CZECH UNEMPLOYMENT 01/09 12/08 01/08
pct of workforce 6.8 6.0 6.1
number of available
jobless 383,842 335,025 340,436
total number of jobless 398,061 352,250 364,544
NOTE. The number of available jobless shows how many people
registered as
unemployed by labour offices are able to start work shortly. The
total number of
jobless is for all jobless registered by labour offices.
PRODUCER PRICES 01/09 12/08 01/08
Industrial prices
pct change month/month 1.1 -1.5 1.9
pct change year/year -0.8 -0.1 6.0
Construction prices
pct change month/month 0.4 0.1 0.7
pct change year/year 3.2 3.6 4.6
Agricultural prices
pct change month/month -3.0 -2.5 2.3
pct change year/year -26.8 -22.8 26.9
Services
pct change month/month -0.5 -0.6 0.8
pct change year/year 2.6 3.9 2.9
NOTE. All 2009 data are subject to further revision.
GOVERNMENT DEBT 2008 9M/08 H1/08 2007
(CZK bln)
total 999.5 925.5 933.3 892.3
average maturity
(in years) 6.6 7.0 6.8 6.4
marketable debt 952.2 879.1 893.1 853.0
modified duration
(in years) 4.5 4.7 4.1 3.9
NOTE. Data show levels as of the end of the period listed.
The modified duration figure stands for marketable debt only and
includes the Finance Ministry's interest rate swap transactions.
Average maturity was within the ministry's target of 6.0-7.0
years.
CZECH AVG WAGE Q3/08 Q2/08 Q3/07 9M/08
9M/07
Monthly wage (nominal) 23,144 23,183 21,446 22,942
21,109
real change y/y (pct) 1.2 1.1 4.9 1.7
5.3
nominal change y/y 7.9 8.0 7.5 8.7
7.6
Private sector in CZK 23,536 23,688 21,582 23,456
21,309
real change y/y (pct) 2.3 2.3 4.9 3.0
5.5
nominal change y/y 9.1 9.3 7.5 10.1
7.8
Public sector in CZK 21,714 21,361 20,948 21,077
20,395
real change y/y (pct) -2.7 -3.5 4.9 -3.4
4.3
nominal change y/y 3.7 3.1 7.5 3.3
6.6
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision.
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT 12/08 11/08 12/07 01-12/08
Real pct change y/y -14.6 -17.4 6.0 0.4
Industrial sales -13.7 -18.5 6.3 0.1
Productivity -8.1 -14.6 2.9 0.2
Monthly wage
avg nominal 9.8 2.4 5.9 8.2
avg real 6.0 -1.9 0.0 1.9
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision.
Seasonally-adjusted industrial output was down 0.5 percent
month-on-month.
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 12/08 11/08 12/07 01-12/08
real pct change y/y -2.6 -6.1 (-5.6) 5.6 0.6
Monthly wage
avg nominal 17.5 10.3 (10.2) 3.7 11.6
avg real 13.4 5.7 (5.6) -1.6 4.9
Productivity
y/y change in pct -1.5 -6.6 (-6.6) 7.6 0.6
Construction permits
y/y pct chg 2.8 -7.9 (-7.9) -22.6 4.1
NOTE. All figures are subject to further revision.
Seasonally-adjusted construction output dipped 0.5 percent from
the previous month.
12/08 11/08 12/07 01-12/08
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y) -2.9 -6.3 5.2 0.5
