INDICATORS - Czech Republic - Oct 18

             (last updated on Oct 18 with Aug retail sales) 
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KEY INTEREST RATES    2-WEEK REPO       DISCOUNT        LOMBARD 
rate                    2.50 pct        1.50 pct        3.50 pct 
last changed 
 (date of decision)   Sept 27, 2006   Sept 27, 2006   Sept 27,2006 
former rate             2.25 pct        1.25 pct        3.25 pct 
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CZECH GDP (in pct)             Q2/06    Q1/06    Q2/05    2005 
 Real change yr/yr              6.2      7.1      6.1     6.1 
 Final consumption              1.6      2.8      1.9     1.8 
  Household                     3.8      3.7      2.5     2.4 
  Government                   -3.4      0.8      0.8     0.7 
 Gross capital formation       17.8     12.4      0.6     2.9 
  fixed capital formation       5.3      6.8      3.8     3.6 
 Foreign trade balance          n/a      n/a      n/a     n/a 
  exports of goods             12.3     20.5      6.3    11.9 
  export of services           -4.7     -3.3      2.6     1.8 
  imports of goods             11.5     17.4     -0.4     5.9 
  imports of services           1.0      1.8      0.7    -1.7 
    NOTE. In the second quarter, GDP totalled 815.7 billion crowns in nominal 
terms.  All data from previous quarters are revised. 
 
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. All 2006 figures are subject to revision. The 2005 figures are 
revised. The CNB releases the monthly figures according to ECB methodology. 
  
CZECH FOREX RESERVES   END-SEPT 06    END-AUG 06     END-SEPT 05 
 euro bln                24.209         24.076         24.835 
 $ bln                   30.652         30.941         29.909 
 CZK bln                685.831        679.305        733.887 
    NOTE. The central bank said it sold foreign currency worth an equivalent of 
14 million euros in spot foreign exchange market operations in August. It sold 
foreign currency worth 12.10 million euros in client operations in August. 
  
MONETARY BASE           END-SEPT 06    END-AUG 06    END-SEPT 05 
 (in CZK bln) 
 CNB monetary base         318.5         328.0          307.2 
  currency                 307.9         302.9          277.8 
  bank reserves             10.6          25.1           29.4 
   mandatory reserves       35.8          35.3           33.1 
 
CZECH M2 MONEY SUPPLY      END-AUG 06   END-JULY 06   END-AUG 05 
 M1 change yr/yr             16.0          17.3          6.4 
 M2 change yr/yr              9.3           8.6          4.6 
 Loans to businesses 
  and households yr/yr       20.3          21.7         19.6 
 M2-M1 (deposits)  yr/yr      1.6          -1.0          2.6 
 
CONSUMER INFLATION             SEPT 06       AUG 06     SEPG 05 
 pct change month/month         -0.7          0.2        -0.3 
 pct change year/year            2.7          3.1         2.2