Factory orders and final composite Purchasing Managers’ survey results from Germany are due on Friday, headlining a busy day for the European economic news. <\/p>\n
At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is scheduled to issue Germany’s factory orders data for September. Economists forecast orders to fall 0.5 percent on month, slower than the 2.4 percent decline in August. <\/p>\n
At 3.45 am ET, France’s Insee is slated to release industrial production figures for September. Output is seen falling 1.0 percent on month, in contrast to the 2.4 percent increase in August. <\/p>\n
At 4.00 am ET, Spain’s INE publishes industrial output data for September. Economists forecast production to grow 3.7 percent annually after rising 5.5 percent in August. <\/p>\n
At 4.15 am ET, Spain S&P Global composite and services PMI data is due. The services index is seen falling to 48.3 in October from 48.5 in the previous month.<\/p>\n
At 4.45 am ET, Italy’s services and composite PMI survey results are due. Economists expect the services index to drop to 48.5 in October from 48.8 a month ago.<\/p>\n
Thereafter, final composite PMI survey reports are due from France and Germany at 4.50 am and 4.55 am ET, respectively. <\/p>\n
At 5.00 am ET, Eurozone final PMI survey data is due. The composite index is forecast to fall to 47.1 in October, in line with flash estimate, from 48.1 in September. <\/p>\n
At 5.30 am ET, UK S&P\/CIPS construction PMI survey results are due. Economists expect the index to ease to 50.5 in October from 52.3 a month ago.<\/p>\n
At 6.00 am ET, Eurostat publishes euro area producer prices for September. Producer price inflation is forecast to surge to 42.0 from 43.3 percent in August. <\/p>\n