TABLE-Czech Dec C/A posts CZK 16.26 bln deficit

    The Czech National Bank (CNB) released on 
Monday the following balance of payments data for December: 
     
CZECH BALANCE OF PAYMENTS      12/06    11/06    12/05  01-12/06 
 (CZK billions) 
I. CURRENT ACCOUNT            -16.26   -11.15   -13.30   -151.13 
 Trade balance                 -3.25     6.43    -4.13     47.27 
 Balance of services           -1.49     2.47     0.59     12.98 
 Income balance               -11.53   -17.81   -13.28   -202.40 
 Current transfers              0.01    -2.25     5.52     -8.98 
II. CAPITAL ACCOUNT             2.72     2.07     0.96      8.55 
III. FINANCIAL ACCOUNT         17.66    19.88     8.32    139.29 
 Net Direct Investment         23.20     3.79     6.94    124.25 
  Czech abroad                 -1.90    -6.92    -0.22    -35.18 
  Into Czech Republic          25.10    10.71     7.16    159.44 
 Net Portfolio Investment      10.12     2.63    -9.40    -18.97 
  Assets                       -2.17    -4.50    -6.35    -60.47 
  Liabilities                  12.29     7.13    -3.05     41.50 
 Other Investments            -14.45    17.60    12.00     42.43 
 Change in foreign exchange 
 reserves (minus = growth)      1.20    -1.63    -1.41     -2.07 
IV. BALANCE OF OMISSIONS & 
 EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS     -4.12   -10.80     2.02      3.29 
    NOTE. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a monthly 
current account deficit of 12.00 billion crowns ($551.7 million) 
for December  . 
    All 2006 figures are subject to revision. The 2005 figures 
are revised. The CNB releases the monthly figures according to 
ECB methodology. 
 
 (Reporting by Mirka Krufova in Prague) 
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 ((Editing by Alan Crosby; prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters 
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 ($1=21.75 Czech Crown) 
  Keywords: CZECH ECONOMY/BALANCE  
    

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