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 Czech Republic
 Hungary
 Russia
 Slovakia

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POLAND

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Key economic indicators and forecasts

	Q4/07	Q1/08	Q2/08	Q3/08	Q4/08
GDP real change, y-o-y	6.5%	6.1%	6.0%	5.0%	3.0%

		2007	2008	latest 2009		2009f	2010f
GDP
GDP at current prices	€ bn	311.1	361.6	-	-	-	-
Real GDP change	y-o-y	6.8%	4.9%	-	-	0.4%	1.7%
Foreign Trade
Exports	€ bn	105.9	120.3	Jan-Mar	23.2	-	-
Imports	€ bn	118.2	136.9	Jan-Mar	23.8	-	-
Balance	€ bn	-12.3	-16.2	Jan-Mar	-0.6	-	-
Prices
CPI	y-o-y	2.5%	4.2%	Jan-Apr	3.4%	2.7%	2.2%
PPI	y-o-y	2.0%	2.2%	Jan-Apr	5.0%	4.6%	2.9%
Unemployment (registered)	e-o-p	11.2%	9.5%	Mar	11.2%	13.1%	13.6%
Exchange rates
EUR/PLN	e-o-p	3.58	4.17	Apr	4.38	4.20	3.80
USD/PLN	e-o-p	2.44	2.96	Apr	3.29	3.00	2.80
Market size
Population	m	38.116	38.136	Feb	38.132	-	-
Per capita GDP at current prices	€	8,161	9,483	-	-	-	-

Basic data on Polish regions

Region	Geographic and demographic data (2007)			Economic data (2006)
	Area (km2)	Population ('000)	Population density (persons per 1 km2)	GDP (PLN m)	Share of GDP (Poland= 100%)	GDP per capita (PLN)	GDP per capita (Poland= 100%)
Poland	312,679	38,116	122	1,060,031	100.0%	27,799	100.0%
Dolnoslaskie	19,947	2,878	144	85,774	8.1%	29,739	107.0%
Kujawsko-Pomorskie	17,972	2,066	115	50,217	4.7%	24,301	87.4%
Lubelskie	25,122	2,166	86	40,849	3.9%	18,779	67.6%
Lubuskie	13,988	1,009	72	24,942	2.4%	24,733	89.0%
Lodzkie	18,219	2,556	140	65,628	6.2%	25,521	91.8%
Malopolskie	15,183	3,279	216	78,789	7.4%	24,111	86.7%
Mazowieckie	35,558	5,189	146	229,212	21.6%	44,381	159.7%
Opolskie	9,412	1,037	110	23,338	2.2%	22,347	80.4%
Podkarpackie	17,845	2,097	118	39,894	3.8%	19,024	68.4%
Podlaskie	20,187	1,193	59	24,427	2.3%	20,396	73.4%
Pomorskie	18,310	2,211	121	60,250	5.7%	27,373	98.5%
Slaskie	12,334	4,654	377	137,959	13.0%	29,497	106.1%
Swietokrzyskie	11,710	1,276	109	27,084	2.6%	21,130	76.0%
Warminsko-Mazurskie	24,173	1,426	59	29,977	2.8%	21,005	75.6%
Wielkopolskie	29,827	3,387	114	98,806	9.3%	29,279	105.3%
Zachodniopomorskie	22,892	1,692	74	42,887	4.0%	25,324	91.1%

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CZECH REPUBLIC

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Size area: 78,866 km²;
Population: 10.468m (Dec 2008 est.);
Population growth: 0.60% (average, 2005-2008);
Land boundaries: Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia;
Languages: Czech;
Religions: Roman Catholic (39.2%), Protestant (4.6%), Orthodox (3%), other (13.4%), atheist (39.8%);
Government type: Parliamentary democracy;
EU entry date: 1st May 2004

Czech economy: GDP, Quarterly Trends

	Q1/08	Q2/08	Q3/08	Q4/08	Q1/09
GDP real change, y-o-y	4.4%	4.4%	4.0%	0.2%	-3.2%

Source: Czech Statistics Office, May 2009

Czech economy: Annual Trends

		2007	2008	lastest 2009
GDP
GDP at current prices	€ bn	127.2	148.6	-	-
Real GDP change	y-o-y	6.0%	3.2%	Q1	-3.2%
Foreign Trade
Exports	€ bn	89.4	98.8	Jan-Mar	19.2
Imports	€ bn	85.1	94.7	Jan-Mar	17.8
Balance	€ bn	4.3	4.1	Jan-Mar	1.4
Prices
CPI	y-o-y	2.8%	6.3%	Apr	1.8%
PPI	y-o-y	4.1%	4.5%	Apr	-2.5%
Unemployment (registered)	eop	6.0%	6.0%	Apr	7.9%
Exchange rates
EUR/CZK	eop	26.62	26.93	Apr	26.71
USD/CZK	eop	18.08	19.35	Apr	20.12
Market size
Population	m	10.381	10.468	-	-
Per capita GDP at current prices	€	12,318	14,245	-	-

