Slovakia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.8% in real terms in the second quarter of 2001, according to the statistics office, down slightly from 3% in the first quarter; the growth was driven by a 21.1% rise in gross fixed investments during the period.
Real wages in the same period fell by 0.3% after a 0.1% rise in the first quarter; wages rose 7.5% in nominal terms year-on-year in the second quarter to a national average of 12,064 crowns ($252) a month.
24. Sep 2001 at 0:00 | From press reports of TASR and SITA
