EXTERNAL TRADE
(preliminary data *)
Table 1
External trade in 2004 and 2005, by month
				CZK million FOB/CIF (current prices)
Period	2004			2005			Index 1)
	Exports	Imports	Balance	Exports	Imports	Balance	Exports	Imports
	Total
January	108 066	107 939	127	144 489	138 920	5 568	133.7	128.7
February	125 844	121 397	4 447	139 559	133 728	5 831	110.9	110.2
March	142 674	146 023	-3 349	154 873	146 912	7 961	108.6	100.6
January - March	376 584	375 359	1 225	438 921	419 561	19 360	116.6	111.8
April	148 461	159 326	-10 865	152 571	147 428	5 143	102.8	92.5
May	156 090	154 988	1 102	154 325	148 338	5 986	98.9	95.7
June	155 244	154 518	726
April - June	459 796	468 833	-9 037
July	135 763	142 642	-6 880
August	131 723	135 344	-3 621
September	159 464	155 816	3 648
July - September	426 950	433 802	-6 853
October	159 232	161 504	-2 271
November	165 617	163 546	2 071
December	135 551	143 626	-8 075
October - December	460 401	468 676	-8 275
January - May	681 136	689 673	-8 538	745 816	715 327	30 489	109.5	103.7
January - December	1 723 731	1 746 671	-22 940
1) Corresponding period of previous year = 100.
*) 2004 data for January to December are updated, referring to 27 May 2005 closing date,
2005 data for January to March are updated, referring to 27 May 2005 closing date,
	for April are preliminary, referring to 27 May 2005 closing date,
	for May are preliminary, referring to 28 June 2005 closing date.
Casual differences on the last digit position arise for rounding off the absolute number.