INDICATORS - Czech Republic - Nov 29

                (last updated on Nov 29 with Q3 average wage) 
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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      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. 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-OCT 06     END-SEPT 06    END-OCT 05 
 euro bln                24.254         24.298         24.627 
 $ bln                   30.794         30.765         29.608 
 CZK bln                684.448        688.364        728.967 
    NOTE. The central bank said it sold foreign currency worth an equivalent of 
46 million euros in spot foreign exchange market operations in September. It 
sold foreign currency worth 68.64 million euros in client operations in 
September. 
  
MONETARY BASE            END-OCT 06    END-SEPT 06    END-OCT 05 
 (in CZK bln) 
 CNB monetary base         341.7         318.5          293.0 
  currency                 308.1         307.9          280.6 
  bank reserves             33.5          10.6           12.4 
   mandatory reserves       36.7          35.8           33.2 
 
CZECH M2 MONEY SUPPLY     END-SEPT 06   END-AUG 06   END-SEPT 05 
 M1 change yr/yr             16.3          16.0          5.1 
 M2 change yr/yr              9.1           9.3          4.2 
 Loans to businesses 
  and households yr/yr       20.3          20.3         18.9 
 M2-M1 (deposits)  yr/yr      1.1           1.6          3.3 
 
CONSUMER INFLATION             OCT 06       SEPT 06     OCT 05 
 pct change month/month         -0.5         -0.7         0.9 
 pct change year/year            1.3          2.7         2.6