Looking Ahead: May 21 to May 25, 2001
Central Bank Activities
May 21	Japan	Bank of Japan Monthly Report
May 23	ECB	European Central Bank Executive Committee meeting
	Britain	Minutes of the May 9, 10 Bank of England Monetary Policy
		Committee meeting released
	Japan	Minutes of the April 13 Bank of Japan Monetary Policy
		Board meeting released
The following indicators will be released this week...
Europe
May 21	Italy	Industrial Orders (March)
	Britain	Merchandise Trade (March, April)
May 22	Germany	IFO Business Climate Survey (April)
May 23	EMU	Merchandise Trade (March)
	Germany	Producer Price Index (April)
	France	Gross Domestic Product (Q1.2001)
		Household Consumption of Manufactured Goods (April)
	Italy	Merchandise Trade (March)
May 24	Britain	CBI Industrial Trends (May)
May 25	Italy	Retail Sales (March)
	Britain	Gross Domestic Product (Q1.2001)
Asia
May 25	Japan	Consumer Prices (May)
		Retail Sales at Large Stores (April)
Americas
May 22	Canada	Retail Sales (March)

Release dates are subject to change.
For U.S. data releases, see this week's Simply Economics.

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