Economic Calendar for: Friday 5th May 2006
| Time GMT | event | expect | previous |
| Japan Childrens Day Holiday. Markets Closed |
| 07.30 | European finance Ministers Meeting |
| 10.00 | UK February Factory Orders mth/mth | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| 10.00 | UK February Factory Orders yr/yr | 12.5% | 14.3% |
| 11.00 | ECB's Trichet speaks |
| 11.00 | Canada April Unemployment Rate | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 11.00 | Canada April Net Change in Employment | 18.0k | 50.5k |
| 12.30 | US April Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 12.30 | US April change in Nonfarm Payrolls | 195k | 211k |
| 12.30 | US Aril Average hourly Earnings mth/mth | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 12.30 | US Aril Average hourly Earnings yr/yr | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| 12.30 | US April Average weekly Hours | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| 17.00 | US March Consumer Credit | $4.1bln | $3.3bln |
