diff --git a/django/conf/locale/bg/formats.py b/django/conf/locale/bg/formats.py
index 045543a7ac..ea5f300e55 100644
--- a/django/conf/locale/bg/formats.py
+++ b/django/conf/locale/bg/formats.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'd.m.Y'
 # TIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 # DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = ','
-THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = ' '
+THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = u' ' # Non-breaking space
 # NUMBER_GROUPING = 
diff --git a/django/conf/locale/en/formats.py b/django/conf/locale/en/formats.py
index 141f705fb9..c59a94a1c7 100644
--- a/django/conf/locale/en/formats.py
+++ b/django/conf/locale/en/formats.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = (
     '%m/%d/%y %H:%M',        # '10/25/06 14:30'
     '%m/%d/%y',              # '10/25/06'
 )
-DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = '.'
-THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = ','
+DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = u'.'
+THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = u','
 NUMBER_GROUPING = 3
 
diff --git a/django/conf/locale/et/formats.py b/django/conf/locale/et/formats.py
index b96420c0c1..101fceed1f 100644
--- a/django/conf/locale/et/formats.py
+++ b/django/conf/locale/et/formats.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'd.m.Y'
 # TIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 # DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = ','
-THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = ' '
+THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = u' ' # Non-breaking space
 # NUMBER_GROUPING = 
diff --git a/django/conf/locale/fi/formats.py b/django/conf/locale/fi/formats.py
index 670e26841a..d6cc7d76d9 100644
--- a/django/conf/locale/fi/formats.py
+++ b/django/conf/locale/fi/formats.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'j.n.Y'
 # TIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 # DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = ','
-THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = ' '
+THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = u' ' # Non-breaking space
 # NUMBER_GROUPING = 
diff --git a/django/conf/locale/hu/formats.py b/django/conf/locale/hu/formats.py
index 6ee2db0cd5..cb93e2f91d 100644
--- a/django/conf/locale/hu/formats.py
+++ b/django/conf/locale/hu/formats.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'Y.m.d.'
 # TIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 # DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = ','
-THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = ' '
+THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = u' ' # Non-breaking space
 # NUMBER_GROUPING = 
diff --git a/django/conf/locale/lv/formats.py b/django/conf/locale/lv/formats.py
index 8328b74320..15637d1dbd 100644
--- a/django/conf/locale/lv/formats.py
+++ b/django/conf/locale/lv/formats.py
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = (
     '%d.%m.%y',              # '25.10.06'
 )
 DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = ','
-THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = ' '
+THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = u' ' # Non-breaking space
 NUMBER_GROUPING = 3
diff --git a/django/conf/locale/uk/formats.py b/django/conf/locale/uk/formats.py
index 8e41bf020d..8c01f3ddbd 100644
--- a/django/conf/locale/uk/formats.py
+++ b/django/conf/locale/uk/formats.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'j M Y'
 # TIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 # DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = 
 DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = ','
-THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = ' '
+THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = u' '
 # NUMBER_GROUPING =