On Friday, the American currency strengthened against the basic currencies after an issue of the US employment data in February, which were above the forecasts.

According to the US Department of Labor nonfarm payrolls in economy were up 243.000 in February, that is exceeded the predicted 206000.

The unemployment rate was up 4,8 % in February from a five years' minimum of 4,7 % in January. The number of jobless reached 7,2 million.

Employment for December has been revised from 193000 up to 170000.

The average hourly earnings index made 0.3 %. For a year growth of the indicator made +3.5 % that is the maximal value since September, 2001.

According to the report of the US Department of Finance, published on Friday, deficit of the state budget in the USA in February made 119,20 billion dollars that is a record-breaking indicator of deficit for a month. Nevertheless, this indicator was a little bit less than the forecast.

Deficit of the budget of the US federal government in February was up 5 % in comparison with  the same period of the last year, according to the monthly budget report.

Proficiency of the budget for January was not revised and made 20,99 billion dollars.

February indicator of deficit was a little below an estimation of Budgetary management of the US Congress, which forecast that deficit would make up 121 billion dollars.

These data together with low value of wholesale inventories index in the USA put some pressure upon a dollar exchange rate.

As Department of Commerce informed wholesale inventories in the USA were low as always in January as growth of sales on 1 % exceeded growth of stocks on 0.1 %.

The stocks-sales ratio again dipped to a record minimum on 1.14.

Economists forecast growth of stocks on 0.6 % in January.

December data have been slightly revised.

Sales have been revised up to 1.2 % against 1 % earlier. Inventories have been revised up to 0.9 % against 1 % earlier.

On Friday the Federal bureau of statistics of Germany informed that German foreign trade black ink in January rose up to 12,5 billion euros from 9,2 billion in December. It is connected with that export from the largest economy of Eurozone a little left behind import.

The positive balance of the current account of the balance of payments in January dropped to 5,1 billion euro, whereas in December balance made up +6,0 billion.

According to the Federal bureau of statistics of Germany, final value of a consumer price index in Germany for February made +0.4 % for a month, +2.1 % for a year that is in line with the forecast.

Final value of the harmonized consumer price index in Germany for February made +2.1 % for a year.

Adjusted for seasonal variations industrial production in France was up 0.3 % in January after the revised falling on 0.2 % for a month in December.

Analysts forecast growth industrial production in France on 0.4 % for a month in January.

Production in a manufacturing industry except for production of foodstuff and energy, was restored on 0.7 % in January since December in comparison with the revised falling on 0.6 % for a month in December.