EXTERNAL TRADE
(preliminary data *)
Table 1
External trade in 2005 and 2006, by month
				CZK million FOB/CIF (current prices)
Period	2005			2006			Index 1)
	Exports	Imports	Balance	Exports	Imports	Balance	Exports	Imports
	Total
January	137 552	126 919	10 633	163 743	151 437	12 307	119.0	119.3
February	141 253	134 454	6 800	159 023	153 855	5 167	112.6	114.4
March	155 145	148 395	6 750	187 049	179 031	8 018	120.6	120.6
January - March	433 951	409 768	24 183	509 815	484 323	25 492	117.5	118.2
April	154 554	154 967	-412	159 216	159 060	155	103.0	102.6
May	155 875	150 561	5 314
June	165 854	157 095	8 760
April - June	476 284	462 622	13 662
July	139 463	140 446	-984
August	151 075	154 525	-3 450
September	169 612	165 188	4 424
July - September	460 150	460 160	-10
October	170 635	167 873	2 761
November	181 872	179 196	2 676
December	150 971	154 750	-3 779
October - December	503 478	501 820	1 658
January - April	588 505	564 735	23 771	669 031	643 383	25 648	113.7	113.9
January - December	1 873 863	1 834 370	39 493
1) Corresponding period of previous year = 100.
*) 2005 data for January to December are updated, referring to 30 May 2006 closing date,
2006 data for January to March are updated, referring to 30 May 2006 closing date,
	for April are preliminary, referring to 30 May 2006 closing date.
Casual differences on the last digit position arise for rounding off the absolute number.