TABLE — Czech state debt rises in third quarter

PRAGUE, Oct 16 (Reuters) — The Czech Republic's gross central government debt rose to 3.882 trillion crowns ($179.76 billion) in the third quarter, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. The share of state debt to gross domestic product increased to 43.9%, from 42.4% recorded at the end of June, the ministry said. GOVERNMENT DEBT Q3/26 Q2/26 Q3/25 Total (CZK bln) 3,882.2 3,726.8 3,517.9 -Average maturity (years) 6.2 6.3 6.2 Marketable debt 3,570.6 3,486.6 3,254.1 -Modified duration (years) 4.2 4.5 4.4 NOTE. Data show levels as of the end of the period listed. The modified duration figure stands for marketable debt only and includes the Finance Ministry's interest rate swap transactions. Details on * To monitor in real-time Czech economic data releases in the Workspace app and view historical data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/Economic-Monitor?g=2E ($1 = 21.5960 Czech crowns) (Reporting by Jason Hovet) ((prague.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +420 234 721 615)