TABLE-Czech Aug C/A posts CZK 14.34 bln deficit

    Oct 13 (Reuters) - The Czech National Bank (CNB) released on 
Friday the following balance of payments data for August: 
     
CZECH BALANCE OF PAYMENTS      08/06    07/06    08/05  01-08/06 
 (CZK billions) 
I. CURRENT ACCOUNT            -14.34   -23.45   -10.66    -85.59 
 Trade balance                 -2.07    -1.22    -3.76     33.91 
 Balance of services            1.61     0.34     1.43      6.25 
 Income balance               -12.41   -22.11    -8.19   -120.47 
 Current transfers             -1.47    -0.46    -0.14     -5.28 
II. CAPITAL ACCOUNT             0.50     1.15     0.24      2.77 
III. FINANCIAL ACCOUNT          8.70    29.51    10.28     59.75 
 Net Direct Investment         14.95    10.31     7.33     67.74 
  Czech abroad                 -1.17    -2.64    -0.34    -23.84 
  Into Czech Republic          16.11    12.95     7.68     91.58 
 Net Portfolio Investment      -9.40    -5.41     0.40    -55.60 
  Assets                       -7.58    -6.78    -5.14    -60.68 
  Liabilities                  -1.82     1.37     5.54      5.08 
 Other Investments              6.95    26.94     7.54     52.74 
 Change in foreign exchange 
 reserves (minus = growth)     -0.76    -1.30    -1.20     -1.68 
IV. BALANCE OF OMISSIONS & 
 EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS      5.15    -7.21     0.14     23.07 
    NOTE. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a monthly 
current account deficit of 14.70 billion crowns ($653.6 million) 
for August <CZ/ECON07> <CZ/ECON15>. 
    All 2006 figures are subject to revision. The 2005 figures 
are revised. The CNB releases the monthly figures according to 
ECB methodology. 
 
 (Reporting by Mirka Krufova in Prague) 
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 ($1=22.49 Czech Crown) 
  Keywords: ECONOMY CZECH BALANCE TABLE