DIARY-France to November 20

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DATE GMT LOCAL INDICATOR PERIOD MEDIAN PRIOR

TIME FORECAST
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22/10 0645 0845 Business morale Oct 85

23/10 0645 0845 Consumer spending Sept -1.0 pct

0658 0858 Flash comp PMI Oct 54.8

0658 0858 Flash mfg PMI Oct 53.0

0658 0858 Flash ser PMI Oct 53.2

26/10 1700 1800 Unemployment (govt)Sept +18,100

27/10 0745 0845 Housing starts Sept -31.1 pct

0750 0850 Consumer morale Oct -36

30/10 0745 0845 Producer prices Sept +0.4 pct
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02/11 0848 0948 Manufacturing PMI Oct 53.0

04/11 0848 0948 Services PMI Oct 53.2

0848 0948 Composite PMI Oct 54.8

06/11 0745 0845 Trade balance Sept -3.41 bln

0745 0845 French imports Sept 31.15 bln

0745 0845 French exports Sept 27.74 bln

0745 0845 State budget Sept -127.6 bln

1100 1200 OECD lead Sept

10/11 0745 0845 Industrial output Sept +1.8 pct

0750 0850 Ind. investment Q3 -21 pct

12/11 0745 0845 Current account Sept

13/11 0745 0845 Consumer prices Oct

0745 0845 Payrolls (prelim) Q3 -0.7 pct

0750 0850 GDP (prelim) Q3 +0.3 pct
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POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS
-------------------Friday October 16, 2009----------------------

CADARACHE, Bouches du Rhone - Economy Minister Christine
Lagarde delivers speech celebrating the 50th anniversary of the
French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (1300 GMT).

AVIGNON, Languedoc Roussillon - Bank of France governor
Christian Noyer delivers speech at opening of a new subsidiary
of the French central bank.
-------------------Monday October 19, 2009----------------------

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

STRASBOURG - EU Parliament Plenary session (to Oct 22).
-------------------Tuesday October 20, 2009---------------------

NATIONWIDE - French rail unions are threatening a day of
strike action in protest at planned changes to the freight
service.

VERSAILLES - Opening of an exhibition at the Chateau of
Versailles on Louis XIV or the Sun King, entitled "Louis XIV:
The Man, The King" (to Feb. 7 2010).
-------------------Thursday October 22, 2009--------------------

PARIS - Prix Pictet International Photographic Awards 2009.
Link: www.prixpictet.com
-------------------Friday October 23, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Clearstream trial due to end. Former Prime Minister
Dominique de Villepin is accused of conspiring to smear
President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2004 and wreck his chances of
becoming president.
-------------------Sunday October 25, 2009----------------------

NATIONWIDE - Switch to Central European Time (GMT +1 hour).
-------------------Monday October 26, 2009----------------------

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

CHINA - Economy Minister Christine Lagarde travels to China
for third world conference on fiscal dialogue.
-------------------Tuesday October 27, 2009---------------------

PARIS - Paris court rules on charges of fraud brought
against the French branch of the Church of Scientology. The
trial, which began on May 25, centres on complaints made in the
late 1990's by former members who spent huge sums of money on
Scientology courses and "purification packs".
-------------------Wednesday October 28, 2009-------------------

PARIS - Opening of an exhibition celebrating the 50th
birthday of famous Gallic cartoon character Asterix, at the
Museum of the Middle Ages (to Jan. 3, 2010). Asterix, created by
writer Rene Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo, first
appeared in the French comic magazine Pilote in October 1959.
-------------------Monday November 2, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
-------------------Thursday November 5, 2009--------------------

PARIS - Auction of OAT treasury notes (0950 GMT).
-------------------Monday November 9, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
-------------------Friday November 13, 2009---------------------

PARIS - Bank of France holds joint conference with the
Chicago Federal Reserve on asset bubbles and monetary policy (to
Nov. 14).
-------------------Monday November 16, 2009---------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
-------------------Tuesday November 17, 2009--------------------

PARIS - Second auction of art works belonging to Yves Saint
Laurent and his companion and business partner, Pierre Berge (to
Nov. 19). The first art sale, held in February, raised more than
370 million euros ($544.5 million). Proceeds from both sales
will be donated to AIDS research.
-------------------Thursday November 19, 2009-------------------

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

PARIS - Auction of OATi index-linked treasury notes (1050
GMT).
-------------------Friday November 20, 2009---------------------

PARIS-NEW YORK - Inaugural flight of the Airbus A380. Air
France is auctioning 380 tickets and will give all proceeds to
charity.
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