DIARY - Germany - to September 20

Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:00am EDT

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GMT                                                              MEDIAN        
DATE        GMT/LOCAL INDICATOR                          PERIOD  F/CAST   PRIOR
21AUG       0730/0830 Markit Services Flash PMI            Aug    52.2    53.1 
21AUG       0730/0830 Markit/BME MFG Flash PMI             Aug    50.5    50.9 
21AUG       0730/0830 Markit Composite Flash PMI           Aug            52.1 
26AUG       0600/0800 GDP detail q/q % change              Q2              1.3%
26AUG       0600/0800 GDP detail y/y % change              Q2              1.8%
26-29AUG    0600/0800 Import Prices y/y                    Jul     9.2%    8.9%
26-29AUG    0600/0800 Import Prices m/m                    Jul     0.5%    1.5%
26AUG       0600/0800 GfK consumer sentiment survey        Sep             2.1

                   (indicator)                                              
26AUG       0800/1000 Ifo - Expectations (indicator)       Aug            90.0 
26AUG       0800/1000 Ifo - Current conditions (indicator) Aug           105.7 
26AUG       0800/1000 Ifo Business Sentiment (indicator)   Aug    97.6    97.5 
27AUG                 HICP prelim m/m (harmonised index of Aug    -0.1%    0.7%

                   consumer prices)                                         
27AUG                 HICP prelim y/y                      Aug     3.4%    3.5%
27AUG                 CPI y/y preliminary                  Aug     3.2%    3.3%
27AUG                 CPI m/m preliminary                  Aug    -0.1%    0.6%
28AUG       0800/1000 Unemployment rate SA (official data) Aug             7.8%
28AUG       0800/1000 Unemployment change SA (official     Aug           -20.0k

                   data)                                                    
28AUG       0800/1000 Unemployment total NSA               Aug            3.21m
28AUG       0800/1000 Unemployment total SA                Aug            3.25m
29AUG-03SEP 0600/0800 Retail Sales (real) y/y              Jul            -3.9%
29AUG-03SEP 0600/0800 Retail Sales (real) m/m              Jul            -1.4%
01SEP       0755/0955 Markit/BME Manufact'g PMI            Aug            50.9 
03SEP       0755/0955 Markit Services PMI (index)          Aug            53.1 
04SEP       1000/1200 Industrial Orders m/m                Jul            -2.9%
05SEP       1000/1200 Industrial Production m/m            Jul             0.2%
09SEP       0600/0800 Trade balance monthly balance SA     Jul            18.1b

                   (euros)                                                  
09SEP       0600/0800 Exports m/m SA                       Jul             4.2%
09SEP       0600/0800 Imports m/m SA                       Jul            -0.1%
11-16SEP    0600/0800 Wholesale price index  y/y           Aug             9.9%
11-16SEP    0600/0800 Wholesale price index m/m            Aug             1.4%
16SEP       0600/0800 CPI final m/m                        Aug             0.6%
16SEP       0600/0800 HICP final y/y                       Aug             3.5%
16SEP       0600/0800 HICP final m/m                       Aug             0.7%
16SEP       0600/0800 CPI final y/y                        Aug             3.3%
16SEP       0900/1100 ZEW Economic Sentiment (indicator)   Sep                 
16SEP       0900/1100 ZEW-Current conditions (indicator)   Sep                 
19SEP       0600/0800 Producer price index y/y             Aug                 
19SEP       0600/0800 Producer price index m/m             Aug

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 GENERAL / ECONOMIC EVENTS

 MONDAY, AUGUST 25
 STOCKHOLM/TALLINN- German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit
Sweden and Estonia-
 
 TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
 VILNIUS- German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Lithuania.-
 
 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
 GERMANY- A new citizenship test which foreigners will have to
pass to get a German passport due to take effect. Applicants
will have to take an exam comprising 33 of 310 multiple choice
questions prepared by the Internal Ministry and get at least 17
right to pass.
 
 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
 FRANKFURT- ECB Executive Board member Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
to host a dinner (2100 GMT on 2nd Sept) at the 8th ECB Seminar
on Payment and Settlement Issues for Central Banks (to Sept.
5)
 
 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
 FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference by President
Jean-Claude Trichet follows at 1230 GMT.-
 
 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
 FRANKFURT- ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet opens the Center
for Financial Studies' conference "The ECB and its watchers"
(0650 GMT), followed by debates with participation from ECB
Executive members Juergen Stark (0730 GMT) and Lorenzo Bini
Smaghi (0900 GMT), as well as Governing Council member
Athanasios Orphanides (1300 GMT)-
 
 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
 BIRMINGHAM, UK - Grammy-winning artist Stevie Wonder will tour
Europe for the first time in more than a decade. The tour will
begin with performance at the National Indoor Arena in
Birmingham, England on Sept. 8 and conclude at the Bercy in
Paris, France on Sept. 28 with stops in Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
Germany, Netherlands and Italy on the way.-
 
 GOVERNMENT DEBT SUPPLY

 Date  GMT  City       Event                                  
 ----------------------------------------------------------------10/09

  FRANKFURT  Germany to auction new 2 year Schatz (8

                    billion Euros), September 2010

 GENERAL / ECONOMIC EVENTS

 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
 FRANKFURT- ECB publishes its monthly Bulletin - 0800 GMT
 
 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
 BERLIN- Rock band Metallica will play exclusive shows for
members of its fan club to promote its upcoming album, "Death
Magnetic".
 
 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
 LONDON- Rock band Metallica will play exclusive shows for
members of its fan club to promote its upcoming album, "Death
Magnetic".
-
 
 GOVERNMENT DEBT SUPPLY

 Date  GMT  City       Event                                  
 ----------------------------------------------------------------15/09

  FRANKFURT  Germany to auction new 6 months Bubill

                    (6 billion Euros), March 2009

 GENERAL / ECONOMIC EVENTS

 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
 BERLIN- German Parliament discusses federal budget for 2009 (to
Sept. 19) and the extention of deployment of German Federal
Armed Forces under UN-Resolutions in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and in
Sudan (UNMIS)-
 
 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
 BERLIN- German Parliament discusses federal budget for 2009 (to
Sept. 19), second day with general debate with Chancellor Angela
Merkel and vote on the extention of deployment of German Federal
Armed Forces under UN-Resolutions in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and in
Sudan (UNMIS)-
 
 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
 FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting. No
interest rate announcements scheduled.-
 
 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
 MUNICH, Germany- Oktoberfest Beer Festival 2008, (to Oct. 5).
Link: www.oktoberfest.de/-