INDICATORS - Slovakia - Nov 22

                 (last updated on Nov 16) 
           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-AUG 06               JAN-AUG 05 
 (SKK bln)               -89.7                     -61.3 
C/A BALANCE          JAN-JULY 06    JAN-JUNE 06    JAN-JUNE 05 
 (SKK bln) 
 Total                -85.8           -61.9          -57.8 
 Foreign trade        -52.5           -45.5          -36.2 
 Service               +9.9            +8.2           +6.4 
 Income balance       -46.0           -28.6          -27.6 
 Current transfers     +2.9            +4.0           -0.4 
*FOREIGN TRADE       SEPT 06    AUG 06    SEPT 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 (SKK bln) 
 Imports             122.975   110.490    95.788    1,070.893 
 Exports             113.510   108.145    93.086      994.571 
 Balance              -9.464    -2.346    -2.702      -76.322 
DYNAMICS OF TRADE 
 (pct y/y change in SKK terms) 
 nominal imports      28.4       35.4      13.6          13.9 
 nominal exports      21.9       33.2      17.6          11.6 
 
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI      OCT 06    SEPT 06    OCT 05 
  pct change mo/mo        +0.2      -0.3       +1.1 
  pct change yr/yr        +3.7      +4.6       +3.3 
SLOVAK CORE CPI 
  pct change mo/mo        +0.1      -0.3       +0.1 
  pct change yr/yr        +2.4      +2.4       +1.1 
SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION       OCT/06       SEPT/06      OCT/05 
  pct change mo/mo              0.0           -0.2       +1.3 
  pct change yr/yr             +3.1           +4.5       +3.5 
CENTRAL STATE BUDGET   JAN-OCT/06    JAN-OCT/05    FY 2006 PLAN 
 (SKK bln) 
 revenues               240.578       214.420         272.717 
 expenditure            241.658       219.535         330.185 
 balance                 -1.080        -5.115         -57.468 
PRODUCER PRICES             SEPT 06      AUG 06      SEPT 05 
 pct change month/month      -0.7         +0.6         +0.5 
 pct change year/year        +7.5         +8.8         +5.8 
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT        SEPT/06       AUG/06        SEPT/05 
 pct change yr/yr          9.7          14.3           5.4 
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT      SEPT/06     AUG/06      SEPT/05 
 pct change yr/yr          11.4        21.6        20.7 
SELECTED SECTOR SALES    SEPT 06   AUG 06   SEPT 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 (pct change yr/yr) 
 Retail sales            +10.6     +8.0     +12.7       +9.7 
 Hotels and restaurants   +9.3    +11.4      +0.7        0.0 
 Vehicle sales 
 and maintenance         +18.8    +12.9      +5.8       +5.9 
SLOVAK INDUSTRIAL WAGES    SEPT 06  AUG 06  SEPT 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 real pct change yr/yr      1.6      1.3      2.7       4.4 
 nominal pct change yr/yr   6.3      6.5      5.0       7.2 
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-JULY/06    END-JUNE/06 
 TOTAL                          28,269.5        31,501.2 
 LONG TERM DEBT                 14,725.8        15,229.2 
  (of which) 
  Govt and central bank          7,056.8         7,445.6 
  Commercial banks               1,244.4         1,238.3 
  Corporates                     6,424.7         6,545.4 
 SHORT TERM DEBT                13.543.7        16,272.0 
  (of which) 
  Govt and central bank              0.0             0.0 
  Commercial banks               5,850.5         8,822.0 
  Corporates                     7,693.2         7,450.0 
*SLOVAK FOREIGN RESERVES     NOV 14      NOV 8         OCT 31 
  ($ million) 
  Central Bank              13,171.6   13,148.3       13,147.0 
  Commercial banks           2,761.3    2,877.4        2,539.8 
  Total banking sector      15,932.9   16,025.7       15,686.8 
   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     +6.8 +7.2   +4.1   +2.6      -6.7  -4.3     Oct 31 
 OECD      +6.3 +6.3   +3.6   +2.2      -9.0  -7.0     May 23 
 EU        +6.7 +7.2   +4.5   +3.4       n/f   n/f     Nov 6 
  
 Notes: 
 FinMin - Finance Ministry 
 NBS    - National Bank of Slovakia 
 OECD   - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 
 EU     - European Union 
 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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