(last updated on Nov 16 with Oct producer prices)
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KEY INTEREST RATES 2-WEEK REPO DISCOUNT LOMBARD
rate 1.25 pct 0.25 pct 2.25 pct
last changed
(date of decision) Aug 06, 2009 Aug 06, 2009 Aug 06,
2009
former rate 1.50 pct 0.50 pct 2.50 pct
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CZECH GDP (in pct) Q3/Q2 Q2/Q1 Q309/Q308
Q209/Q208
Real change 0.8 0.3 -4.1
-4.7
CONSUMER INFLATION 10/09 09/09 10/08
pct change month/month -0.2 -0.4 0.0
pct change year/year -0.2 0.0 6.0
NOTE: The average rate of inflation over the past 12 months
was 1.6 percent in October.
CZECH BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 09/09 08/09 09/08 01-09/09
(CZK billion)
I. CURRENT ACCOUNT -3.69 -8.46 -11.12 -21.01
Trade balance 20.13 12.49 13.64 138.51
Balance of services 3.86 3.60 6.64 41.64
Income balance -23.91 -19.65 -28.84 -190.92
Current transfers -3.78 -4.89 -2.56 -10.24
II. CAPITAL ACCOUNT 0.23 0.15 0.35 25.45
III. FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 9.03 22.01 25.06 23.80
Net Direct Investment -7.63 4.14 15.59 20.53
Czech abroad -10.63 -2.73 -4.74 -51.02
Into Czech Republic 3.00 6.87 20.33 71.54
Net Portfolio Investment 9.80 11.07 -5.80 90.60
Assets 10.78 3.71 -3.53 48.24
Liabilities -0.98 7.36 -2.27 42.36
Other Investments 6.78 2.30 14.42 -36.37
Change in foreign exchange
reserves (minus = growth) 1.09 4.47 1.88 -41.52
IV. BALANCE OF OMISSIONS &
EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS -5.56 -13.70 -14.28 -28.23
NOTE. All 2009 figures are subject to revision. The 2008
figures are revised. The CNB releases the monthly figures
according to ECB methodology.
CZECH STATE BUDGET 01-10/09 01-09/09 01-10/08
revenue (CZK bln) 809.83 726.78 880.48
expenditure 947.92 814.07 869.54
balance -138.09 -87.30 10.94
NOTE. The full-year 2009 central state budget was approved
by parliament with a gap of 38.1 billion crowns. The government
is aiming to keep the gap below 170 billion crowns. The Finance
Ministry's October forecast sees the 2009 overall public sector
deficit at 6.6 percent of GDP.
FOREIGN TRADE 09/09 08/09 09/08 01-09/09
(in bln CZK)
exports 192.14 158.33 223.21 1,569.66
imports 174.38 147.73 212.74 1,451.91
balance +17.76 +10.60 +10.47 +117.75
DYNAMICS OF TRADE (pct y/y change in CZK terms)
nominal exports -13.9 -8.8 4.8 -17.5
nominal imports -18.0 -14.2 6.8 -20.2
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision. Numbers may
not add up due to rounding.
CZECH FOREX RESERVES END-OCT 09 END-SEPT 09 END-OCT 08
euro bln 27.944 28.054 26.618
$ bln 41.354 41.099 33.961
CZK bln 739.526 705.990 644.957
NOTE. The bank said it sold foreign currency worth an
equivalent of 84 million euros in spot foreign exchange market
operations in September. It bought foreign currency worth 216.34
million euros in client operations in September.
CZECH M2 MONEY SUPPLY END-SEPT 09 END-AUG 09 END-SEPT 08
M1 change yr/yr 8.3 10.2 10.0
M2 change yr/yr 4.3 4.0 8.2
Loans to businesses
and households yr/yr 2.8 4.4 21.3
M2-M1 (deposits) yr/yr -1.3 -4.2 5.7
