TABLE-Slovak Dec EU-norm CPI +0.1 pct m/m, +3.7 pct y/y

    Slovak consumer prices rose 0.1 percent 
month-on-month in December, according to EU-norm data, putting 
the annual inflation rate at 3.7 percent, data from the 
Statistics Office showed on Wednesday. 
     
SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION       DEC 06        NOV 06      DEC 05 
  pct change mo/mo             +0.1          +0.5        +0.1 
  pct change yr/yr             +3.7          +3.7        +3.9 
   
    NOTE. Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected EU-norm 
inflation to have been by 0.1 percent on the month, and 3.7 
percent year-on-year in December. 
 
 Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava 
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[Reuters/Finance.cz]