Producer prices from Germany and retail sales from the U.K. are the major statistical reports due on Friday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.
At 2.00 am ET, the Federal Statistical Office is scheduled to issue German producer prices for January. Economists forecast producer price annual inflation to slow to 3.2 percent from 4 percent in December.
Eurozone current account figures for December are due at 4.00 am ET. The account showed a surplus of EUR 1 billion in November.
At 4.30 am ET, the Office for National Statistics is slated to publish U.K. retail sales for January. Retail sales volume, including auto fuel, is likely to drop 0.3 percent month-on-month in January, following December's 0.6 percent rise. Annual growth in sales is seen at 0.5 percent, down sharply from 2.6 percent a month ago.
Greece HICP inflation figures are due at 5.00 am ET. EU harmonized inflation is forecast to rise slightly to 2.3 percent in January from 2.2 percent a month ago.
In the meantime, Eurostat is set to release Eurozone construction output for December. Output increased 0.8 percent month-on-month in November.
Poland's industrial output and producer prices are due at 8.00 am ET. Industrial output is forecast to drop 5.3 percent month-on-month in January after falling 4.9 percent in December. Producer price annual inflation is seen easing to 8 percent in January from 8.1 percent in the prior month.
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