 (+22.9) +14.3 (+14.0) +19.5 (+19.6) 
     
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-SEPT/07     JAN-SEPT/06 
 (SKK bln)                  -51.30          -89.50 
C/A BALANCE                JAN-AUG/07     JAN-AUG/06 
 (SKK bln) 
 Total                      -55.9          -74.1 
 Foreign trade               -7.4          -42.9 
 Service                    +11.6          +12.9 
 Income balance             -49.2          -45.7 
 Current transfers          -10.9           +1.6 
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 FOREIGN TRADE       SEPT 07    AUG 07    SEPT 06   JAN-DEC 06 
 (SKK bln) 
 Imports             118.125   113.146    122.541   1,308,143 
 Exports             122.867   107.990    114.544   1,232.887 
 Balance              +4.741    -5.157     -7.997     -75.256 
DYNAMICS OF TRADE 
 (pct y/y change in SKK terms) 
 nominal imports      -3.6       +3.7       N/A         N/A 
 nominal exports      +7.3       +2.4       N/A         N/A 
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 SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION       OCT 07   SEPT 07      OCT 06 
  pct change mo/mo             +0.7       +0.3        0.0 
  pct change yr/yr             +2.4       +1.7       +3.1 
 SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI      OCT 07     SEPT 07    OCT 06 
  pct change mo/mo       +0.6        +0.2       +0.2 
  pct change yr/yr       +3.3        +2.8       +3.7 
 SLOVAK CORE CPI 
  pct change mo/mo       +0.7        +0.2       +0.1 
  pct change yr/yr       +3.6        +3.0       +2.4 
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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  
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*PRODUCER PRICES              OCT 07    SEPT 07      OCT 06 
 pct change month/month        +0.3      +0.5         +0.1 
 pct change year/year          +1.8      +1.6         +7.1 
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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   SEPT 07   AUG 07   SEPT 06  JAN-DEC 06 
 (pct change yr/yr) 
 Retail sales              1.9       5.1      10.6       8.8 
 Hotels and restaurants   10.4      -2.1       9.3      14.5 
 Vehicle sales 
 and maintenance          16.2      25.0      16.5      13.6 
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SLOVAK INDUSTRIAL WAGES   SEPT 07  AUG 07    SEPT 06 JAN-DEC 06 
 real pct change yr/yr      1.4      2.8        2.3       2.2 
 nominal pct change yr/yr   4.2      5.2        7.0       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 
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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 
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SLOVAK GROSS FOREIGN DEBT 
 ($ million) 
                               END-AUG/07      END-JULY/07 
TOTAL                           38,252.7         38,240.5 
LONG TERM DEBT                  19,036.0         19,065.2 
  (of which) 
 Govt and central bank           9,107.7          9,204.3 
 Commercial banks                1,971.4          1,943.8 
 Corporates                      7,956.9          7,917.1 
SHORT TERM DEBT                 19,216.7         19,175.3 
  (of which) 
 Govt and central bank               0.0              0.0 
 Commercial banks                9,593.3          9,310.0 
 Corporates                      9,623.4          9,865.3 
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SLOVAK FOREIGN RESERVES       NOV 21       NOV 14       NOV 7 
 ($ million) 
 Central Bank               19,163.1      18,987.4     18,946.9 
 Commercial banks            2,751.1       2,710.7      2,541.6 
 Total banking sector       21,914.2      21,698.1     21,488.5 
    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.