INDICATORS - Slovakia - Dec 18

...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           Q3/07     Q2/07       Q3/06      FY/06 
 (pct change yr/yr)       +9.4      +9.3        +9.0       +8.8 
  Final consumption 
  Household               +8.3      +7.8        +4.6       +5.9 
  Government              +2.2      -3.5        +2.8      +10.1 
 Gross fixed capital 
  formation               +6.5      +5.9        +7.9       +8.4 
 Foreign trade balance 
  exports of goods  
  and services            +8.5     +18.1       +24.0      +21.0 
  imports of goods  
  and  services           +3.0     +13.2       +22.8      +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-OCT/07     JAN-OCT/06 
 (SKK bln)                  -63.2           -96.7 
*C/A BALANCE              JAN-SEPT/07     JAN-SEPT/06 
 (SKK bln) 
 Total                      -59.6           -89.5 
 Foreign trade               -6.3           -50.9 
 Service                    +11.3           +15.5 
 Income balance             -52.9           -53.6 
 Current transfers          -11.7            -0.5 
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FOREIGN TRADE         OCT 07   SEPT 07     OCT 06   JAN-DEC 06 
 (SKK bln) 
 Imports             137.928   120.253    130.980   1,308,143 
 Exports             140.406   122.847    126.531   1,232.887 
 Balance              +2.477    +2.593     -4.449     -75.256 
DYNAMICS OF TRADE 
 (pct y/y change in SKK terms) 
 nominal imports      +5.3       -1.9       N/A         N/A 
 nominal exports     +11.0       +7.2       N/A         N/A 
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION       NOV 07    OCT 07      NOV 06 
  pct change mo/mo             +0.4       +0.7       +0.5 
  pct change yr/yr             +2.3       +2.4       +3.7 
 SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI    NOV 07      OCT 07     NOV 06 
  pct change mo/mo       +0.5        +0.6       +0.6 
  pct change yr/yr       +3.1        +3.3       +4.3 
 SLOVAK CORE CPI 
  pct change mo/mo       +0.6        +0.7       +0.4 
  pct change yr/yr       +3.8        +3.6       +2.9 
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CENTRAL STATE BUDGET   JAN-NOV/07    JAN-NOV/06    FY 2007 PLAN 
  (SKK bln) 
  revenues              290.356       262.156         310.472 
  expenditure           284.907       269.139         348.858 
  balance                +5.449        -6.983         -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        OCT 07    SEPT 07    OCT 06 
 pct change yr/yr        +17.3      +15.3     +11.6 
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT      OCT 07     SEPT 07    OCT 06 
 pct change yr/yr        +0.3       +5.3       +9.3 
SELECTED SECTOR SALES     OCT 07   SEPT 07    OCT 06  JAN-DEC 06 
 (pct change yr/yr) 
 Retail sales              2.1       1.9       9.6       8.8 
 Hotels and restaurants    7.7      10.4       8.0      14.5 
 Vehicle sales 
 and maintenance          22.8      16.2      16.7      13.6 
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SLOVAK INDUSTRIAL WAGES   OCT 07  SEPT 07    OCT 06  JAN-DEC 06 
 real pct change yr/yr      0.3    2.3 (1.4)   5.4       2.2 
 nominal pct change yr/yr   3.6    5.2 (4.2)   9.3       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-SEPT/07         END-AUG/07 
TOTAL                           39,798.9           38,252.7 
LONG TERM DEBT                  19,816.3           19,036.0 
  (of which) 
 Govt and central bank           9,423.4            9,107.7 
 Commercial banks                2,132.5            1,971.4 
 Corporates                      8,260.4            7,956.9 
SHORT TERM DEBT                 19,982.6           19,216.7 
  (of which) 
 Govt and central bank               0.0                0.0 
 Commercial banks                9,606.0            9,593.3 
 Corporates                     10,376.6            9,623.4 
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SLOVAK FOREIGN RESERVES       DEC 12       DEC 5       NOV 28 
 ($ million) 
 Central Bank                19,016.3     19,122.2     19,267.2 
 Commercial banks             2,761.0      2,525.7      2,601.4 
 Total banking sector        21,777.3     21,647.9     21,868.6 
NOTE:  
Reserves data are calculated according to methodology compatible 
with European Central Bank standards. 
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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.