...in the previous two months. ************************************************************** KEY POINTS: (in bln CZK) Sept Aug Sept fcast balance 14.37 -0.59 8.0 (nominal y/y change in pct) exports 11.0 12.1 n/a imports 7.6 11.7 n/a (For full table of trade data, click on........[nPRG000567]) - According to seasonally-adjusted preliminary data, exports rose 5.3 percent in September from August while imports fell 3.1 percent percent month-on-month. - In euro terms, exports rose 14.3 percent and imports by 10.8 percent year-on-year in September, outpacing the rise in local currency terms because of a strengthening in the crown. BACKGROUND: - Market expectations before release [ID:nL30594915] - Slovak August trade figures [ID:nL12505659] - Polish trade in August [ID:nL15148953] - Report on last Czech c.bank rate decision [ID:nL25700600] [ID:nPRA0015xx] [ID:nPRA0015xx] [ID:nPRA001568] [ID:n25439215] - For further details on September foreign trade and other past data, Reuters 3000 Xtra users can click on the Czech Statistical Bureau's website: http://www.czso.cz/eng/csu.nsf/kalendar/2004-vzo - For LIVE Czech economic data releases, click on - Instant Views on other Czech data click on [CZ/INSTANT] - Overview of Czech macroeconomic indicators [CZ/ECI] - Key data releases in central Europe [CEE-CONVERGENCE-WATCH] - For Czech money markets data click on - Czech money guide - Czech benchmark state bond prices - Czech forward money market rates
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