CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA FRANC - XAF
Currency of six independent states in Central Africa, which uses both coins and banknotes. Regulated by the Bank of Central African States, the franc is divided into centimes. Members include Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. CFA stands for Communatué financière d'Afrique or African Financial Community in English.
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| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | Mar | |
| 11:00 | Industrial Production | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Manufacturing Shipments | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Wholesale Sales | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Retail Sales | Mar | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Apr | |
| 16:00 | Business Inventories | Feb | |
| 16:00 | NAHB Housing Market Index | Apr | |
| 04:00 | Real GDP | 1 quarter |
