New or amended items marked * ALL TIMES GMT (Note: Czech Republic GMT+1) See below for full macroeconomic forecasts ================================================================================ UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ> DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 08/12 0800/0900 GDP y/y Q3 5.2% 6.2% 08/12 0800/0900 Inflation m/m Nov -0.1% -0.5% 08/12 0800/0900 Inflation y/y Nov 1.5% 1.3% 08/12 0800/0900 Unemployment Nov 7.3% 7.4% 08/12 0800/0900 Construction output Oct n/f 4.1% 12/12 0800/0900 Industrial output Oct 11.0% 5.8% 13/12 0900/1000 CA balance CZK Oct -9.0bln -13.94bln 14/12 0800/0900 Producer prices m/m Nov -0.1% 0.0% 14/12 0800/0900 Producer prices y/y Nov 2.1% 1.9% 14/12 0800/0900 Import prices y/y Oct n/f 0.4% 14/12 0800/0900 Export prices y/y Oct n/f 1.1% 14/12 0900/1000 Monetary base Nov n/f 341.7bln 18/12 0800/0900 Retail sales y/y Oct 7.0% 5.2% 29/12 0900/1000 Foreign debt Q3 n/f 39.49bln 29/12 0900/1000 Money supply Nov n/f 9.9% 02/01 0830/0930 PMI index Dec n/f 55.6 02/01 n/a Budget balance Dec n/f -30.92bln 08/01 0900/1000 FX reserves Dec n/f 23.91bln 09/01 0800/0900 Foreign trade Nov n/a 4.35bln ================================================================================ COMPANY RESULTS DATE---COMPANY----------RIC-----------SECTOR-------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST----- (CZK bln) ITEM no results on the schedule -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 8 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. FRIDAY, December 8 PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its November 30 governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release Q3 gross domestic product, November inflation and October construction output at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - Czech labour and Social Affairs Ministry to release November unemployment data at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to discuss modification on 2006 state budget in second reading. SATURDAY, December 9 PRAGUE - Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) to hold and extraordinary meeting. Scheduled to vote new chairperson. TUESDAY, December 12 PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release October industrial output at 0800 GMT. WEDNESDAY, December 13 PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction. PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release October current account balance at 0900 GMT. PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen <PKNA.WA>, to hold an extraordinary general meeting. PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. THURSDAY, December 14 PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release November producer prices and October foreign trade prices at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release November monetary base at 0900 GMT. PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. PRAGUE - Czech central bank board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. FRIDAY, December 15 PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to detail Q3 government debt figures. WEDNESDAY, December 20 PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to meet on interest rates. An announcement is expected after 1100 GMT with a news conference to follow at around 1430 GMT. PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCOsp.PR> to hold an alternative general meeting. THURSDAY, December 21 PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. MONDAY, December 25 Christmas Day. Banks and markets closed. TUESDAY, December 26 Boxing Day. Banks and markets closed. TUESDAY, January 2 PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for December due out at 0830 GMT. PRAGUE - Finance Ministry should release end-December budget balance. WEDNESDAY, January 3 PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. THURSDAY, January 4 PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. PRAGUE - Czech central bank board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. WEDNESDAY, January 10 PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction. THURSDAY, January 18 PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction. WEDNESDAY, January 24 PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction. THURSDAY, January 25 PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to meet on interest rates. An announcement is expected after 1100 GMT with a news conference to follow at around 1430 GMT. ===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ COMPANY RIC DATE UNIPETROL <UNPEsp.PR> December 13 ORCO <ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR> December 20 ================================================================================