Refer to this calendar of economic releases for specific release dates & times; the "ones to watch"are highlighted in "red" and are further defined in the "Glossary of "Key" Economic Indicators" below.
| Date / Day / Time (Central Daylight Time) | Event Description | Forecast
(Previous
Report) |
Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/21 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 08/21 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 08/21 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. | Existing Home Sales (Jul) Existing Home Sales MoM (Jul) FOMC Meeting Minutes (Jul 31) | 5.40m 2.5% --- | 5.42m 2.5% --- |
| 08/22 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 08/22 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 08/22 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Aug 17) Continuing Claims (Aug 10) Leading Index of Economic Indicators (Aug) | 216k 1707k 0.3% | 209k 1674k 0.5% |
| 08/23 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 08/23 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | New Home Sales (Jul) New Home Sales MoM (Jul) | 647k 0.2% | 635k -12.8% |
| 08/26 (Mon) 7:30 A.M. 08/26 (Mon) 7:30 A.M. | Durable Goods Orders (Jul) Durables Ex Transportation (Jul) | 1.2% 0.0% | 2.1% -0.4% |
| 08/27 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. | Conf. Board Consumer Confidence (Aug) | 129.0 | 135.1 |
| 08/29 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 08/29 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 08/29 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 08/29 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 08/29 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 08/29 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. | GDP Annualized QoQ (2Q) Personal Consumption (2Q) GDP Price Index (2Q) Wholesale Inventories MoM (Jul) Initial Jobless Claims (Aug 24) Continuing Claims (Aug 17) | 2.0% 4.3% 2.4% 0.2% 214k 1686k | 2.0% 4.7% 2.4% 0.2% 215k 1698k |
| 08/30 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 08/30 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 08/30 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 08/30 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Personal Income (Jul) Personal Spending (Jul) U. of Mich. Sentiment (Aug) U. of Mich. Expectations (Aug) | 0.3% 0.5% 92.4 --- | 0.1% 0.6% 89.8 79.9 |
| 09/03 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 09/03 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 09/03 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 09/03 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 09/03 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. | ISM Manufacturing (Aug) ISM Employment (Aug) ISM Prices Paid (Aug) ISM New Orders (Aug) Construction Spending MoM (Jul) | 51.3 --- 46.8 50.5 0.3% | 50.3 47.4 46.0 47.2 0.1% |
| 09/04 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 09/04 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. | Trade Balance (Jul) U.S. Federal Reserve Releases Beige Book | -$53.4b | -$54.0b |
| 09/05 (Thurs) 7:15 A.M. 09/05 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/05 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/05 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 09/05 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 09/05 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 09/05 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | ADP Employment Change (Aug) Initial Jobless Claims (Aug 31) Continuing Claims (Aug 24) Factory Orders (Jul) Factory Orders Ex Trans (Jul) Durable Goods Orders (Jul) Durables Ex Transportation (Jul) | 148k 215k 1688k 1.0% --- 2.1% -0.4% | 195k 217k 1662k 1.4% 0.3% 2.0% -0.4% |
| 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/06 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. | Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (Aug) Two-Month Payroll Net Revision (Aug) Change in Private Payrolls (Aug) Change in Manufact. Payrolls (Aug) Unemployment Rate (Aug) Average Hourly Earnings MoM (Aug) Average Weekly Hours All Employees (Aug) Labor Force Participation Rate (Aug) Underemployment Rate (Aug) | 160k --- 150k 5k 3.7% 0.3% 34.4 --- --- | 130k -20k 96k 3k 3.7% 0.4% 34.4 63.2% 7.2% |
| 09/09 (Mon) 2:00 P.M. | Consumer Credit (Jul) | $16.350b | $16.000b |
| 09/11 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 09/11 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 09/11 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 09/11 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. | Producer Price Index Final Demand MoM (Aug) PPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Aug) Wholesale Trade Sales MoM (Jul) Wholesale Inventories MoM (Jul) | 0.0% 0.2% --- 0.2% | 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% |
| 09/12 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/12 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/12 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/12 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/12 (Thurs) 1:00 P.M. | Consumer Price Index MoM (Aug) CPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Aug) Initial Jobless Claims (Sep) Continuing Claims (Aug 31) Monthly Budget Statement (Aug) | 0.1% 0.2% 215k 1675k -$200.0b | 0.1% 0.3% 204k 1670k --- |
| 09/13 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/13 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 09/13 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 09/13 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Retail Ex Auto MoM (Aug) Retail Sales Ex Auto and Gas (Aug) U. of Mich Sentiment (Sep) Business Inventories (Jul) | 0.1% 0.2% 90.8 0.3% | 0.0% 0.1% 92.0 0.4% |
| 09/17 (Tues) 8:15 A.M. 09/17 (Tues) 8:15 A.M. | Industrial Production MoM (Aug) Capacity Utilization (Aug) | 0.2% 77.6% | 0.6% 77.9% |
| 09/18 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 09/18 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 09/18 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 09/18 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 09/18 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. 09/18 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. | Building Permits MoM (Aug) Building Permits (Aug) Housing Starts (Aug) Housing Starts MoM (Aug) FOMC Rate Decision (Upper Bound) (Sep 18) FOMC Rate Decision (Lower Bound ) (Sep 18) | -1.3% 1300k 1250k 5.0% 2.00% 1.75% | 7.7% 1419k 1364k 12.3% 2.00% 1.75% |
| 09/19 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/19 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/19 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 09/19 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 09/19 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 09/19 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (Sep) Initial Jobless Claims (Sep 14) Continuing Claims (Sep 7) Leading Index of Economic Indicators (Aug) Existing Home Sales (Aug) Existing Home Sales MoM (Aug) | 10.5 214k 1672 -0.1% 5.38m -0.7% | --- --- --- --- --- --- |
| 09/24 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. | Conf. Board Consumer Confidence (Sep) | 133.5 | --- |
| 09/25 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 09/25 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. | New Home Sales (Aug) New Home Sales MoM (Aug) | 650k 2.4% | --- --- |
(Remember to check out the latest update of the "Chart Watch" section for a pictorial view of the latest trends on several "key" economic indicators.) Click here: "Chart Watch"