(last updated Sept 23)
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 Q2/09 Q1/09 Q2/08 FY/08
(pct change yr/yr) -5.3 -5.6 +7.9 +6.4
Final consumption
Household +0.7 -1.2 +5.7 +6.1
Government +5.9 +1.2 +9.6 +4.3
Gross fixed capital
formation -17.6 -4.1 +11.8 +6.8
Foreign trade balance
exports of goods
and services -20.5 -24.3 +8.1 +3.2
imports of goods
and services -21.9 -22.6 +7.7 +3.3
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SLOVAK REAL GDP 2000-2006
(pct chng yr/yr)
FY/2007 - +10.4
FY/2006 - +8.3
FY/2005 - +6.6 (+6.0)
FY/2004 - +5.2 (+5.4)
FY/2003 - +4.8 (+4.2)
FY/2002 - +4.8 (+4.1)
FY/2001 - +3.4 (+3.2)
FY/2000 - +1.4 (+0.7)
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C/A BALANCE JUNE/09 MAY/09
(mln euro) -136.0 -109.0
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FOREIGN TRADE JULY 09 JUNE 09 JULY 08 JAN-DEC 08
(mln euro)
Imports 2,976.2 3,248.2 4,228.3 50,257.5
Exports 3,025.6 3,213.5 4,099.8 49,543.6
Balance +49.4 -34.8 -128.5 -713.9
DYNAMICS OF TRADE
(pct y/y change)
nominal imports -29.6 -26.4 +9.7 +4.5
nominal exports -26.2 -26.0 +7.7 +4.6
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION AUG 09 JULY 09 AUG 08
pct change mo/mo -0.2 -0.1 -0.1
pct change yr/yr +0.5 +0.6 +4.4
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI AUG 09 JULY 09 AUG 08
pct change mo/mo -0.1 0.0 (+0.2) +0.2
pct change yr/yr +1.3 +1.7 (+2.5) +5.0
SLOVAK CORE CPI
pct change mo/mo -0.2 +0.2 (-0.1) +0.2
pct change yr/yr -0.2 +1.3 (+0.2) +5.3
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CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-AUG/09 JAN-AUG/08 FY 2009 PLAN
(mln euro)
revenues 6,441.057 7,192.389 13,115.869
expenditure 7,647.400 7,023.624 14,125.291
balance -1,206.343 +168.765 -1,009.422
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PRODUCER PRICES MAY/09 APRIL/09 MAY/08
pct change month/month -1.1 -1.2 +0.5
pct change year/year -2.4 -0.8 +6.4
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT JULY 09 JUNE 09 JULY 08
pct change yr/yr -21.6 -18.5 (-19.6) +14.1
CONSTRUCTION OUPUT JULY 09 JUNE 09 JULY 09
pct change yr/yr -5.7 -0.3 +9.0
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SELECTED SECTOR SALES JULY 09 JUNE 09 JULY 08 JAN-DEC 08
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales -11.1 -11.3 +9.9 +9.1
Vehicle sales
and maintenance -12.2 -5.9 +15.2 +7.0
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SLOVAK AVG WAGES Q2/09 Q1/09 Q2/08 FY/08
real pct change yr/yr +0.5 +1.6 +4.8 +3.3
nominal pct change yr/yr +2.8 +4.7 +9.5 +8.1
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 AUG 09 JULY 09 AUG 08
pct of workforce 12.05 12.07 7.36
number of available jobless 319,367 319,937 192,098
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ECONOMIC FORECASTS:
GDP EU-NORM CPI C/A DATE
'09 '10 '09 '10 '09 '10
*FinMin -5.7 +1.9 +1.2 +2.6 N/A N/A Sept 23
NBS -5.6 +2.9 +1.1 +1.8 -5.8 -5.0 Sept 22
EC -2.6 +0.7 +2.0 +2.4 -7.5 -7.1 May 4
EBRD -3.5 +0.8 May 7
Notes:
FinMin - Finance Ministry
NBS - National Bank of Slovakia
EC - the European Commission
EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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.
