DIARY-France to January 28

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Paris local time is GMT + 1 hours.
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DATE GMT LOCAL INDICATOR PERIOD MEDIAN PRIOR

TIME FORECAST
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22/12 0745 0845 Producer prices Nov +0.8 pct

23/12 0745 0845 Consumer spending Nov +1.1 pct

24/12 1700 1800 Unemployment (govt)Nov +52,400

29/12 0745 0845 GDP (final) Q3 +0.3 pct

30/12 0745 0845 Housing starts Nov -17.5 pct

0745 0845 State debt Q3
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04/01 0848 0948 Manufacturing PMI Dec 54.4

05/01 0745 0845 Consumer morale Dec -30

06/01 0848 0948 Services PMI Dec 60.9

0848 0948 Composite PMI Dec 60.2

08/01 0745 0845 Trade balance Nov -4.389 bln

0745 0845 French imports Nov 32.649 bln

0745 0845 French exports Nov 28.260 bln

1100 1200 OECD lead Nov

11/01 0745 0845 Industrial output Nov -0.8 pct

12/01 0745 0845 State budget Nov -134.8 bln

13/01 0745 0845 Consumer prices Dec +0.2 pct

0745 0845 Current account Nov -4.5 bln

22/01 0745 0845 Business morale Jan

0858 0958 Flash mfg PMI Jan

0758 0858 Flash ser PMI Jan

0758 0858 Flash com PMI Jan

26/01 0745 0845 Consumer spending Dec

0745 0845 Housing starts Dec

27/01 0745 0845 Consumer morale Jan

0745 0845 Qtrly industry survey Q4 -15

1700 1800 Unemployment(govt) Dec
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POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS
------------------Monday December 21, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
------------------Friday December 25, 2009----------------------

Christmas Day. Euronext markets closed.
------------------Monday December 28, 2009----------------------

The scheduled auction of BTF treasury bills has been
cancelled.
------------------Thursday December 31, 2009--------------------

NATIONWIDE - Deadline for French residents with undeclared
Swiss bank accounts to declare their assets to the French tax
authorities. The French government says it has obtained the
names of 3,000 suspected tax evaders with Swiss accounts from
three banks.
------------------Friday January 1, 2010------------------------

New Year's Day. Euronext markets closed.
------------------Monday January 4, 2010------------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
------------------Thursday January 7, 2010----------------------

PARIS - Auction of OAT treasury notes (0850 GMT).
------------------Monday January 11, 2010-----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
------------------Monday January 18, 2010-----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).

STRASBOURG - European Parliament Plenary session (to Jan.
21).
------------------Thursday January 21, 2010---------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTAN medium-term treasury notes (0950
GMT).

PARIS - Auction of OATi index-linked treasury notes (1050
GMT).
------------------Monday January 25, 2010-----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).

PARIS - Start of Haute Couture spring/summer 2010 shows (to
Jan. 28).
------------------Thursday January 28, 2010---------------------

PARIS - Paris court delivers verdict in the Clearstream
trial. Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is accused of
conspiring to smear president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2004 and wreck
his chances of becoming president.
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Note - Exceptionally, the French Treasury will hold an
auction of BTANs on the first Thursday of December at 0950 GMT
and not the third Thursday of the month. There will be no
auctions of index-linked BTANs or index-linked OATs in December.

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