INSTANT VIEW 1-Slovak preliminary Q3 GDP +9.8 pct yr/yr

    BRATISLAVA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The Slovak economy grew by a 
real 9.8 percent, year-on-year, in the third quarter, the 
Slovak Statistics Office said in its preliminary flash estimate 
of GDP data on Wednesday. 
     
KEY POINTS 
                       Q3 2006         Q2 2006       Q3 forecast 
 (pct change y/y)       +9.8            +6.7            +6.6 
  
- The Statistics Office does not release detailed data in its 
flash GDP estimate. 
 
 BACKGROUND 
- The third-quarter figure showed the fastest Slovak GDP growth 
ever. 
- Slovakia has been has been showing one of the highest growth 
rates in the European Union since it joined the union in 2004. 
- GDP growth has been helped by reviving domestic demand as 
households consumption rises after years of belt-tightening 
reforms. 
- Investments have also increased in the past year, mainly 
thanks to large project such as car factories of French PSA 
Peugeot <PEUP.PA> and South Korean Kia Motors <000270.KS>. 
 
 LINKS: 
- For further details on past data, Reuters 3000 Xtra users can 
click on the Slovak Statistics Office's website: 
http://wwww.statistics.sk/webdata/english/index2_a.htm 
 
- For LIVE Slovak economic data releases, click on......<ECONCZ> 
- Schedule of upcoming indicator releases............<SK/ECON09> 
- Summary of short-term economic data forecasts......<SK/ECON04> 
 
- Stories on Slovak currency moves........................[SKK/] 
- Slovak speed money guide ..............................<CZK/1> 
- Slovak benchmark state bond prices .................<0#SKBMK=> 
- Slovak forward money market rates ....................<SKKFRA> 
  ((Reporting by Martin Santa, martin.santa@reuters.com; 
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  Keywords: ECONOMY SLOVAKIA GDP