Unemployment from Germany and flash inflation from France are due on Wednesday, headlining a busy day for the European economic news.
At 2.45 am ET, the French statistical office Insee publishes flash inflation and final GDP data. Producer prices and household consumption figures are also due. Consumer price inflation is forecast to slow to 1.1 percent in May from 1.3 percent in April.
Gross domestic product is forecast to expand 0.3 percent sequentially in the first quarter, in line with the preliminary estimate published on April 30.
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