(Updated on Dec 10 with Oct foreign trade)
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 Q3/10 Q2/10 Q3/09 FY/09
(pct change yr/yr) +3.8 +4.2 -5.0 -4.8
Final consumption
Household -0.3 -1.4 +1.3 +0.2
Government +0.9 -1.1 +2.5 +5.6
Gross fixed capital
formation +4.8 +1.8 -24.7 -19.9
Foreign trade balance
exports of goods
and services +14.8 +16.1 -14.9 -15.9
imports of goods
and services +16.6 +16.0 -17.0 -18.6
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SLOVAK REAL GDP (pct change yr/yr)
FY/2009 -4.8 (-4.7)
FY/2008 +5.8 (+6.2)
FY/2007 +10.5 (+10.6)
FY/2006 +8.5 (+8.5)
FY/2005 +6.7 (+6.7)
FY/2004 +5.1 (+5.0)
FY/2003 +4.8 (+4.8)
FY/2002 +4.6 (+4.6)
FY/2001 +3.5 (+3.5)
FY/2000 +1.4 (+1.4)
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C/A BALANCE SEPT/10 AUG/10 SEPT/09
(mln euro) -66.0 -427.0 -104.0
C/A BALANCE END-2009 END-2008
(bln euro) -1.938 -4.433
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*FOREIGN TRADE OCT 10 SEPT 10 OCT 09 JAN-DEC 09
(mln euro)
Imports 4,575.6 4,515.0 3,738.8 38,775.1
Exports 4,720.9 4,554.9 4,046.9 39,721.2
Balance +145.3 +39.9 +308.1 +946.1
*DYNAMICS OF TRADE
(pct y/y change)
nominal imports +22.4 +28.7 -18.5 -23.9
nominal exports +16.7 +22.7 -13.0 -19.8
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION OCT 10 SEPT 10 OCT 09
pct change mo/mo 0.0 0.0 0.2
pct change yr/yr 1.0 1.1 -0.1
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI OCT 10 SEPT 10 OCT 09
pct change mo/mo 0.0 0.0 0.1
pct change yr/yr 1.0 1.1 0.0
SLOVAK CORE CPI
pct change mo/mo 0.0 0.0 0.4
pct change yr/yr 1.4 1.3 -0.8
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CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-NOV/10 JAN-NOV/09 FY 2010 PLAN
(mln euro)
revenues 9,526.935 9,260.772 12,530.994
expenditure 13,037.930 10,836.934 16,277.000
balance -3,510.995 -1,576.162 -3,746.006
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PRODUCER PRICES OCT/10 SEPT/10 OCT/09
pct change month/month +0.1 -0.2 -0.1
pct change year/year +2.1 +1.9 -8.2
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT OCT 10 SEPT 10 OCT 09
pct change yr/yr +13.4 +13.2 -6.2
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INDUSTRIAL ORDERS SEPT 10 AUG 10 SEPT 09
pct change m/m +2.0 +4.9 -3.6
pct change y/y +13.4 +12.8 -11.9
volume
(mln euro) 3,089.4 2,636.5 2,721.6
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CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT OCT 10 SEPT 10 OCT 09
pct change yr/yr +4.0 -6.5 -21.9
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SELECTED SECTOR SALES OCT/10 SEPT/10 OCT/09 JAN-DEC 09
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales -3.7 -1.8 -10.3 -10.3
Vehicle sales
and maintenance +19.8 +11.5 -25.4 -17.9
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SLOVAK AVG WAGES Q3/10 Q2/10 Q3/09 FY/09
real pct change yr/yr +2.6 +2.4 +1.3 +1.4
nominal pct change yr/yr +3.7 +3.6 +2.5 +3.0
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 OCT 10 SEPT 10 OCT 09
pct of workforce 12.29 12.42 12.40
number of available jobless 330,200 333,841 328,583
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ECONOMIC FORECASTS: GDP EU-NORM CPI C/A DATE
'10 '11 '10 '11 '10 '11
FinMin +4.0 +3.3 +1.0 +3.5 -2.2 -2.3 Sept 14
NBS +4.2 +3.0 +0.7 +3.9 -3.1 -1.3 Dec 7
Notes:
FinMin - Finance Ministry
NBS - National Bank of Slovakia
- 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
