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Only Slovakia has Baltic-style growth (an annual rate of 9.6% in the fourth quarter of 2006, with industrial production up by 17.4% year-on-year in January).
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Demand for oil continues to rise in a growing economy with annual imports rising by 10% but domestic production up by only 2% over the last seven years.
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And although total industrial production went up by a more modest 5%, it exploded in industries with heavy foreign investment: transport production went up by 45%, for example, fuelled by the half-million cars built by Volkswagen-owned Skoda (no relation of Skoda Plzen).
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