New or amended items marked * ALL TIMES GMT (Note: Czech Republic GMT+2) See below for full macroeconomic forecasts ================================================================================ UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ> DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 13/10 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m Sept 0.0% 0.3% 13/10 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y Sept 2.5% 2.7% 13/10 0700/0900 Import prices y/y Aug n/f 0.4% 13/10 0700/0900 Export prices y/y Aug n/f -0.8% 13/10 0800/1000 CA balance CZK Aug -14.7bln -23.45bln 13/10 0800/1000 Monetary base Sept n/f 328.0bln 18/10 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y Aug 5.8% 6.4% 31/10 0900/1000 Money supply Sept n/f 9.3% 01/11 0830/0930 PMI index Oct n/f 55.4 01/11 n/a Budget balance Oct n/f 1.49bln 03/11 0800/0900 Foreign trade Sept n/a -2.07bln 07/11 0800/0900 Construction output Sept n/f 6.4% 07/11 0900/1000 FX reserves Oct n/f 24.21bln 08/11 0800/0900 Inflation m/m Oct n/a -0.7% 08/11 0800/0900 Inflation y/y Oct n/a 2.7% 08/11 0800/0900 Unemployment Oct n/a 7.8% 09/11 0800/0900 Industrial output Sept n/a 7.4% ================================================================================ COMPANY RESULTS DATE---COMPANY----------RIC-----------SECTOR-------MEDIAN FCAST---FORECAST---- (CZK bln) ITEM 30/10 Telefonica O2 <SPTTsp.PR> Telecoms n/a 9M net profit 30/10 Zentiva <ZNTVsp.PR> Pharma n/a 9M net profit 09/11 Komercni banka <BKOMsp.PR> Bank n/a 9M net profit 09/11 Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR> Oil n/a 9M net profit 15/11 CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> Energy n/a 9M net profit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE. n/a = not yet available n/f = not forecast For real-time indicators, click on <ECONCZ>. For all Reuters short and medium-term forecasts of Czech indicators, click on <CZ/ECON01>. ================================================================================ CENTRAL BANK GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS are usually held on Thursdays, but not necessarily every Thursday, with monetary policy specifically discussed on the last Thursday of the month in the board's "situation report" (see below for updated schedule). WEEKLY CABINET MEETINGS are usually held on Wednesdays. FULL LIST of ECONOMIC INDICATORS released in the coming weeks by the Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU), the central bank (CNB) and the finance ministry are published as listed in separate tables below. The nearest coming indicators are also listed among other diary items below. ================================================================================ Until - FRIDAY, October 13 BRNO - International Fair INVEX of Information and Communication Technologies to continue. FRIDAY, October 13 PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release August foreign trade prices and September producer prices at 0700 GMT. PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release August current account balance and September monetary base at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - European Commissioner for the Internal Market Charlie McCreevy to give a speech entitled "The Future of Europe and the Internal Market" at 0900 GMT. * PRAGUE - President Vaclav Klaus to meet Christian Democrat (KDU-CSL) leaders at 1130 GMT. MONDAY, October 16 * PRAGUE - Czech central bankers to meet trade union leaders (CMKOS). News conference at 1500 GMT. TUESDAY, October 17 - FRIDAY, October 20 PRAGUE - Conference AutoCEE "Evaluation of Current and New Opportunities in the Central and Eastern European Automotive Sector". WEDNESDAY, October 18 PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction. PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release August retail sales at 0700 GMT. PRAGUE - The budget committee of the lower house of parliament is expected to discuss the 2007 budget draft. KOLODEJE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. THURSDAY, October 19 * PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet for a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. FRIDAY, October 20 - SATURDAY, October 21 * CZECH REPUBLIC - Czechs elect one third of upper house of parliament for the next six-year term (first round). Czechs also elect representatives to local administrations. TUESDAY, October 24 - THURSDAY, October 26 PRAGUE - Telecommunications conference "tel.con spectrum". TUESDAY, October 24 - FRIDAY, November 3 