(last updated Jan 11)
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 Q3/09 Q2/09 Q3/08 FY/08
(pct change yr/yr) -4.8 -5.5 +6.8 +6.2
Final consumption
Household -0.3 +0.5 +6.1 +6.1
Government -0.8 +6.9 +6.1 +5.3
Gross fixed capital
formation -11.4 -17.7 +0.6 +1.8
Foreign trade balance
exports of goods
and services -15.0 -20.3 +2.9 +3.2
imports of goods
and services -17.0 -22.2 +3.6 +3.1
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SLOVAK REAL GDP (pct change yr/yr)
FY/2008 +6.2 (+6.4)
FY/2007 +10.6 (+10.4)
FY/2006 +8.5 (+8.3)
FY/2005 +6.7 (+6.6)
FY/2004 +5.0 (+5.2)
FY/2003 +4.8 (+4.8)
FY/2002 +4.6 (+4.8)
FY/2001 +3.5 (+3.4)
FY/2000 +1.4 (+1.4)
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C/A BALANCE OCT/09 SEPT/09
(mln euro) -155.0 -88.0
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*FOREIGN TRADE NOV 09 OCT 09 NOV 08 JAN-DEC 08
(mln euro)
Imports 3,735.6 3,755.3 4,093.7 50,280.1
Exports 3,994.9 4,107.9 3,890.2 49,522.3
Balance +259.4 +352.6 -203.5 -757.7
*DYNAMICS OF TRADE
(pct y/y change)
nominal imports -8.7 -18.1 -15.0 +4.6
nominal exports +2.7 -11.7 -15.7 +4.6
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION NOV 09 OCT 09 NOV 08
pct change mo/mo +0.3 +0.2 +0.1
pct change yr/yr 0.0 -0.1 +3.9
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI NOV 09 OCT 09 NOV 08
pct change mo/mo +0.3 +0.1 +0.2
pct change yr/yr +0.4 +0.4 +4.9
SLOVAK CORE CPI
pct change mo/mo +0.2 0.0 -0.2
pct change yr/yr -0.5 -0.8 +4.1
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CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-DEC/09 JAN-DEC/08 FY 2009 PLAN
(mln euro)
revenues 10,540.796 11,352.426 10,971.204
expenditure 13,332.047 12,056.592 14,125.291
balance -2,791.251 -704.166 -3,154.087
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PRODUCER PRICES NOV/09 OCT/09 NOV/08
pct change month/month +0.1 +0.2 -0.2
pct change year/year -5.6 -5.8 +6.7
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*INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT NOV 09 OCT 09 NOV 08
pct change yr/yr +1.5 -5.6 (-3.8) -13.2
CONSTRUCTION OUPUT OCT 09 SEPT 09 OCT 09
pct change yr/yr -22.0 -16.9 +16.3
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SELECTED SECTOR SALES NOV 09 OCT 09 NOV 08 JAN-DEC 08
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales -9.8 -11.3 +4.4 +9.1
Vehicle sales
and maintenance -19.1 -25.4 -9.0 +7.0
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SLOVAK AVG WAGES Q3/09 Q2/09 Q3/08 FY/08
real pct change yr/yr +1.3 +0.5 +3.5 +3.3
nominal pct change yr/yr +2.5 +2.8 +8.8 +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 NOV 09 OCT 09 NOV 08
pct of workforce 12.40 12.40 7.80
number of available jobless 328,633 328,583 203,430
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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 -4.8 +3.1 +0.9 +1.2 -3.8 -4.4 Dec 15
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.
