Looking Ahead: December 17 to December 21, 2001
Central Bank Activities
Dec 18, 19	Japan	Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Board Meeting
Dec 19	Britain	Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee
		Minutes of December 4 and 5, 2001 Meeting Released
The following indicators will be released this week...
Europe
Dec 17	Germany	Ifo Business Climate Survey (November)
Dec 18	EMU	Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (November)
		Industrial Production (November)
Dec 19	Italy	Industrial Orders (October)
		Merchandise Trade (October)
	Britain	Merchandise Trade (October, November)
Dec 20	Italy	Gross Domestic Product (Q3.2001)
	Britain	Gross Domestic Product (Q3.2001)
Dec 21	EMU	Merchandise Trade (October)
	Germany	Producer Price Index (November)
	Italy	Retail Sales (October)
Asia
Dec 21	Japan	Tertiary Sector Index (October)
Americas
Dec 18	Canada	Manufacturing Shipments and Orders (October)
Dec 19	Canada	Merchandise Trade (October)
Dec 20	Canada	Consumer Price Index (November)
	Canada	Retail Sales (October)

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

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