● US trade gap widens in Aug as exports slump | LA Times
● Gallup’s US Economic Confidence Index flat in Sep vs. Aug | Gallup
● Redbook: US store sales fell 1.6% in Sep vs. Aug | DJ
● German industrial output slides in August–biggest drop in a year | Reuters
● UK industrial output up more than forecast in Aug | RTT
● Spain’s industrial output tumbles 1.4% in August | INE