First quarter national accounts for the euro currency bloc as well as from several member states including Germany, France, Spain and Italy are due on Friday, headlining a busy day for the European economic news.
At 1.30 am ET, the French statistical office Insee releases GDP data and consumer spending for March. The economy is forecast to grow 0.3 percent in the first quarter, slower than the 0.7 percent expansion seen in the preceding period.
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