DIARY-France to April 30

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Paris local time is GMT + 2 hours.
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DATE GMT TIME INDICATOR PERIOD MEDIAN PRIOR

LOCAL FORECAST
----------------------------------------------------------------- 08/04 0645 0845 Trade balance Feb *-4.2 bln -4.55 bln

0645 0845 French exports Feb 28.74 bln

0645 0845 French imports Feb 33.28 bln

0630 0830 BOF survey Mar

10/04 0645 0845 Consumer prices Mar *0.3 pct 0.4 pct

0645 0845 State budget Feb -8.13 bln

0650 0850 Industrial output Feb *-1.1 pct -3.1 pct

1000 1200 OECD lead Feb 91.7

14/04 0645 0845 Current account Feb -2.8 bln

23/04 0645 0845 Business morale Apr 68

24/04 0645 0845 Consumer spending Mar -2.0 pct

27/04 1600 1800 Unemployment (govt)Mar +79,900

28/04 0645 0845 Consumer morale Apr -43

0645 0845 Housing starts Mar -22.1 pct

30/04 0645 0845 Producer prices Mar *-0.6 pct
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POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS
-----------------Tuesday April 7, 2009--------------------------

*NATIONAL - Strike by public sector broadcast workers.

*PARIS - OECD press conference on taking forward OECD and EU
work on taxation and tax havens (1000 GMT).

*PARIS - Economy Minister Christine Lagarde to appear before
National Assembly EU committee to talk about G20 summit (1415
GMT).

*PARIS - Christine Lagarde to appear before Senate EU
committee to talk about G20 summit (1530 GMT).

*AIX-EN-PROVENCE - President Nicolas Sarkozy on company visit
to talk about research and innovation (0900 GMT).
----------------Thursday April 9, 2009--------------------------

*NATIONAL - French energy workers to strike for 24 hours to
protest over salaries and to safeguard jobs in the public
sector.

*PARIS - Nicolas Sarkozy to meet Greek Prime Minister Kostas
Karamanlis (1000 GMT).
----------------Friday April 10, 2009---------------------------

Euronext market closed for Good Friday bank holiday.
-----------------Monday April 13, 2009--------------------------

Easter Monday - public holiday.
-----------------Tuesday April 14, 2009-------------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills. 1250 GMT
-----------------Thursday April 16, 2009------------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTAN medium-term treasury notes. 0850 GMT

PARIS - Auction of OATi index-linked treasury notes. 0950
GMT
-----------------Monday April 20, 2009--------------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills. 1250 GMT
-----------------Wednesday April 22, 2009-----------------------

PARIS - UNEP Champions of the Earth Award Ceremony.
-----------------Monday April 27, 2009--------------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills. 1250 GMT

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