(last updated March 17)
NEW LISTINGS OR AMENDMENTS ARE MARKED*
KEY INTEREST RATES TWO-WEEK REPO
rate (pct) 1.50
last changed MARCH 5, 2009
former rate (pct) 2.00
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SLOVAK REAL GDP Q4/08 Q3/08 Q4/07 FY/08
(pct change yr/yr) +2.5 +6.6 +14.3 +6.4
Final consumption
Household +4.7 +6.0 +5.9 +6.1
Government +2.3 +5.3 +0.8 +4.3
Gross fixed capital
formation +1.4 +7.3 +8.9 +6.8
Foreign trade balance
exports of goods
and services -7.8 +2.7 +16.0 +3.2
imports of goods
and services -6.7 +3.6 +11.6 +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 JAN-DEC/08 JAN-DEC/08
(bln euro) -4.226 -3.227
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FOREIGN TRADE JAN 09 DEC 08 JAN 08 JAN-DEC 08
(mln euro)
Imports 3,192.2 3,255.7 4,112.5 50,257.5
Exports 2,912.7 2,914.1 4,154.8 49,543.6
Balance -279.5 -341.6 +42.3 -713.9
DYNAMICS OF TRADE
(pct y/y change)
nominal imports -22.4 -18.3 +21.0 +5.0
nominal exports -29.9 -19.1 +14.7 +5.1
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION FEB 09 JAN 09 FEB 08
pct change mo/mo +0.0 +0.3 +0.3
pct change yr/yr +2.4 +2.7 +3.4
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI FEB 09 JAN 09 FEB 08
pct change mo/mo +0.1 +0.4 +0.4
pct change yr/yr +3.1 +3.4 +4.0
SLOVAK CORE CPI
pct change mo/mo +0.1 +0.3 +0.5
pct change yr/yr +2.2 +2.5 +4.3
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CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-FEB/09 JAN-FEB/08 FY 2009 PLAN
(mln euro)
revenues 1,411.017 1,710.755 13,115.869
expenditure 1,596.096 1,659.142 14,125.291
balance -185.079 +51.613 -1,009.422
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PRODUCER PRICES JAN/09 DEC/08 JAN/08
pct change month/month -1.2 -0.6 +1.0
pct change year/year +3.7 +6.0 +4.4
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT JAN 09 DEC 08 JAN 08
pct change yr/yr -27.0 -18.0 +8.7
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SELECTED SECTOR SALES DEC 08 NOV 08 DEC 07 JAN-DEC 08
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales +3.2 +2.2 +7.7 +6.8
Hotels and restaurants -9.3 -7.3 +7.1 -1.7
Vehicle sales
and maintenance -0.2 -8.0 +17.4 +1.4
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SLOVAK AVG WAGES Q4/08 Q3/08 Q4/07 FY/08
real pct change yr/yr -0.2 +3.5 +4.5 +3.3
nominal pct change yr/yr +4.6 +8.8 +8.0 +8.1
SLOVAK INDUSTRIAL WAGES JAN 09 DEC 08 JAN 08 FY/08
real pct change yr/yr -0.1 +0.4 +3.9 +2.2
nominal pct change yr/yr +3.6 +4.8 +7.9 +6.9
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*SLOVAK UNEMPLOYMENT FEB 09 JAN 09 FEB 08
pct of workforce 9.72 9.03 7.84
number of available jobless 257,564 239,252 204,574
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SLOVAK GROSS FOREIGN DEBT
($ million) END-OCT/08 END-SEPT/08
TOTAL 48,663.4 53,045.3
LONG TERM DEBT 23,459.8 25,848.3
(of which)
Govt and central bank 9,716.5 10,831.9
Commercial banks 2,879.2 3,135.5
Corporates 10,864.1 11,880.9
SHORT TERM DEBT 25,173.6 27,197.0
(of which)
Govt and central bank 0.0 0.0
Commercial banks 12,992.2 14,225.5
Corporates 12,181.4 12,971.5
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ECONOMIC FORECASTS:
GDP EU-NORM CPI C/A DATE
'09 '10 '09 '10 '09 '10
FinMin +2.4 +3.6 +N/A +N/A -5.6 -4.6 Feb 10
Notes:
FinMin - Finance Ministry
GDP - Real gross domestic product growth (pct change yr/yr)
EU-NORM CPI - Annual change in consumer price index in
December, calculated under the EU methodology (pct).
C/A - Current account deficit (pct of GDP)
DATE - The date of the forecast release.
