DIARY - France to February 29

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Paris local time is GMT + 1 hour.

MACRO
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DATE GMT LOCAL INDICATOR PERIOD MEDIAN PRIOR

TIME FORECAST
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07/02 0745 0845 Trade balance Dec -4.4 bln

0745 0845 French imports Dec 41.841 bln

0745 0845 French exports Dec 37.429 bln

08/02 0730 0830 BOF survey Jan

0745 0845 State budget Dec -97.2 bln

09/02 0745 0845 Investment survey Q4

10/02 0745 0845 Industrial output Dec +1.1 pct

0745 0845 Current account Dec -2.3 bln

13/02 1100 1200 OECD lead Dec

14/02 0745 0845 Payrolls (prelim) Q4

15/02 0630 0730 GDP (prelim) Q4 +0.3 pct

20/02 0745 0845 Business morale Feb 91

22/02 0630 0730 Inflation Jan +2.7 pct

24/02 0745 0845 Consumer morale Feb 81

1700 1800 Unemployment (gvt) Jan +29,700

27/02 0745 0845 Producer prices Jan -0.1 pct

28/02 0745 0845 Housing starts Jan +27.6 pct

29/02 0745 0845 Consumer spending Jan -0.7 pct
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POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS

-------------------Monday February 6, 2012---------------------

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

-------------------Thursday February 9, 2012-------------------

PARIS - Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande
delivers a campaign speech on education

-------------------Monday February 13, 2012--------------------

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

-------------------Friday February 10, 2012--------------------

PARIS - European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner
responsible for competition Joaquin Almunia speaks at a
conference on competition.

-------------------Thursday February 16, 2012------------------

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

PARIS - Auction of OATi index-linked treasury notes (1050
GMT).

PARIS - Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande
meets Italian and German Socialists.

-------------------Monday February 20, 2012--------------------

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

-------------------Saturday February 25, 2012------------------

PARIS - Start of annual Farm Show, one of the biggest events
in France's political calendar. President Nicolas Sarkozy will
open the event.

-------------------Monday February 27, 2012--------------------

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

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