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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-01 10:10 INDICATORS - Slovakia - Dec 1

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(last updated Dec 1) `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` --------------------------------------------------------------- SLOVAK REAL GDP FLASH ESTIMATE Q3/09* `(pct change y/y) -4.9` `(pct change q/q) +1.6` --------------------------------------------------------------- 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` --------------------------------------------------------------- `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)` -------------------------------------------------------------- C/A BALANCE SEPT/09 AUG/09 `(mln euro) +90.0 +81.0` -------------------------------------------------------------- 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` --------------------------------------------------------------- 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` --------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRAL STATE BUDGET JAN-NOV/09 JAN-NOV/08 FY 2009 PLAN (mln euro) `revenues 9,260.772 10,193.211 10,971.204` `expenditure 10,836.934 9,875.310 14,125.291` `balance -1,576.162 +317.901 -3,154.087` --------------------------------------------------------------- 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` --------------------------------------------------------------- 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` -------------------------------------------------------------- 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` --------------------------------------------------------------- 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` --------------------------------------------------------------- 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` --------------------------------------------------------------- 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. (Bratislava Newsroom, 421-2-5341-8402, fax 421-2-5341-8403, editorial@reuters.sk) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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