TABLE-Forecasts for Slovak economic data due in Feb

    The following table shows the results of a Reuters poll 
of economists' expectations for Slovak economic data due out this month. 
    The survey was conducted between Jan 30. and Feb 1. among analysts who focus 
on the Slovak economy. 
    See notes for the definitions of abbreviations and the data release date. 
     
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               INFLATION (Jan)          PPI      SKK  REPO INDUSTRY RETAIL TRADE 
         EU-NORM    LOCAL     CORE      Jan      Feb   Feb    Dec    Dec    Dec 
        m/m  y/y  m/m  y/y  m/m  y/y  m/m  y/y                y/y    y/y 
MEDIAN  0.5  2.1  0.5  2.6  0.6  2.2  0.3  4.3  35.10  4.75   8.9    7.3  -10.0 
AVERAGE 0.5  2.1  0.5  2.6  0.5  2.2  0.2  4.3  35.10  N/A    9.3    7.8  -11.0 
MINIMUM 0.0  1.7  0.3  2.4  0.1  1.7 -0.3  3.7  34.80  4.50   8.0    6.0  -16.2 
MAXIMUM 0.8  2.5  0.8  2.8  0.9  2.6  1.0  5.0  35.50  4.75  12.5   12.0   -5.9 
MODE    0.4  2.1  0.6  2.5  0.6  1.9  0.4  4.3  35.50  4.75   8.0    N/A  -10.0 
  
 (1)    n/a  n/a  0.3  2.4  0.6  2.3  0.4  4.3  35.50  4.75   8.0   12.0  -10.0 
 (2)    0.5  2.1  0.5  2.6  0.1  1.7  0.3  4.4  34.80  4.75   8.5    8.5   -9.0 
 (3)    n/f  n/f  0.6  2.8  0.3  2.1  n/f  n/f  35.20  4.75   9.3    7.6  -10.0 
 (4)    0.2  2.0  0.5  2.6  0.9  2.6  1.0  5.0  35.00  4.75   8.0    8.6  -13.5 
 (5)    0.6  2.3  0.6  2.7  0.8  2.4  0.0  4.0  34.90  4.75  12.5    6.0  -12.0 
 (6)    0.7  2.5  0.6  2.7  0.8  2.5 -0.3  3.7  35.50  4.50   8.5    7.0  -16.0 
 (7)    0.8  2.5  0.8  2.8  0.4  2.0  1.0  5.0  35.40  4.75   9.1    6.3   -8.6 
 (8)    0.4  2.1  0.4  2.5  0.5  1.9  0.0  3.9  34.80  4.75  10.8    7.3  -16.2 
 (9)    0.0  1.7  0.4  2.5  0.6  2.2  0.3  4.3  35.30  4.75   8.6    6.9   -7.6 
(10)    0.4  1.9  0.4  2.5  0.3  1.9  0.4  4.4  35.00  4.75  10.1    n/a   -5.9 
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 (1) Citigroup, Miroslav Plojhar 
 (2) CSOB, Silvia Cechovicova 
 (3) Danske Bank, Stanislava Pravdova  
 (4) ING Bank, Jan Toth 
 (5) Komercni Banka, Miroslav Frayer 
 (6) PPF Asset Management, Martin Pohl 
 (7) Slovenska Sporitelna, Maria Valachyova 
 (8) Tatra Banka, Juraj Valachy 
 (9) UniBanka, Viliam Patoprsty 
 (10) VUB, Martin Lenko 
     
 Notes: 
 EU-NORM  - Consumer price index by EU standards, watched by the central bank 
(NBS), expected Feb. 28 
 LOCAL    - Consumer price index by local methodology, Feb. 9 
 CORE     - Core inflation, excludes the impact of changes to state-regulated 
prices and excise taxes, Feb. 9 
 PPI      - Producer price inflation, Feb. 28 
 SKK      - Euro/crown exchange rate at end of February 
 REPO     - Key two-week repo rate after the NBS' policy meeting on Feb 27 
 INDUSTRY - Industrial output, Feb. 8 
 RETAIL   - Retail sales, Feb. 8 
 TRADE    - Foreign trade balance (billion crowns), by Feb. 9 
   (For the accompanying story click on [ID:nL02213014]) 
   (Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava) 
  ((Editing by Ian Jones; Reuters Messaging: 
martin.santa.reuters.com@reuters.net; +421 2 5341 8402)) 
  Keywords: SLOVAKIA ECONOMY/SURVEY  
    

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