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. WEDNESDAY, October 25 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament is expected to start debating the 2007 budget draft in the first out of three required readings. FRIDAY, October 27 - SATURDAY, October 28 CZECH REPUBLIC - Czechs elect one third of upper house of parliament for the next six-year term (second round). SATURDAY, October 28 CZECH REPUBLIC - National holiday. Banks and markets closed. SUNDAY, October 29 The Czech Republic switches to Central European time (GMT+1). MONDAY, October 30 VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <ERSTsp.PR> to release nine-month results (0630 GMT). PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <ERSTsp.PR>, to release nine-month results (0630 GMT). PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <ZNTVsp.PR> to release nine-month results. PRAGUE - Telecommunications group Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <SPTTsp.PR>, formerly known as Cesky Telecom, should release nine-month results. WEDNESDAY, November 1 PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September due out at 0830 GMT. PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction. THURSDAY, November 2 PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. FRIDAY, November 3 PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its October 26 governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. WEDNESDAY, November 8 PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction. THURSDAY, November 9 * PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <BKOMsp.PR> to publish nine-month results. PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen <PKNA.WA>, to publish nine-month results. WEDNESDAY, November 15 PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. * PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> to publish nine-month results. ===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ COMPANY RIC DATE no meeting on the schedule ================================================================================ The Statistical Bureau (CSU) has set the following dates for release of macroeconomic indicators (data released at 0700 GMT unless noted): OCTOBER 13 Producer prices (Sept) Foreign trade prices (Aug) 18 Retail sales (Aug) 26 Confidence indicators (Oct) NOVEMBER 3 Foreign trade (Sept) 7 Grain harvest forcast (Oct) Construction output (Sept) 8 Inflation (Oct) 9 Industrial output (Sept) 14 Producer prices (Oct) Foreign trade prices (Sept) 15 Retail sales (Sept) Service sales (Q3) 28 Confidence indicators (Nov) 29 Real wage (Q3) ================================================================================ The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted): OCTOBER 13 Balance of payments (end-Aug) Monetary base (end-Sept) 31 Money supply (end-Sept) NOVEMBER 7 Forex reserves (end-Oct) 14 Balance of payments (end-Sept) 15 Monetary base (end-Oct) 30 Money supply (end-Oct) ================================================================================ Czech central bank governing board meetings MEETING TYPE OCTOBER 19 regular 26 Situation report NOVEMBER 2 Inflation report 9 regular 16 regular 23 regular 30 Situation report ================================================================================ The Labour and Social Affairs Ministry set the following dates for releasing monthly unemployment data (data released on the same day as CPI figures): NOVEMBER 8 to end-Oct ================================================================================ The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget balance: NOVEMBER 1 to end-October ================================================================================ REGULAR STATE BONDS ISSUE CALENDAR ISSUE NAME AUCTION DATE ISSUE DATE MATURITY DATE MATURITY VOLUME (in years) (CZK bln) 2.30%/08 Oct 18, 2006 Oct 23, 2006 Sept 26, 2008 3 5 Reopening of existing issue <CZ1001309=> 2.30%/08 Nov 1, 2006 Nov 6, 2006 Sept 26, 2008 3 5 Reopening of existing issue <CZ5YT=RR> 2.55%/10 Nov 8, 2006 Nov 13, 2006 Oct 18, 2010 5 6 New issue x.xx%/09 Nov 22, 2006 Nov 27, 2006 Nov 27, 2009 3 8 Reopening of existing issue <CZ15YT=RR> 3.75%/20 Nov 29, 2006 Dec 4, 2006 Sept 12, 2020 15 7 New issue x.xx%/09 Dec 13, 2006 Dec 18, 2006 Nov 27, 2009 3 7 ================================================================================ ((Editing by Mirka Krufova, prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: mirka.krufova.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420 224 190 477))