Public finances from the U.K. is the only major statistical report due on Friday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.
At 2.45 am ET, a final report for the French second quarter wage is due.
At 3.30 am ET, the Swiss National Bank is set to publish its quarterly bulletin.
In the meantime, Dutch consumer spending data for July is due. Spending had declined 0.6 percent year-on-year in June.
At 4.00 am ET, the Conference Board is scheduled to release Germany's leading index for July. The index was down 0.8 percent in June.
At 4.30 am ET, the Office for National Statistics is slated to publish U.K. public sector finance data for August. Public sector net borrowing is seen at GBP 15 billion, up from GBP 0.6 billion in July.
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