CZECH UNEMPLOYMENT APRIL 08 MARCH 08 APRIL 07
pct of workforce 5.2 5.6 6.8
number of available
jobless 292,465 312,009 372,764
total number of jobless 316,118 336,297 402,932
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 APRIL 08 MARCH 08 APRIL 07
Industrial prices
pct change month/month 0.0 0.3 0.6
pct change year/year 4.7 5.3 3.7
Construction prices
pct change month/month 0.4 0.5 0.4
pct change year/year 4.9 4.9 3.8
Agricultural prices
pct change month/month 0.7 1.2 -0.7
pct change year/year 27.9 26.1 12.5
Services
pct change month/month 0.7 1.4 0.2
pct change year/year 4.3 3.7 1.5
NOTE. All 2008 data are subject to further revision.
FOREIGN TRADE MAR 08 FEB 08 MAR 07 JAN-MAR 08
(in bln CZK)
exports 206.81 215.03 219.10 631.91
imports 198.68 200.76 203.64 597.30
balance 8.12 14.27 15.46 34.60
DYNAMICS OF TRADE (pct y/y change in CZK terms)
nominal exports -5.6 11.4 16.5 5.1
nominal imports -2.4 11.5 12.8 6.1
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision. Numbers may not add up due
to rounding.
CZECH STATE BUDGET JAN-APRIL 08 END-MARCH 08 JAN-APRIL 07
revenue (CZK bln) 348.64 270.14 318.22
expenditure 376.73 283.49 335.23
balance -28.09 -13.35 -17.01
NOTE. The full-year 2008 budget was approved by parliament with a gap of
70.8 billion crowns.
GOVERNMENT DEBT MARCH 08 DEC 07 SEPT 07 MARCH 07
(CZK bln)
total 860.1 892.3 842.7 811.7
average maturity
(in years) 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.5
marketable debt 823.6 853.0 803.3 774.4
modified duration
(in years) 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1
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 Q4/07 Q3/07 Q4/06 Q1-Q4/07 Q1-Q4/06
Monthly wage (nominal) 23,435 21,470 21,947 21,692 20,207
real change y/y (pct) 1.9 5.0 4.5 4.4 3.8
nominal change y/y 6.8 7.6 6.1 7.3 6.4
Private sector in CZK 23,484 21,612 22,015 21,853 20,328
real change y/y (pct) 1.8 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.1
nominal change y/y 6.7 7.6 6.6 7.5 6.7
Public sector in CZK 23,259 20,952 21,712 21,117 19,784
real change y/y (pct) 2.2 4.9 2.9 3.8 2.8
nominal change y/y 7.1 7.5 4.4 6.7 5.4
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision.
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT MAR 08 FEB 08 MAR 07 JAN-MAR 08
Real pct change y/y -2.1 11.3 10.6 5.7
Industrial sales -2.7 10.8 11.8 5.2
Productivity -5.2 7.4 8.3 1.9
Monthly wage
avg nominal 8.8 13.1 7.6 11.3
avg real 1.6 5.2 5.6 3.6
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision. Seasonally-adjusted
industrial output was down 2.4 percent month-on-month.
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT MAR 08 FEB 08 MAR 07 JAN-MAR 08
real pct change y/y 0.8 11.5 26.4 4.2
Monthly wage
avg nominal 13.0 16.7 10.9 13.8
avg real 5.5 8.6 8.8 5.9
Productivity
y/y change in pct 0.5 10.1 24.1 3.2
Construction permits
y/y pct chg 4.1 5.5 3.6 1.2
NOTE. All figures are subject to further revision. Seasonally-adjusted
construction output dipped 1.1 percent from the previous month.
MAR 08 FEB 08 MAR 07 JAN-MAR 08
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y) -2.9 6.3 10.9 2.2
