DIARY-France to September 30

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DATE GMT LOCAL INDICATOR PERIOD MEDIAN PRIOR

TIME FORECAST
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28/08 0650 0850 Ind. investment Q2 -18 pct
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01/09 0758 0958 Manufacturing PMI Aug 48.1

03/09 0645 0845 Unemployment (ILO) Q2 9.1 pct

0748 0948 Composite PMI Aug 47.3

0748 0948 Services PMI Aug 45.5

04/09 0645 0845 State budget Jul -86.6 bln

08/09 0630 0830 BOF survey Aug

10/09 0645 0845 Industrial output Jul +0.3 pct

0645 0845 Payrolls (final) Q2 -1.0 pct

0645 0845 Trade balance Jul -4.008 bln

0645 0845 French exports Jul 27.441 bln

0645 0845 French imports Jul 31.449 bln

11/09 1000 1200 OECD lead Jul

15/09 0645 0845 Current account Jul -3.5 bln

0645 0845 Consumer prices Aug -0.5 pct

23/09 0650 0850 Business morale Sept 78

0640 0840 Consumer spending Jul/Aug +1.4 pct

24/09 1600 1800 Unemployment (govt)Aug

25/09 0640 0840 Consumer morale Sept -39

0645 0845 GDP (final) Q2 -1.3 pct

29/09 0645 0845 Housing starts Aug

30/09 0645 0845 Producer prices Jul/Aug +0.6 pct
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POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS
--------------------Thursday August 27, 2009--------------------

BERN, Switzerland - Economy Minister Christine Lagarde signs
agreement on exchange of tax information with Swiss Finance
Minister Rudolf Merz (1445 GMT).
--------------------Friday August 28, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Economy Minister Christine Lagarde and Employment
Minister Laurent Wauquiez hold press conference on supporting
French employment (1000 GMT).
--------------------Monday August 31, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1250 GMT).
--------------------Thursday September 3, 2009------------------

PARIS - Auction of OAT treasury notes (0850 GMT).
--------------------Friday September 4, 2009--------------------

LONDON - Economy Minister Christine Lagarde attends meeting
of G20 finance ministers (to Sept. 5).

DEAUVILLE, Haute Normandie - Start of 35th American Film
Festival, attended by Harrison Ford, Robin Wright and Andy
Garcia (to Sept. 13).
--------------------Monday September 7, 2009--------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1250 GMT).

BRASILIA - President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Brazil,
accompanied by Economy Minister Christine Lagarde.
--------------------Monday September 14, 2009-------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1250 GMT).

STRASBOURG - EU Parliament Plenary session (to Sept. 17).
--------------------Thursday September 17, 2009-----------------

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

PARIS - Auction of OATi index-linked treasury notes (0950
GMT).
--------------------Monday September 21, 2009-------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1250 GMT).
--------------------Wednesday September 23, 2009----------------

PARIS - Opening of a major exhibition of works by
Pierre-August Renoir, "Renoir in the 20th Century", at the Grand
Palais (to Jan. 10, 2010).
--------------------Thursday September 24, 2009-----------------

PITTSBURGH, U.S. - President Nicolas Sarkozy and Economy
Minister Christine Lagarde attend summit of the Group of 20
major and developing economies (to Sept. 25). Link:
www.pittsburghsummit.gov/
--------------------Monday September 28, 2009-------------------

PARIS - OECD Labour ministerial meeting with launch of OECD
Employment Outlook 2009 (to Sept. 29).

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1250 GMT).
--------------------Tuesday September 29, 2009------------------

BRUSSELS - Deadline for France to explain how it will
retrieve hefty subsidies paid to its fruit and vegetable farmers
that are deemed illegal by EU regulators. In January, the
European Commission ruled that national funding amounting to
some 338 million euros ($486.4 million) paid out by the French
government between 1992 and 2002 to support producer prices and
incomes had contravened EU farm state aid policy.
--------------------Wednesday September 30, 2009----------------

*PARIS - Start of ready-to-wear fashion shows (to Oct. 8).
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There are no auctions of OATi, OATei or BTAN treasury notes
in August.
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