Nov 14 (Reuters) - The Czech National Bank (CNB) released on
Tuesday the following balance of payments data for September:
CZECH BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 09/06 08/06 09/05 01-09/06
(CZK billions)
I. CURRENT ACCOUNT -13.94 -14.34 -8.41 -99.52
Trade balance 7.46 -2.07 3.97 41.37
Balance of services 1.92 1.61 2.70 8.18
Income balance -21.17 -12.41 -15.52 -141.63
Current transfers -2.16 -1.47 0.43 -7.44
II. CAPITAL ACCOUNT 0.55 0.50 -0.01 3.32
III. FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 18.77 8.70 11.94 78.52
Net Direct Investment 13.21 14.95 27.32 80.95
Czech abroad -1.14 -1.17 -10.19 -24.98
Into Czech Republic 14.35 16.11 37.51 105.93
Net Portfolio Investment 3.68 -9.40 -28.12 -51.91
Assets 0.83 -7.58 -10.32 -59.85
Liabilities 2.85 -1.82 -17.80 7.94
Other Investments 0.20 6.95 13.62 52.95
Change in foreign exchange
reserves (minus = growth) -0.45 -0.76 -1.22 -2.13
IV. BALANCE OF OMISSIONS &
EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS -5.39 5.15 -3.51 17.68
NOTE. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a monthly
current account deficit of 5.00 billion crowns ($228.4 million)
for September <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=21.89 Czech Crown)
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