TABLE-Czech Dec business, consumer sentiment improves

    The Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) 
released on Friday the following confidence indicators for 
December: 
 
CONFIDENCE INDICATORS            DEC 06     NOV 06     DEC 05 
 Composite Indicator             106.5      105.3      101.0 
 Business Indicator              107.0      106.2      101.2 
  Industry                       106.4      106.4       99.5 
  Construction                   104.8      104.8       97.5 
  Trade                           99.3       98.8      102.8 
  Services                       109.0      107.3      103.1 
 Consumer Indicator              104.3      100.7       99.8 
 
CONFIDENCE INDICATORS            DEC 06     NOV 06     DEC 05 
 Composite Indicator             +21.3      +19.9      +15.0 
 Business Indicator              +26.4      +25.5      +19.5 
  Industry                       +13.3      +13.3       +6.0 
  Construction                     0.0        0.0       -7.0 
  Trade                          +21.3      +20.7      +25.7 
  Services                       +49.0      +46.7      +41.0 
 Consumer Indicator               +1.2       -2.3       -3.2 
 
    NOTE. The indices listed in the top table were set at 100 
based on the 2005 annual average of the balance of responses in 
the statistical bureau's surveys. The second table shows the 
balance of responses in the bureau's business cycle surveys. 
 
 (Reporting by Mirka Krufova in Prague) 
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