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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 12/26 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 21) Continuing Claims (Dec 14) | 220k 1688k | 222k 1719k |
| 12/30 (Mon) 7:30 A.M. | Wholesale Inventories MoM (Nov) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 12/31 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. | Conf. Board Consumer Confidence (Dec) | 128.5 | 126.5 |
| 01/02 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/02 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 28) Continuing Claims (Dec 21) | 220k 1680K | 222k 1728k |
| 01/03 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 01/03 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 01/03 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 01/03 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 01/03 (Fri) 1:00 P.M. | ISM Manufacturing (Dec) ISM New Orders (Dec) ISM Prices Paid (Dec) ISM Employment (Dec) FOMC Meeting Minutes (Dec 11) | 49.0 --- 47.8 --- --- | 47.2 46.8 51.7 45.1 --- |
| 01/07 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 01/07 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 01/07 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 01/07 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. | Trade Balance (Nov) Factory Orders (Nov) Durable Goods Orders (Nov) Durables Ex Transportation (Nov) | -$43.6b -0.8% -2.0% --- | -$43.1b -0.7% -2.1% -0.1% |
| 01/08 (Wed) 7:15 A.M 01/08 (Wed) 2:00 P.M. | ADP Employment Change (Dec) Consumer Credit (Nov) | 160k $16.000b | 202k --- |
| 01/09 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/09 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Jan 4) Continuing Claims (Dec 28) | 220k 1720k | 214k 1803k |
| 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 01/10 (Fri) 9:00 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 ernings MoM (Dec) Average Weekly Hours All Employees (Dec) Labor Force Participation Rate (Dec) Underemployment Rate (Dec) Wholesale Inventories MoM (Nov) Wholesale Trade Sales MoM (Nov) | 160k --- 153k 5k 3.5% 0.3% 34.4 --- --- 0.0% 0.2% | 145k -14k 139k -12k 3.5% 0.1% 34.3 63.2% 6.7% -0.1% 1.5% |
| 01/13 (Mon) 1:00 P.M. | Monthly Budget Statement | -$15.0b | -$13.3b |
| 01/14 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 01/14 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. | Consumer Price Index MoM (Dec) CPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Dec) | 0.3% 0.2% | 0.2% 0.1% |
| 01/15 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 01/15 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 01/15 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. | Producer Price Index Final Demand MoM (Dec) PPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Dec) U.S. Federal Reserve Releases Beige Book | 0.2% 0.2% | 0.1% 0.1% |
| 01/16 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/16 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/16 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/16 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/16 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/16 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Retail Sales Advance MoM (Dec) Retail Sales Ex Auto MoM (Dec) Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (Jan) Initial Jobless Claims (Jan 11) Continuing Claims (Jan 4) Business Inventories (Nov) | 0.3% 0.5% 3.8 218k 1750k -0.2% | 0.3% 0.7% 17.0 204k 1767k -0.2% |
| 01/17 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/17 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/17 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/17 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/17 (Fri) 8:15 A.M. 01/17 (Fri) 8:15 A.M. 01/17 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 01/17 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Housing Starts (Dec) Housing Starts MoM (Dec) Building Permits (Dec) Building Permits MoM (Dec) Industrial Production MoM (Dec) Capacity Utilization (Dec) U. of Mich. Sentiment (Jan) U. of Mich. Current Conditions (Jan) | 1380k 1.1% 1460k -1.5% -0.2% 77.0% 99.3 115.3 | 1608k 16.9% 1416k -3.9% -0.3% 77.0% 99.1 115.8 |
| 01/22 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 01/22 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. | Existing Home Sales MoM (Dec) Existing Home Sales (Dec) | 1.5% 5.43m | 3.6% 5.54m |
| 01/23 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/23 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/23 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Jan 18) Continuing Claims (Jan 11) Leading Index of Economic Indicators (Dec) | 214k 1756k -0.2% | 211k 1731k -0.3% |
| 01/27 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. 01/27 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. | New Home Sales MoM (Dec) New Home Sales (Dec) | 1.6% 731k | --- -- |
| 01/28 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 01/28 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 01/28 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. | Durable Goods Orders (Dec) Durables Ex Transportation (Dec) Conf. Board Consumer Confidence (Jan) | 0.9% 0.3% 128.0 | --- --- --- |
| 01/29 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 01/29 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. 01/29 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. | Wholesale Inventories MoM (Dec) FOMC Rate Decision (Upper Bound) (Jan 29) FOMC Rate Decision (Lower Bound) (Jan 29) | --- 1.75% 1.50% | --- --- --- |
| 01/30 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/30 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/30 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 01/30 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. | GDP Annualized QoQ Personal Consumption Initial Jobless Claims (Jan 25) Continuing Claims (Jan 18) | 2.2% 2.2% --- --- | --- --- --- --- |
| 01/31 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/31 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/31 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 01/31 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 01/31 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Employment Cost Index (4Q) Personal Income (Dec) Personal Spending (Dec) U. of Mich. Sentiment (Jan) U. of Mich. Current Conditions (Jan) | 0.7% 0.3% 0.3% 99.1 --- | --- --- --- --- --- |
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