EUROPE: Main reported data items from the European morning session.
-- EMU October 2000 preliminary whole world trade showed a surplus of E3.7 bln. That compared with a surplus of E7.0 bln in October 1999. September was revised down to a deficit of E0.4 bln from a surplus of E3.3 bln.
-- Euro zone sa services activity index fell slightly to 56.2 in December from 56.4 in November
-- German services activity index rose to a seasonally adjusted reading of 54.0 in December from 53.8 in November
-- Italian seasonally adjusted services index fell to 56.3 in December after 57.3 in November
-- French consumer confidence reached a new record high level in December, topping all forecasts. Composite index up 6 pts to +3, thanks to improvements across the board. Consumers, however, see a slowdown in inflation and expect more to come.