Source: Czech Statistics Office, Czech Central Bank, May 2009


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HUNGARY

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Size area: 93,030 km²;
Population: 10.026m (Feb 2009 est.);
Population growth: -0.17% (average, 2005-2008);
Land boundaries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine;
Languages: Hungarian (98.2%), other (1.8%);
Religions: Roman Catholic (67.5%), Calvinist (20%), Lutheran (5%), atheist and other (7.5%);
Government type: Parliamentary democracy;
EU entry date: 1st May 2004

Hungarian economy: GDP, Quarterly Trends

	Q1/08	Q2/08	Q3/08	Q4/08	Q1/09
GDP real change, y-o-y	1.8%	2.1%	1.3%	-2.5%	-6.4%

Source: Hungarian Statistics Office, May 2009

Hungarian economy: Annual Trends

		2007	2008	lastest 2009
GDP
GDP at current prices	€ bn	101.1	105.4	-	-
Real GDP change	y-o-y	1.2%	0.6%	Q1	-6.4%
Foreign Trade
Exports	€ bn	68.6	73.1	Jan-Mar	13.9
Imports	€ bn	68.8	73.0	Jan-Mar	13.2
Balance	€ bn	-0.2	0.1	Jan-Mar	0.7
Prices
CPI	y-o-y	8.0%	6.1%	Apr	3.4%
PPI	y-o-y	0.2%	5.3%	Mar	4.6%
Unemployment rate (LFS)	eop	7.7%	8.0%	Jan-Mar	9.7%
Exchange rates
EUR/HUF	eop	253.35	264.78	Apr	287.52
USD/HUF	eop	172.61	187.91	Apr	215.55
Market size
Population	m	10.045	10.031	Feb	10.026
Per capita GDP at current prices	€	10.069	10.503	-	-

Source: Hungarian Statistics Office, Hungarian Central Bank, May 2009

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RUSSIA

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Size area: 17,075,200 km²
Population: 141.9m (Mar 2009 est.);
Population growth: -0.38% (average, 2005-2008);
Land boundaries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine;
Languages: Russian, other;
Religions: Russian Orthodox (58%), Muslim (10-15%), other;
Government type: Federal republic

Russian economy: GDP, Quarterly Trends

	Q4/07	Q1/08	Q2/08	Q3/08	Q4/08
GDP real change, y-o-y	9.0%	8.7%	7.5%	6.0%	1.2%

Source: Russian Statistics Office, May 2009

Russian Economy: Annual Trends

		2007	2008	lastest 2009
GDP
GDP at current prices	€ bn	945.8	1,144.4	-	-
Real GDP change	y-o-y	8.1%	5.6%	-	-
Foreign Trade
Exports	€ bn	258.8	321.4	Jan-Mar	44.2
Imports	€ bn	163.2	198.9	Jan-Mar	29.1
Balance	€ bn	95.6	122.5	Jan-Mar	15.1
Prices
CPI	y-o-y	11.9%	13.3%	Apr	13.2%
PPI	y-o-y	25.1%	-7.0%	Apr	-4.1%
Unemployment (registered)	eop	6.1%	7.7%	Apr	10.2%
Exchange rates
EUR/RUR	eop	35.93	41.44	Apr	43.84
USD/RUR	eop	24.55	29.38	Apr	33.25
Market size
Population	m	142.2	142.0	Mar	141.9
Per capita GDP at current prices	€	6,651	8,059	-	-

Source: Russian Statistics Office, Russian Central Bank, May 2009


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Market reports Russia

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SLOVAKIA

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Size area: 48,845 km²;
Population: 5.412m (Dec 2008 est.);
Population growth: 0.13% (average, 2005-2008);
Land boundaries: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine;
Languages: Slovak (official), Hungarian
Religions: Roman Catholic (60.3%), atheist (9.7%), Protestant (8.4%), Orthodox (4.1%), other (17.5%);
Government type: Parliamentary democracy;
EU entry date: 1st May 2004
Eurozone entry date: 1st January 2009

	Q1/08	Q2/08	Q3/08	Q4/08	Q1/09
GDP real change, y-o-y	9.3%	7.9%	6.6%	2.5%	-5.4%

Source: Slovak Statistics Office, May 2009

Slovak Economy: Annual Trends

		2007	2008	lastest 2009
GDP
GDP at current prices	€ bn	61.5	67.3	Q1	14.7
Real GDP change	y-o-y	10.4%	6.4%	Q1	-5.4%
Foreign Trade
Exports	€ bn	47.2	49.6	Jan-Feb	5.8
Imports	€ bn	47.9	50.3	Jan-Feb	5.9
Balance	€ bn	-0.7	-0.7	Jan-Feb	-0.1
Prices
CPI	y-o-y	2.8%	4.6%	Apr	2.3%
PPI	y-o-y	-1.2%	2.8%	Mar	-6.0%
Unemployment (registered)	eop	8.0%	8.4%	Apr	10.9%
Exchange rates
EUR/SKK	eop	33.60	30.13	-	-
USD/SKK	eop	22.87	21.39	-	-
Market size
Population	m	5.401	5.412	-	-
Per capita GDP at current prices	€	11,381	12.440	-	-

Source: Slovak Statistics Office, Slovak Central Bank, May 2009


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