(last updated April 3)
NEW LISTINGS OR AMENDMENTS ARE MARKED*
KEY INTEREST RATES TWO-WEEK REPO
rate (pct) 1.25
last changed APRIL 2, 2009
former rate (pct) 1.50
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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/09 JAN/08
(bln euro) -0.425 -0.036
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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 FEB 09 JAN 09 FEB 08 JAN-DEC 08
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales -10.3 -3.3 +16.6 +6.8
Restaurant -25.9 -28.7 -4.0 -1.7
Vehicle sales
and maintenance -33.3 -34.0 +13.8 +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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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.
