TABLE-Slovak Dec ind output dips to +8.9 pct y/y

    Slovak industrial output rose by a real 
8.9 percent year-on-year in December, down from 9.8 percent 
growth in November but in line with market expectations, the 
Slovak Statistics Office said on Thursday. 
     
 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT      DEC 06       NOV 06        DEC 05 
 pct change yr/yr       +8.9         +9.8           +9.6 
  
    NOTE. Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected industrial 
output to have risen by 8.9 percent on an annual basis in 
December  . The data are adjusted for the 
impact of number of working days. 
 
 (Reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava) 
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