Foreign trade data from Germany and revised GDP data from euro area are due on Tuesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is slated to issue Germany's foreign trade data for July. Exports are forecast to grow 5 percent on month and imports to grow 3.3 percent. At 2.45 am ET, France's external trade data is due for July. The deficit totaled EUR 8 billion in June.
At 3.00 am ET, foreign trade figures are due Hungary and Austria. Hungary's trade surplus is seen at EUR 235 million in July.
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