(last updated Nov 25)
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 FLASH ESTIMATE Q3/09
(pct change y/y) -4.9
(pct change q/q) +1.6
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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 +6.2
Final consumption
Household +0.7 -1.2 +5.7 +6.1
Government +5.9 +1.2 +9.6 +5.3
Gross fixed capital
formation -17.6 -4.1 +11.8 +1.8
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 +3.1
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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 SEPT/09 AUG/09
(mln euro) +90.0 +81.0
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FOREIGN TRADE SEPT 09 AUG 09 SEPT 08 JAN-DEC 08
(mln euro)
Imports 3,411.6 2,849.8 4,422.4 50,257.5
Exports 3,790.0 3,132.5 4,428.5 49,543.6
Balance +378.4 +282.7 +6.1 -713.9
DYNAMICS OF TRADE
(pct y/y change)
nominal imports -22.9 -21.4 +8.0 +4.5
nominal exports -14.4 -15.2 +7.1 +4.6
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SLOVAK EU-NORM INFLATION OCT 09 SEPT 09 OCT 08
pct change mo/mo +0.2 -0.1 +0.3
pct change yr/yr -0.1 0.0 +4.2
SLOVAK HEADLINE CPI OCT 09 SEPT 09 OCT 08
pct change mo/mo +0.1 0.0 +0.4
pct change yr/yr +0.4 +0.6 +5.1
SLOVAK CORE CPI
pct change mo/mo 0.0 -0.1 +0.2
pct change yr/yr -0.8 -0.6 +4.9
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CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-SEPT/09 JAN-SEPT/08 FY 2009 PLAN
(mln euro)
revenues 7,247.889 8,028.504 13,115.869
expenditure 8,608.076 7,885.192 14,125.291
balance -1,360.187 +143.312 -1,009.422
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PRODUCER PRICES SEPT/09 AUG/09 SEPT/08
pct change month/month 0.0 -0.2 +0.6
pct change year/year -5.2 -4.6 +6.8
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT SEPT 09 AUG 09 SEPT 08
pct change yr/yr -5.2 -6.3 (-5.7) +0.7
CONSTRUCTION OUPUT SEPT 09 AUG 09 SEPT 09
pct change yr/yr -16.9 -0.2 +17.0
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SELECTED SECTOR SALES SEPT 09 AUG 09 SEPT 08 JAN-DEC 08
(pct change yr/yr)
Retail sales -9.2 -9.6 +10.9 +9.1
Vehicle sales
and maintenance -19.2 -17.8 +5.0 +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 OCT 09 SEPT 09 OCT 08
pct of workforce 12.40 12.45 7.51
number of available jobless 328,583 329,860 195,922
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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.
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