INDICATORS - Slovakia - Oct 20

                 (last updated on Oct 20) 
           NEW LISTINGS OR AMENDMENTS ARE MARKED* 
KEY INTEREST RATES      OVERNIGHT REPO     TWO-WEEK REPO 
 rate (pct)               3.25/6.25           4.75 
 last changed             SEPT 25, 2006       SEPT 25, 2006 
 former rate (pct)        3.00/6.00           4.50 
SLOVAK REAL GDP           Q2/06     Q1/06       Q2/05      FY/05 
 (pct change yr/yr)       +6.7      +6.3        +5.4       +6.0 
 Final consumption 
  Household               +5.9      +6.6        +7.5       +7.2 
  Government              +5.5      +6.7        -1.8       -0.6 
 Gross fixed capital 
  formation               +6.9     +16.1       +12.1      +17.5 
 Foreign trade balance 
  exports of goods  
  and services           +18.4     +18.0        +8.5      +13.8 
  imports of goods  
  and  services          +15.1     +20.8       +12.3      +16.6 
*SLOVAK REAL GDP          2002    2003    2004     2005 
 (pct change yr/yr)       +4.1    +4.2    +5.4     +6.0 (+6.1) 
 Final consumption 
  Household               +5.2    +0.1    +3.8     +7.2 
  Government              +5.2    +3.9    +2.0     -0.6 (+0.5) 
 Gross fixed capital 
  formation               +0.3    -2.3    +5.0    +17.5 (+13.8) 
 Foreign trade balance 
  exports of goods 
  and services            +4.7   +15.9    +7.9    +13.8 (+13.5) 
  imports of goods 
  and  services           +4.6    +7.6    +8.8    +16.6 (+15.5) 
C/A BALANCE             JAN-JULY 06               JAN-JULY 05 
 (SKK bln)                -68.6                     -57.8 
C/A BALANCE          JAN-JUNE 06     JAN-MAY 06    JAN-JUNE 05 
 (SKK bln) 
 Total                -61.9           -55.3          -50.5 
 Foreign trade        -45.5           -40.2          -31.5 
 Service               +8.2            +7.8           +5.2 
 Income balance       -28.6           -21.7          -24.9 
 Current transfers     +4.0            -1.2           +0.7 
FOREIGN TRADE        AUG 06    JULY 06    AUG 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 (SKK bln) 
 Imports             110.193   103.747    81.605    1,070.893 
 Exports             105.829    97.105    81.209      994.571 
 Balance              -4.364    -6.642    -0.396      -76.322 
DYNAMICS OF TRADE 
 (pct y/y change in SKK terms) 
 nominal imports      35.0       25.0       8.9          13.9 
 nominal exports      30.3       24.2      16.5          11.6 
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI      SEPT 06    AUG 06    SEPT 05 
  pct change mo/mo        -0.3       0.0       +0.2 
  pct change yr/yr        +4.6      +5.1       +2.2 
SLOVAK CORE CPI 
  pct change mo/mo        -0.3      -0.1       +0.1 
  pct change yr/yr        +2.4      +2.8       +1.0 
SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION      SEPT 06        AUG 06     SEPT 05 
  pct change mo/mo             -0.2           -0.1       +0.3 
  pct change yr/yr             +4.5           +5.0       +2.3 
CENTRAL STATE BUDGET  JAN-SEPT 06   JAN-SEPT 05    FY 2006 PLAN 
 (SKK bln) 
 revenues               212.166       188.639         272.717 
 expenditure            217.300       196.746         330.185 
 balance                 -5.134        -8.107         -57.468 
PRODUCER PRICES             AUG 06       JULY 06      AUG 05 
 pct change month/month      +0.6         +0.6         +0.8 
 pct change year/year        +8.8         +9.0         +5.6 
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT        AUG 06      JULY 06        AUG 05 
 pct change yr/yr         13.7         8.3            4.4 
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT       AUG 06     JULY 06      AUG 05 
 pct change yr/yr           21.6      17.5         15.1 
SELECTED SECTOR SALES    AUG 06   JULY 06   AUG 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 (pct change yr/yr) 
 Retail sales             +8.0     +8.5     +11.7       +9.7 
 Hotels and restaurants  +11.4    +12.0      +0.8        0.0 
 Vehicle sales 
 and maintenance         +12.9    +12.2      +8.2       +5.9 
SELECTED SECTOR SALES    JULY 06   JUNE 06  JULY 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 (pct change yr/yr) 
 Retail sales             +8.5     +10.7     +7.5       +9.7 
 Hotels and restaurants  +12.0     +14.4     +0.6        0.0 
 Vehicle sales 
 and maintenance         +12.2     +16.4     +6.8       +5.9 
SLOVAK INDUSTRIAL WAGES    AUG 06  JULY 06  AUG 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 real pct change yr/yr      1.3      3.1      3.9       4.6 
 nominal pct change yr/yr   6.5      8.3      6.0       7.4 
SLOVAK AVG WAGES           Q2/06     Q1/06    Q2/05    FY/05 
 real pct change yr/yr      4.0       2.7      5.6      6.3 
 nominal pct change yr/yr   8.8       7.1      8.2      9.2 
SLOVAK UNEMPLOYMENT            SEPT 06   AUG 06    SEPT 05 
 pct of available workforce     9.75      9.85      11.20 
SLOVAK GROSS FOREIGN DEBT 
 ($ million)                  END-MAY 06        END-APRIL 06 
 TOTAL                         31,030.5          28,891.3 
 LONG TERM DEBT                14,426.0          14,793.6 
  (of which) 
  Govt and central bank         6,850.0           7,361.6 
  Commercial banks              1,184.2           1,164.9 
  Corporates                    6,391.8           6,267.1 
 SHORT TERM DEBT               16,604.5          14,097.7 
  (of which) 
  Govt and central bank             8.1               7.9 
  Commercial banks              9,212.1           8,029.8 
  Corporates                    7,384.3           6,060.0 
*SLOVAK FOREIGN RESERVES     OCT 18        OCT 11       OCT 4 
  ($ million) 
  Central Bank              13,061.5      13,081.8     13,230.1 
  Commercial banks           2,321.4       2,625.9      2,754.5 
  Total banking sector      15,382.9      15,707.7     15,984.6 
   NOTE: The reserves data are calculated according to 
methodology compatible with European Central Bank standards. 
ECONOMIC FORECASTS 
              GDP          CPI             C/A         DATE 
           '06  '07    '06    '07       '06   '07 
 FinMin    +6.6 +7.1   +4.5   +3.1      -6.9  -3.5     Oct 2 
 Cbank     +6.7 +7.1   +3.9   +2.8      -7.0  -4.3     July 25 
 OECD      +6.3 +6.3   +3.6   +2.2      -9.0  -7.0     May 23 
 Notes: 
 FinMin - Finance Ministry 
 NBS - National Bank of Slovakia 
 OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 
 GDP - Real gross domestic product growth (pct change yr/yr) 
 CPI - Average annual change in consumer price index (pct). 
 C/A - Current account deficit (pct of GDP) 
 DATE - The date of the forecast release. 
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