(last updated Aug 3)
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 Q1/09 Q4/08 Q1/08 FY/08
(pct change yr/yr) -5.6 +2.5 +9.3 +6.4
Final consumption
Household -1.2 +4.7 +8.4 +6.1
Government +1.2 +2.3 +0.7 +4.3
Gross fixed capital
formation -4.1 +1.4 +7.5 +6.8
Foreign trade balance
exports of goods
and services -24.3 -7.8 +11.2 +3.2
imports of goods
and services -22.6 -6.7 +10.6 +3.3
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SLOVAK REAL GDP 2000-2006
(pct chng yr/yr)
FY/2007 - +10.4
FY/2006 - +8.3
FY/2005 - +6.6 (+6.0)
FY/2004 - +5.2 (+5.4)
FY/2003 - +4.8 (+4.2)
FY/2002 - +4.8 (+4.1)
FY/2001 - +3.4 (+3.2)
FY/2000 - +1.4 (+0.7)
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C/A BALANCE APRIL/09 MARCH/09
(mln euro) +100.0 -134.0
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FOREIGN TRADE MAY 09 APRIL 09 MAY 08 JAN-DEC 08
(mln euro)
Imports 2,885.3 2,994.7 4,136.5 50,257.5
Exports 2,980.0 3,380.1 4,248.2 49,543.6
Balance +94.8 +385.4 +111.7 -713.9
DYNAMICS OF TRADE
(pct y/y change)
nominal imports -30.2 -36.4 0.0 +5.0
nominal exports -29.9 -24.4 +5.4 +5.1
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION June 09 May 09 June 08
pct change mo/mo 0.0 +0.1 +0.4
pct change yr/yr +0.7 +1.1 +4.3
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI JUNE 09 MAY 09 JUNE 08
pct change mo/mo +0.5 +0.2 +0.4
pct change yr/yr +2.4 +2.2 +4.6
SLOVAK CORE CPI
pct change mo/mo +0.7 +0.2 +0.4
pct change yr/yr +1.3 +1.1 +4.8
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*CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-JULY/09 JAN-JULY/08 FY 2009 PLAN
(mln euro)
revenues 5,799.470 6,199.260 13,115.869
expenditure 6,713.906 6,219.648 14,125.291
balance -914.436 -20.388 -1,009.422
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PRODUCER PRICES MAY/09 APRIL/09 MAY/08
pct change month/month -1.1 -1.2 +0.5
pct change year/year -2.4 -0.8 +6.4
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT MAY 09 APRIL 09 MAY 08
pct change yr/yr -23.9 -24.7 (-24.8) +7.6
CONSTRUCTION OUPUT MAY 09 APRIL 09 MAY 08
pct change yr/yr -3.9 -13.9 +9.1
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SELECTED SECTOR SALES JUNE 09 MAY 09 JUNE 08 JAN-DEC 08
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales -12.3 -9.2 +5.9 +9.1
Vehicle sales
and maintenance -15.3 -15.0 +9.9 +7.0
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SLOVAK AVG WAGES Q1/09 Q4/08 Q1/08 FY/08
real pct change yr/yr +1.6 -0.2 +4.2 +3.3
nominal pct change yr/yr +4.7 +4.6 +7.1 +8.1
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 JUNE 09 MAY 09 JUNE 08
pct of workforce 11.81 11.39 7.42
number of available jobless 313,076 301,871 193,455
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ECONOMIC FORECASTS:
GDP EU-NORM CPI C/A DATE
'09 '10 '09 '10 '09 '10
FinMin -6.2 +1.1 +1.4 +2.5 N/A N/A May 16
NBS -4.2 +2.4 +1.3 +1.8 -7.5 -6.4 May 16
EC -2.6 +0.7 +2.0 +2.4 -7.5 -7.1 May 4
EBRD -3.5 +0.8 May 7
Notes:
FinMin - Finance Ministry
NBS - National Bank of Slovakia
EC - the European Commission
EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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.
