ECONOMISTS ARE predicting more bad news on Thursday when Ireland's quarterly national accounts are released. It is expected that the data will show a third consecutive quarter of negative growth.

MONDAY

Results:Smith Wesson.

Meetings:Free Citrix and Server Visualisation Seminar (DataSolutions Training Centre, Dublin 12).

Indicators:US NAHB housing market index (December), Empire State manufacturing index (Dec), Total Net Tic flows (October), capacity utilisation (November) and industrial production (Nov); UK Rightmove house price index (Dec); Japanese Tokyo condominium sales (Nov) and tertiary industry index (Oct).

TUESDAY

Results:Adobe Systems.

Meetings:Irish Institute of Credit Management seminar, How to get paid - Now! (Conrad hotel).

Indicators:EU employment change (Q3); Irish wholesale price index (November); US building permits (Nov), consumer price index (Nov), housing starts (Nov), Federal Reserve interest rate Decemberision and ABC/ Washington Post consumer confidence (December 14th).

WEDNESDAY

Results:Apogee; Morgan Stanley; Nike.

Indicators:EU purchasing manager index - manufacturing (December) and consumer price index - core (November); Irish planning permissions (Q3) and retail sales index (October); US MBA mortgage applications (Dec 12th), EIA crude oil stocks change (Dec 12th) and current account (Q3); UK average earnings excluding bonus (Oct), BoE minutes, claimant count rate (Nov) and ILO unemployment rate (October); German consumer price index (Nov) and purchasing manager index services (Dec); Japanese coincident index (Oct) and leading economic index (Oct); Canadian wholesale sales (Oct).

Others:Announcement of Science Foundation Ireland Centres for Science, Engineering and Technology funding awards by Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan.

THURSDAY

Results:3Com; Accenture; FedEx; Oracle; Rite Aid.

Meetings:CC Group emergency general meeting (Radisson hotel, Stillorgan).

Indicators:EU construction output (October) and trade balance (Oct); Irish farm structure survey (2007), balance of international payments (Q3), service exports and imports (2006 and 2007), quarterly national accounts (Q3) and transport (2007); US continuing jobless claims (December 6th), Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey (Dec) and leading indicators (November); UK M4 money supply (Nov), M4 sterling lending (Nov), public sector net borrowing (Nov) and retail sales (Nov); German IFO -- business climate (Dec) and IFO -- expectations (Dec).

FRIDAY

Meetings:Waterford Wedgwood annual general meeting (Portmarnock Hotel); South Dublin Chamber Christmas lunch (Red Cow Moran Hotel).

Indicators:Irish production in building and construction index (Q3), external debt (Sept 30th), agricultural price indices (October) and tourism trends (2007); UK Gfk consumer confidence (December) and total business investment (Q3); German producer price index (November);

Others:Release of Isme report on wages and conditions in small and medium-sized enterprises 2008-2009.