(updated on June 10 with jobless rate)
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 Q1/10 Q4/09 Q1/09 FY/09
(pct change yr/yr) +4.8 -2.6 -5.7 -4.7
Final consumption
Household +0.4 -1.9 -0.9 -0.7
Government +6.2 +2.9 +1.3 +2.8
Gross fixed capital
formation -0.4 -7.3 -3.9 -10.5
Foreign trade balance
exports of goods
and services +16.8 -5.2 -25.5 -16.5
imports of goods
and services +9.9 -10.3 -22.3 -17.6
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SLOVAK REAL GDP
(pct change yr/yr)
FY/2009 -4.7
FY/2008 +6.2 (+6.4)
FY/2007 +10.6 (+10.4)
FY/2006 +8.5 (+8.3)
FY/2005 +6.7 (+6.6)
FY/2004 +5.0 (+5.2)
FY/2003 +4.8 (+4.8)
FY/2002 +4.6 (+4.8)
FY/2001 +3.5 (+3.4)
FY/2000 +1.4 (+1.4)
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C/A BALANCE MARCH/10 FEB/10 MARCH/09
(mln euro) -70.0 -12.0 -215.0
C/A BALANCE END-2009 END-2008
(bln euro) -1.938 -4.433
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FOREIGN TRADE MARCH 10 FEB 10 MARCH 09 JAN-DEC 09
(mln euro)
Imports 3,801.8 3,347.4 3,319.5 38,528.7
Exports 3,978.1 3,401.0 3,342.9 39,715.6
Balance +176.3 +53.6 +23.3 +1,186.8
DYNAMICS OF TRADE
(pct y/y change)
nominal imports +14.5 +16.1 -22.3 -23.4
nominal exports +19.0 +17.1 -20.4 -19.8
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION APRIL 10 MARCH 10 APRIL 09
pct change mo/mo +0.4 +0.1 -0.1
pct change yr/yr +0.7 +0.3 +1.4
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI APRIL 10 MARCH 10 APRIL 09
pct change mo/mo +0.4 +0.1 -0.1
pct change yr/yr +1.3 +0.8 +2.3
SLOVAK CORE CPI
pct change mo/mo +0.5 0.0 -0.1
pct change yr/yr +1.5 +0.9 +1.2
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CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-MAY/10 JAN-MAY/09 FY 2010 PLAN
(mln euro)
revenues 3,958.468 3,945.497 12,530.994
expenditure 6,036.334 4,777.121 16,277.000
balance -2,077.866 -831.624 -3,746.006
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PRODUCER PRICES FEB/10 JAN/10 FEB/09
pct change month/month -1.6 -1.7 +0.5
pct change year/year -7.4 -5.4 +1.8
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT APRIL 10 MARCH 10 APRIL 09
pct change yr/yr +21.0 +19.2 -20.7
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INDUSTRIAL ORDERS FEB/10 JAN/10 FEB/09
pct change m/m +5.8 -4.2 +2.2
pct change y/y +32.3 +24.6 -36.8
volume
(mln euro) 2,560.5 2,280.5 1,979.1
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CONSTRUCTION OUPUT APRIL 10 MARCH 10 APRIL 09
pct change yr/yr -1.2 -12.9 -13.9
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SELECTED SECTOR SALES MARCH 10 FEB 10 MARCH 09 JAN-DEC 09
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales +0.2 -2.9 -11.7 -10.3
Vehicle sales
and maintenance -19.2 -5.8 -7.5 -17.9
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SLOVAK AVG WAGES Q1/10 Q4/09 Q1/09 FY/09
real pct change yr/yr +1.6 +1.6 +1.7 +1.4
nominal pct change yr/yr +2.1 +2.1 +4.7 +3.0
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 MAY 10 APRIL 10 MAY 09
pct of workforce 12.25 12.52 11.39
number of available jobless 329,042 336,377 301,871
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ECONOMIC FORECASTS: GDP EU-NORM CPI C/A DATE
'10 '11 '10 '11 '10 '11
FinMin +2.8 +3.3 +1.7 +3.4 -3.5 -3.9 Feb 10
NBS +3.2 +4.4 +0.7 +2.4 -3.2 -1.6 March 30
EC +2.7 +3.6 +1.3 +2.8 -4.5 -4.1 May 5
Notes:
FinMin - Finance Ministry
NBS - National Bank of Slovakia
- 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
