TABLE-Slovak Oct EU-norm CPI 0.0 pct m/m, +3.1 pct y/y

    Nov 16 (Reuters) - Slovak consumer prices were flat 
month-on-month in October, according to EU-norm data, slashing 
the annual inflation rate to 3.1 percent, data from the 
Statistics Office showed on Thursday. 
     
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 
   
    NOTE. Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected EU-norm 
inflation to have risen by 0.1 percent on the month, and 3.3 
percent year-on-year in October. 
 
 (Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava) 
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  Keywords: ECONOMY SLOVAKIA INFLATION TABLE