(last updated on Oct 7 with end-Sept forex reserves)
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KEY INTEREST RATES 2-WEEK REPO DISCOUNT LOMBARD
rate 3.50 pct 2.50 pct 4.50 pct
last changed
(date of decision) Aug 7, 2008 Aug 7, 2008 Aug 7, 2008
former rate 3.75 pct 2.75 pct 4.75 pct
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CZECH GDP (in pct) Q2/08 Q1/08 Q2/07 2007
Real change yr/yr 4.6 5.4 6.8 6.6
Final consumption 2.8 2.2 4.4 4.2
Gross capital formation -4.7 8.4 10.7 9.6
fixed capital formation 4.0 4.4 5.9 5.8
Foreign trade balance
exports of goods and services 13.5 13.6 14.4 14.6
imports of goods and services 8.9 12.2 14.0 13.8
NOTE. All current data are seasonally adjusted and those from previous
quarters are revised. In the second quarter, GDP totalled 778.1 billion crowns
in seasonally adjusted constant prices of 2000.
CONSUMER INFLATION 08/08 07/08 08/07
pct change month/month -0.1 0.5 0.3
pct change year/year 6.5 6.9 2.4
NOTE: The average rate of inflation over the past 12 months was 6.1 percent
in August.
CZECH BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 07/08 06/08 07/07 01-07/08
(CZK billions)
I. CURRENT ACCOUNT -0.31 -40.87 -10.23 -32.51
Trade balance 10.16 18.22 1.92 93.32
Balance of services 5.36 5.78 5.08 48.25
Income balance -11.66 -63.55 -14.97 -172.64
Current transfers -4.17 -1.32 -2.26 -1.44
II. CAPITAL ACCOUNT 0.55 2.30 2.62 20.28
III. FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 4.78 56.88 -6.44 34.29
Net Direct Investment 15.89 25.35 19.23 95.76
Net Portfolio Investment 15.45 42.33 -9.95 41.72
Other Investments -27.14 -10.28 -7.22 -66.88
IV. BALANCE OF OMISSIONS &
EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS -5.02 -18.31 14.05 -22.06
NOTE. All 2008 figures are subject to revision. The 2007 figures are
revised. The CNB releases the monthly figures according to ECB methodology.
CZECH STATE BUDGET 01-09/08 01-08/08 01-09/07
revenue (CZK bln) 794.46 691.40 748.52
expenditure 783.98 686.08 712.21
balance 10.47 5.32 36.32
NOTE. The full-year 2008 budget was approved by parliament with a gap of
70.8 billion crowns. Following changes on June 30, the new deficit is planned at
71.34 billion crowns.
FOREIGN TRADE 08/08 07/08 08/07 01-08/08
(in bln CZK)
exports 178.31 204.07 194.08 1,672.14
imports 174.71 196.83 194.25 1,595.78
balance 3.59 7.24 -0.17 76.36
DYNAMICS OF TRADE (pct y/y change in CZK terms)
nominal exports -8.1 3.2 16.7 4.0
nominal imports -10.1 -0.9 16.1 2.8
NOTE. All data are subject to further revision. Numbers may not add up due
to rounding.
CZECH FOREX RESERVES END-SEPT 08 END-AUG 08 END-SEPT 07
euro bln 25.421 25.090 23.183
$ bln 36.358 36.975 32.866
CZK bln 626.999 620.595 639.969
NOTE. The central bank said it sold foreign currency worth an equivalent of
63 million euros in spot foreign exchange market operations in August. It bought
foreign currency worth 68.1 million euros in client operations in August.
CZECH M2 MONEY SUPPLY END-AUG 08 END-JULY 08 END-AUG 07
M1 change yr/yr 7.5 6.8 12.8
M2 change yr/yr 8.3 8.4 11.4
Loans to businesses
and households yr/yr 21.8 22.0 23.7
M2-M1 (deposits) yr/yr 9.4 10.6 9.5
