INDICATORS - Slovakia - Jan 12

                 (last updated on Jan 12) 
           NEW LISTINGS OR AMENDMENTS ARE MARKED* 
KEY INTEREST RATES      OVERNIGHT REPO     TWO-WEEK REPO 
 rate (pct)               3.25/6.25           4.75 
 last changed             SEPT 25, 2006       SEPT 25, 2006 
 former rate (pct)        3.00/6.00           4.50 
SLOVAK REAL GDP           Q3/06     Q2/06       Q3/05      FY/05 
 (pct change yr/yr)       +9.8      +6.7        +6.3       +6.0 
 Final consumption 
  Household               +6.5      +5.9        +7.8       +7.2 
  Government              +1.2      +6.6        +2.2       -0.6 
 Gross fixed capital 
  formation               +6.7      +3.6       +21.0      +17.5 
 Foreign trade balance 
  exports of goods  
  and services           +23.8     +18.1       +19.5      +13.8 
  imports of goods  
  and  services          +22.9     +14.0       +17.7      +16.6 
SLOVAK REAL GDP           2002    2003    2004     2005 
 (pct change yr/yr)       +4.1    +4.2    +5.4     +6.0 (+6.1) 
 Final consumption 
  Household               +5.2    +0.1    +3.8     +7.2 
  Government              +5.2    +3.9    +2.0     -0.6 (+0.5) 
 Gross fixed capital 
  formation               +0.3    -2.3    +5.0    +17.5 (+13.8) 
 Foreign trade balance 
  exports of goods 
  and services            +4.7   +15.9    +7.9    +13.8 (+13.5) 
  imports of goods 
  and  services           +4.6    +7.6    +8.8    +16.6 (+15.5) 
C/A BALANCE            JAN-OCT 06               JAN-OCT 05 
 (SKK bln)               -109.9                     -75.31 
C/A BALANCE          JAN-SEPT    JAN-AUG 06    JAN-SEPT 05 
 (SKK bln) 
 Total                -105.6       -87.0         -68.2 
 Foreign trade         -65.4       -54.1         -39.2 
 Service               +13.9       +11.2          +8.7 
 Income balance        -53.6       -45.7         -37.4 
 Current transfers      +1.2        +1.6          -0.3 
FOREIGN TRADE         NOV 06    OCT 06    NOV 05    JAN-DEC 05 
 (SKK bln) 
 Imports             128.854   131.312   105.066    1,070.893 
 Exports             119.604   125.834   100.974      994.571 
 Balance              -9.251    -5.478    -4.092      -76.322 
DYNAMICS OF TRADE 
 (pct y/y change in SKK terms) 
 nominal imports      22.6       26.9      18.0          13.9 
 nominal exports      18.4       30.1      22.4          11.6 
*SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI      DEC 06    NOV 06     DEC 05 
  pct change mo/mo         0.0      +0.6       +0.1 
  pct change yr/yr        +4.2      +4.3       +3.7 
*SLOVAK CORE CPI 
  pct change mo/mo         0.0      +0.4       +0.1 
  pct change yr/yr        +2.7      +2.9       +1.7 
SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION      NOV 06        OCT 06      NOV 05 
  pct change mo/mo             +0.5           0.0         0.0 
  pct change yr/yr             +3.7          +3.1        +3.6 
CENTRAL STATE BUDGET   JAN-DEC 06    JAN-DEC 05    FY 2006 PLAN 
 (SKK bln) 
 revenues               291.977       258.694         272.717 
 expenditure            323.655       292.580         330.185 
 balance                -31.678       -33.886         -57.468 
PRODUCER PRICES              NOV 06      OCT 06      NOV 05 
 pct change month/month       +0.4       +0.1         +1.8 
 pct change year/year         +5.6       +7.1         +7.4 
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT       NOV 06       OCT 06        NOV 05 
 pct change yr/yr        9.8          11.1           5.8 
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT        NOV 06      OCT 06     NOV 05 
 pct change yr/yr           11.7        9.1        15.8 
*SELECTED SECTOR SALES   NOV 06    OCT 06    NOV 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 (pct change yr/yr) 
 Retail sales             +7.4      +7.6     +12.3      +9.7 
 Hotels and restaurants   +7.6      +8.0      -4.3       0.0 
 Vehicle sales 
 and maintenance         +21.1     +17.9      +7.6      +5.9 
*SLOVAK INDUSTRIAL WAGES   NOV 06   OCT 06   NOV 05   JAN-DEC 05 
 real pct change yr/yr      0.5      1.5      3.2       4.4 
 nominal pct change yr/yr   4.8      5.3      6.7       7.2 
SLOVAK AVG WAGES           Q3/06     Q2/06    Q3/05    FY/05 
 real pct change yr/yr      2.7       4.0      7.6      6.3 
 nominal pct change yr/yr   7.7       8.8      9.9      9.2 
SLOVAK UNEMPLOYMENT            NOV 06    OCT 06    NOV 05 
 pct of available workforce     9.12      9.27     10.86 
SLOVAK GROSS FOREIGN DEBT 
 ($ million)                   END-SEPT/06     END-AUG/06 
 TOTAL                          29,335.9        29,783.3 
 LONG TERM DEBT                 15,124.2        15,604.9 
  (of which) 
  Govt and central bank          7,328.9         7,515.5 
  Commercial banks               1,237.1         1,382.8 
  Corporates                     6,558.2         6,706.7 
 SHORT TERM DEBT                14,211.7        14,178.3 
  (of which) 
  Govt and central bank              0.0            65.7 
  Commercial banks               6,019.0         6,181.8 
  Corporates                     8,192.7        7,930.8 
*SLOVAK FOREIGN RESERVES    JAN 10    JAN 3     DEC 31*  DEC 27 
  ($ million) 
  Central Bank             13,942.7  14,095.6  13,363.9 13,393.9 
  Commercial banks          2,233.6   2,668.8   2,424.8  2,837.0 
  Total banking sector     16,176.3  16,764.4  15,788.7 16,230.9 
    NOTE: Reserves data are calculated according to methodology 
compatible with European Central Bank standards. 
 
ECONOMIC FORECASTS 
              GDP          CPI             C/A         DATE 
           '06  '07    '06    '07       '06   '07 
 FinMin    +6.6 +7.1   +4.5   +3.1      -6.9  -3.5     Oct 2 
 Cbank     +6.8 +7.2   +4.1   +2.6      -6.7  -4.3     Oct 31 
 OECD      +8.2 +8.0   +4.5   +2.8      -6.4  -3.9     Nov 28 
 EU        +6.7 +7.2   +4.5   +3.4       n/f   n/f     Nov 6 
  
 Notes: 
 FinMin - Finance Ministry 
 NBS    - National Bank of Slovakia 
 OECD   - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 
 EU     - European Union 
 GDP - Real gross domestic product growth (pct change yr/yr) 
 CPI - Average annual change in consumer price index (pct). 
 C/A - Current account deficit (pct of GDP) 
 DATE - The date of the forecast release. 
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