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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 12/11 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. | Producer Price Index Final Demand MoM (Nov) PPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Nov) | 0.0% 0.1% | 0.1% 0.3% |
| 12/12 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. | Consumer Price Index MoM (Nov) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12/13 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 12/13 (Thurs) 1:00 P.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 8) Monthly Budget Statement (Nov) | 226k -$199.0b | 206k -$204.9b |
| 12/14 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 12/14 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 12/14 (Fri) 8:15 A.M. 12/14 (Fri) 8:15 A.M. 12/14 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Retail Sales Advance MoM (Nov) Retail Sales Ex Auto MoM (Nov) Industrial Production MoM (Nov) Capacity Utilization (Nov) Business Inventories (Oct) | 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 78.6% 0.6% | 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 78.5% 0.6% |
| 12/18 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 12/18 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 12/18 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 12/18 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. | Housing Starts (Nov) Housing Starts MoM (Nov) Building Permits (Nov) Building Permits MoM (Nov) | 1226k -0.2% 1260k -0.4% | 1256k 3.2% 1328k 5.0% |
| 12/19 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 12/19 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. | Existing Home Sales (Nov) Existing Home Sales MoM (Nov) | 5.20m -0.4% | 5.32m 1.9% |
| 12/20 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 12/20 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 12/20 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 12/20 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (Dec) Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 15) Continuing Claims (Dec 8) Leading Index of Economic Indicators (Nov) | 15.0 215k 1663k 0.0% | 9.4 214k 1688k 0.2% |
| 12/21 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 12/21 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 12/21 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 12/21 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 12/21 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 12/21 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 12/21 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | GDP Annualized QoQ (3Q) Personal Consumption (3Q) GDP Price Index (3Q) Personal Income (Nov) Personal Spending (Nov) U. of Mich. Sentiment (Dec) U. of Mich. Current Conditions (Dec) | 3.5% 3.6% 1.7% 0.3% 0.3% 97.4 --- | 3.4% 3.5% 1.8% 0.2% 0.4% 98.3 116.1 |
| 12/27 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 12/27 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 12/27 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 22) Continuing Claims (Dec 15) Conf. Board Consumer Confidence (Dec) | 216k 1675k 133.4 | 216k 1701k 128.1 |
| 12/28 (Fri) 8:45 A.M. | Chicago Purchasing Manager (Dec) | 60.2 | 65.4 |
| 01/03 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/03 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/03 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 01/03 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 01/03 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 01/03 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 29) Continuing Claims (Dec 22) ISM Manufacturing (Nov) ISM Employment (Dec) ISM Prices Paid (Dec) ISM New Orders (Dec) | 220k 1690k 57.5 --- 57.7 --- | 231k 1740k 54.1 56.2 54.9 51.1 |
| 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/04 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. | Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (Dec) Two-Month Payroll Net Revision (Dec) Change in Private Payrolls (Dec) Change in Manufact. Payrolls (Dec) Unemployment Rate (Dec) Average Hourly Earnings MoM (Dec) Average Weekly Hours All Employees (Dec) Labor Force Participation Rate (Dec) Underemployment Rate (Dec) | 184k --- 185k 20k 3.7% 0.3% 34.5 --- --- | 312k 58k 301k 32k 3.9% 0.4% 34.5 63.1% 7.6% |
| 01/11 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. | ISM Non-Manufacturing Index | 58.5 | 57.6 |
| 01/17 - 01/25 01/17 - 01/25 01/17 - 01/25 01/17 - 01/25 01/14 - 01/18 01/14 - 01/18 01/14 - 01/18 01/14 - 01/18 | Factory Orders (Nov) / Data postponed due to Govt. shutdown Factory Orders Ex Trans (Nov) Durable Goods Orders (Nov) Durables Ex Transportation (Nov) Wholesale Inventories MoM New Home Sales (Nov) New Home Sales MoM (Nov) Wholesale Trade Sales MoM (Nov) | 0.3% --- --- --- --- 0.5% 566k 4.0% | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- |
| 01/14 - 01/18 | Trade Balance (Nov) Data postponed due to Govt. shutdown | -$54.0b | --- |
| 01/09 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. | FOMC Meeting Minutes (Dec 19) | ||
| 01/10 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Jan 5) Continuing Claims (Dec 29) Wholesale Inventories MoM (Nov): Postponed by Govt. shutdown | 226k 1740k 0.5% | 216k 1722k --- |
| 01/11 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/11 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. | Consumer Price Index MoM (Dec) CPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Dec) | -0.1% 0.2% | -0.1% 0.2% |
| 01/14 - 01/18 | Monthly Budget Statement (Dec) | -$10.0b | --- |
| 01/15 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. | Producer Price Index Ex Food and Energy MoM (Dec) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 01/16 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 01/16 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 01/16 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 01/16 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. | Retail Sales Advance MoM (Dec) Postponed by Govt. shutdown Retail Sales Ex Auto MoM (Dec) Postponed by Govt. shutdown Business Inventories (Nov) Postponed by government shutdown U.S. Federal Reserve Releases Beige Book | 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% | --- --- --- |
| 01/17 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/17 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/17 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/17 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/17 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. | Housing Starts MoM (Dec) Housing Starts (Dec) Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (Jan) Initial Jobless Claims (Jan 12) Continuing Claims (Jan 5) | -0.5% 1250k 9.5 220k 1734k | --- --- --- --- --- |
| 01/18 (Fri) 8:15 A.M. 01/18 (Fri) 8:15 A.M. 01/18 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Industrial Production MoM (Dec) Capacity Utilization (Dec) University of Michigan Sentiment (Jan) | 0.2% 78.5% 96.9 | --- --- --- |
| 01/22 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 01/22 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. | Existing Home Sales MoM (Dec) Existing Home Sales (Dec) | -0.9% 5.27m | --- --- |
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