(last updated on May 3, updated with state budget)
NEW LISTINGS OR AMENDMENTS ARE MARKED*
KEY INTEREST RATES ECB'S TWO-WEEK REPO
rate (pct) 1.00
last changed MAY 7, 2009
former rate (pct) 1.25
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SLOVAK REAL GDP Q4/09 Q3/09 Q4/08 FY/09
(pct change yr/yr) -2.6 -4.9 +1.6 -4.7
Final consumption
Household -1.9 -0.3 +4.5 -0.7
Government +2.9 -0.2 +4.0 +2.8
Gross fixed capital
formation -7.3 -11.4 -7.2 -10.5
Foreign trade balance
exports of goods
and services -5.2 -15.0 -7.6 -16.5
imports of goods
and services -10.3 -15.4 -7.8 -17.6
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SLOVAK REAL GDP
(pct change yr/yr)
FY/2009 -4.7
FY/2008 +6.2 (+6.4)
FY/2007 +10.6 (+10.4)
FY/2006 +8.5 (+8.3)
FY/2005 +6.7 (+6.6)
FY/2004 +5.0 (+5.2)
FY/2003 +4.8 (+4.8)
FY/2002 +4.6 (+4.8)
FY/2001 +3.5 (+3.4)
FY/2000 +1.4 (+1.4)
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C/A BALANCE FEB/10 JAN/10 FEB/09
(mln euro) -92.0 -139.0 -138.0
C/A BALANCE END-2009 END-2008
(bln euro) -1.938 -4.433
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FOREIGN TRADE FEB 10 JAN 10 FEB 09 JAN-DEC 09
(mln euro)
Imports 3,389.9 2,986.1 2,884.0 38,528.7
Exports 3,457.0 3,088.0 2,904.1 39,715.6
Balance +67.1 +101.9 +20.1 +1,186.8
DYNAMICS OF TRADE
(pct y/y change)
nominal imports +17.5 -0.3 -33.8 -23.4
nominal exports +19.0 +13.9 -33.7 -19.8
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION MARCH 10 FEB 10 MARCH 09
pct change mo/mo +0.1 0.0 -0.3
pct change yr/yr +0.3 -0.2 +1.8
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI MARCH 10 FEB 10 MARCH 09
pct change mo/mo +0.1 0.0 -0.2
pct change yr/yr +0.8 +0.4 +2.5
SLOVAK CORE CPI
pct change mo/mo 0.0 +0.2 -0.4
pct change yr/yr +0.9 +0.4 +1.3
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*CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-APRIL/10 JAN-APRIL/09 FY 2010 PLAN
(mln euro)
revenues 3,224.045 3,326.459 12,530.994
expenditure 4,703.954 3,673.843 16,277.000
balance -1,479.909 -347.384 -3,746.006
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PRODUCER PRICES FEB/10 JAN/10 FEB/09
pct change month/month -1.6 -1.7 +0.5
pct change year/year -7.4 -5.4 +1.8
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FEB 10 JAN 10 FEB 09
pct change yr/yr +20.6 +19.5 (+19.3) -24.6
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INDUSTRIAL ORDERS FEB/10 JAN/10 FEB/09
pct change m/m +5.8 -4.2 +2.2
pct change y/y +32.3 +24.6 -36.8
volume
(mln euro) 2,560.5 2,280.5 1,979.1
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CONSTRUCTION OUPUT FEB 10 JAN 10 FEB 09
pct change yr/yr -19.7 -8.1 -11.0
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SELECTED SECTOR SALES FEB 10 JAN 10 FEB 09 JAN-DEC 09
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales -2.9 -2.9 -14.5 -10.3
Vehicle sales
and maintenance -5.8 -2.8 -33.4 -17.9
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SLOVAK AVG WAGES Q4/09 Q3/09 Q4/08 FY/09
real pct change yr/yr +1.6 +1.3 -0.2 +1.4
nominal pct change yr/yr +2.1 +2.5 +4.6 +3.0
SLOVAK INDUSTRIAL WAGES MAY 09 APRIL 09 MAY 08 FY/08
real pct change yr/yr -3.4 -0.3 +3.2 +2.8
nominal pct change yr/yr -1.3 +2.0 +7.9 +7.5
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SLOVAK UNEMPLOYMENT MARCH 10 FEB 10 MARCH 09
pct of workforce 12.88 12.97 10.33
number of available jobless 346,067 348,419 273,779
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ECONOMIC FORECASTS: GDP EU-NORM CPI C/A DATE
'10 '11 '10 '11 '10 '11
FinMin +2.8 +3.3 +1.7 +3.4 -3.5 -3.9 Feb 10
NBS +3.2 +4.4 +0.7 +2.4 -3.2 -1.6 March
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Notes:
FinMin - Finance Ministry
NBS - National Bank of Slovakia
- GDP - Real gross domestic product growth (pct change yr/yr)
- EU-NORM CPI - Annual average consumer price index, calculated
under the EU methodology (pct)
- C/A - Current account deficit (pct of GDP)
- DATE - The date of the forecast release
