CZECH UNEMPLOYMENT JAN 08 DEC 07 JAN 07
pct of workforce 6.1 6.0 7.9
nuber of available
jobless 340,436 331,696 434,940
total number of jobless 364,544 354,878 465,458
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 JAN 08 DEC 07 JAN 07
Industrial prices
pct change month/month 1.9 -0.1 1.2
pct change year/year 6.0 5.3 2.8
Construction prices
pct change month/month 0.7 0.2 0.6
pct change year/year 4.6 4.4 3.4
Agricultural prices
pct change month/month 2.3 1.7 2.1
pct change year/year 26.9 26.6 11.8
Services
pct change month/month 0.8 -0.3 -0.5
pct change year/year 2.9 1.6 2.0
NOTE. All 2007 data are subject to further revision.
FOREIGN TRADE DEC 07 NOV 07 DEC 06 JAN-DEC 07
(in bln CZK)
exports 178.30 233.92 169.43 2,466.10
imports 179.37 222.58 173.13 2,380.00
balance -1.07 11.34 -3.70 86.09
DYNAMICS OF TRADE (pct y/y change in CZK terms)
nominal exports 5.2 11.0 12.7 15.0
nominal imports 3.6 8.2 12.1 13.1
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision. Numbers may not add up due
to rounding.
CZECH STATE BUDGET JAN-FEB 08 END-JAN 08 JAN-FEB 07
revenue (CZK bln) 168.12 98.87 147.57
expenditure 173.09 89.14 154.30
balance -4.97 9.73 -6.73
NOTE. The 2008 budget was approved by parliament with a gap of 70.8 billion
crowns.
GOVERNMENT DEBT DEC 07 SEPT 07 JUNE 07 DEC 06
(CZK bln)
total 892.3 842.7 856.1 802.5
average maturity
(in years) 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2
marketable debt 853.0 803.3 817.0 765.0
modified duration
(in years) 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.0
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 Q3/07 Q2/07 Q3/06 Q1-Q3/07 Q1-Q3/06
Monthly wage (nominal) 21,470 21,472 19,954 21,119 19,621
real change y/y (pct) 5.0 5.0 2.9 5.3 3.5
nominal change y/y 7.6 7.5 5.9 7.6 6.5
Private sector in CZK 21,612 21,684 20,085 21,322 19,761
real change y/y (pct) 5.0 5.3 3.1 5.6 3.7
nominal change y/y 7.6 7.8 6.1 7.9 6.7
Public sector in CZK 20,952 20,724 19,486 20,397 19,130
real change y/y (pct) 4.9 3.7 2.4 4.3 2.7
nominal change y/y 7.5 6.2 5.4 6.6 5.7
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision.
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DEC 07 NOV 07 DEC 06 JAN-DEC 07
Real pct change y/y 2.9 6.7 3.0 8.2
Industrial sales 2.4 7.6 4.9 9.3
Productivity 0.5 5.5 4.6 6.6
Monthly wage
avg nominal 5.2 6.2 5.0 7.4
avg real -0.2 1.1 3.2 4.5
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision. Seasonally-adjusted
industrial output was flat month-on-month.
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT DEC 07 NOV 07 DEC 06 JAN-DEC 07
real pct change y/y 5.6 7.1 (7.0) 15.4 6.7
Monthly wage
avg nominal 3.7 5.0 (5.1) 12.4 7.9
avg real -1.6 0.0 (0.1) 10.5 5.0
Productivity
y/y change in pct 7.6 9.2 (9.1) 15.7 7.5
Construction permits
y/y pct chg -22.6 -13.7(-13.7) -1.8 -13.3
NOTE. All figures are subject to further revision. Seasonally-adjusted
construction output rose 0.7 percent from the previous month.
DEC 07 NOV 07 DEC 06 JAN-DEC 07
RETAIL SALES (pct chg y/y) 5.4 5.9 4.6 7.7
