23.05.201923:44:00UTC+00European Economics Preview: UK Retail Sales Data Due

Retail sales data from the UK is due on Friday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.

At 2.00 am ET, Finland's producer price data is due for April. Prices had remained flat on month in March.

At 3.00 am ET, Statistics Austria releases industrial production for March. Production had increased 0.6 percent on month in February.

At 3.30 am ET, producer and import price figures are due from Sweden.

At 4.30 am ET, the Office for National Statistics is set to issue UK retail sales figures for April. Sales including auto fuel are forecast to grow 4.5 percent annually, slower than the 6.7 percent increase seen in March.

At 6.00 am ET, the Confederation of British Industry publishes Distributive Trade survey results.