1997

Selected Macroeconomics Indicators

Indicator Unit 1997
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
REAL ECONOMY **)                          
Gross domestic product 1) 2) 5) 7) Sk billion     205.8     427.7     660.4     885.5
  Year-on-year change of GDP 3) %     6.8     6.5     6.4     5.7
Unemployment rate 4) % 13.6 13.7 13.4 13.0 12.3 12.3 12.8 12.8 13 12.9 12.6 12.5
Consumer prices 3) % 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.5 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.4
TRADE BALANCE 2) 6) **)                          
Export (fob) Sk milion 23,259 49,830 76,538 104,855 131,735 161,646 188,348 213,213 240,425 272,381 302,100 324,017
Import (fob) Sk milion 30,503 62,400 95,037 134,394 166,417 199,275 232,408 262,043 293,920 329,730 362,630 393,973
Balance Sk milion -7,244 -12,570 -18,499 -29,539 -34,682 -37,629 -44,060 -48,830 -53,495 -57,349 -60,530 -69,956
STATE BUDGET 2) 4) ***)                          
Revenue Sk milion 16,206 25,774 39,924 56,081 65,597 78,499 96,144 109,746 125,153 144,874 159,142 180,826
Expenditure Sk milion 13,322 26,135 43,374 60,773 72,774 91,708 114,080 134,015 153,121 176,138 192,632 217,825
Balance Sk milion 2,884 -361 -3,450 -4,692 -7,177 -13,209 -17,936 -24,269 -27,968 -31,264 -33,490 -36,999

1) data at constant prices at chain-linked volumes with reference year 2000
2) Cumulative figures since the beginning of the year
3) Change compared with the same period of previous year
4) As the end of period
5) Method of ESA 95
6) The ECB methodology
7) Registered Unemployment Rate
* Preliminary data
** Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
*** Source: Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic