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CZECH UNEMPLOYMENT           06/09        05/09        06/08
 pct of workforce             8.0          7.9          5.0
 number of available
  jobless                   452,799      446,451      279,573
 total number of jobless    463,555      457,561      297,880
                                
 NOTE. The number of available jobless shows how many people registered as
unemployed by labour offices are able to start work shortly. The total number of
jobless is for all jobless registered by labour offices.

PRODUCER PRICES              06/09       05/09      06/08
 Industrial prices
  pct change month/month      0.0        -0.4        0.6
  pct change year/year       -4.4        -3.8        5.2
 Construction prices
  pct change month/month      0.0         0.1        0.4
  pct change year/year        1.2         1.5        5.1
 Agricultural prices
  pct change month/month      4.6        -2.6       -0.5
  pct change year/year      -27.9       -31.4       25.4
 Services
  pct change month/month     -0.8         0.2       -0.5
  pct change year/year        1.5         1.8        4.0
                                
 NOTE. All 2009 data are subject to further revision.

GOVERNMENT DEBT          H1/09      Q1/09      2008      H1/08
 (CZK bln)
 total                 1,137.4    1,000.5     999.5      933.3
 average maturity
 (in years)                6.6        6.8       6.6        6.8
                                
marketable debt     1,085.5      952.2     952.2      893.1
                                
modified duration
                                
(in years)              4.4        4.5       4.5        4.1
                                
 NOTE. Data show levels as of the end of the period listed. The modified
duration figure stands for marketable debt only and includes the Finance
Ministry's interest rate swap transactions. Average maturity was within the
ministry's target of 5.5-7.0 years.

CZECH AVG WAGE              Q1/09     Q4/08     Q1/08     2008      2007
 Monthly wage (nominal)    22,941    25,381    22,407    23,542    21,694
  real change y/y (pct)     0.3       3.4       n/a       2.1       4.4
  nominal change y/y        2.4       8.3      10.2       8.5       7.3
                                
 NOTE. All data are subject to further revision.

PRELIMINARY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT      06/09      05/09      06/08
 Real pct change y/y              -12.3      -22.0        1.8
 Industrial sales                 -14.3      -23.4        0.8
 New orders                       -13.0      -27.8       -0.9
  from abroad                      -8.6      -27.0       -3.8
                                
 NOTE. The statistics office will release full details on August 11.
 
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT      05/09      04/09      05/08     01-05/09
 Real pct change y/y  -22.0      -22.1        0.0      -20.3
 Industrial sales     -23.4      -23.1        1.8      -19.6
 New orders           -27.8      -26.7        5.8      -25.4
  from abroad         -27.0      -26.9        3.5      -25.8
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT
 real pct change y/y   -2.1        2.1       -8.5       -6.1
                                
 NOTE. Czech Statistical Bureau has changed the way of releasing construction
output data. From January 2009 it is reported as part of industrial output. All
data are subject to further revision. 

                                
                          05/09    04/09    05/08    01-05/09
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y)   -7.5     -2.0      3.1      -4.4