bRefer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/16 (Tues) 6:30 A.M. 03/16 (Tues) 6:30 A.M. 03/16 (Tues) 7:15 A.M. 03/16 (Tues) 7:15 A.M. 03/16 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. | Retail Sales Advance MoM (Feb) Retail Sales Ex Auto MoM (Feb) Industrial Production MoM (Feb) Capacity Utilization (Feb) Business Inventories (Jan) | -0.5% 0.1% 0.3% 75.5% 0.3% | -3.0% -2.7% -2.2% 73.8% 0.3% |
| 03/17 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/17 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/17 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/17 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/17 (Wed) 12:00 P.M. 03/17 (Wed) 12:00 P.M. | Building Permits MoM (Feb) Building Permits (Feb) Housing Starts (Feb) Housing Starts MoM (Feb) FOMC Rate Decision (Lower Bound) (Mar 17) FOMC Rate Decision (Upper Bound) (Mar 17) | -7.2% 1750k 1560k -1.3% 0.00% 0.25% | -10.8% 1682k 1421k -10.3% 0.00% 0.25% |
| 03/18 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/18 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/18 (Thurs 6:30 A.M. 03/18 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Mar 13) Continuing Claims (Mar 6) Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (Mar) Leading Index of Economic Indicators (Feb) | 700k 4034k 23.3 0.3% | 770k 4124k 51.8 0.2% |
| 03/22 (Mon) 8:00 A.M. 03/22 (Mon) 8:00 A.M. | Existing Home Sales (Feb) Existing Home Sales MoM (Feb) | 6.49m -3.0% | 6.22m -6.6% |
| 03/23 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. 03/23 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. | New Home Sales (Feb) New Home Sales MoM (Feb) | 870k -5.7% | 775k- -18.2% |
| 03/24 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/24 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. | Durable Goods Orders (Feb) Durables Ex Transportation (Feb) | 0.5% 0.5% | -1.1% -0.9% |
| 03/25 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/25 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/25 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/25 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Mar 20) Continuing Claims (Mar 13) GDP Annualized QoQ (4Q T) Personal Consumption (4Q T) | 703k 4000k 4.1% 2.4% | 684k 3870k 4.3% 2.3% |
| 03/26 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 03/26 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 03/26 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 03/26 (Fri) 8:00 A.M. 03/26 (Fri) 8:00 A.M. | Wholesale Inventories MoM (Feb) Personal Income (Feb) Personal Spending (Feb) U. of Mich. Sentiment (Mar) U. of Mich. Current Conditions (Mar) | 0.8% -7.2% -0.8% 83.6 93.1 | 0.5% -7.1% -1.0% 84.9 93.0 |
| 03/30 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. | Conf. Board Consumer Confidence (Mar) | 96.9 | 109.7 |
| 03/31 (Wed) 6:15 A.M. | ADP Employment Change (Mar) | 550k | 517k |
| 04/01 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 04/01 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 04/01 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. 04/01 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. 04/01 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. 04/01 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. 04/01 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Mar 27) Continuing Claims (Mar 20) Construction Spending MoM (Feb) ISM Manufacturing (Mar) ISM Prices Paid (Mar) ISM New Orders (Mar) ISM Employment (Mar) | 675k 3750k -1.0% 61.5 85.0 67.0 --- | 719k 3794k -0.8 64.7 85.6 68.0 59.6 |
| 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. 04/02 (Fri) 6:30 A.M. | Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (Mar) Two-Month Payroll Net Revision (Mar) Change in Private Payrolls (Mar) Change in Manufact. Payrolls (Mar) Unemployment Rate (Mar) Average Hourly Earnings MoM (Mar) Average Weekly Hours All Employees (Mar) Labor Force Participation Rate (Mar) Underemployment Rate (Mar) | 660k --- 647k 35k 6.0% 0.1% 34.7 61.5 --- | 916k 156k 780k 53k 6.0% -0.1% 34.9 61.5 10.7% |
| 04/05 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. 04/05 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. 04/05 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. 04/05 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. | Factory Orders (Feb) Factory Orders Ex Trans (Feb) Durable Goods Orders (Feb) Durables Ex Transportation (Feb) | -0.5% -1.1% -1.1% -0.9% | -0.8% -0.6% -1.2% -0.9% |
| 04/07 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 04/07 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. 04/07 (Wed) 2:00 P.M. | Trade Balance (Feb) FOMC Meeting Minutes (Mar 17) Consumer Credit (Feb) | -$70.5b --- $2.800b | -$71.1b --- $27.578 |
| 04/08 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 04/08 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Apr 3) Continuing Claims (Mar 27) | 680k 3638k | 744k 3734k |
| 04/09 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 04/09 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 04/09 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 04/09 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Producer Price Index Final Demand MoM (Mar) PPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Mar) Wholesale Inventories MoM (Feb) Wholesale Trade Sales MoM (Feb) | 0.5% 0.2% 0.5% --- | 1.0% 0.7% 0.6% -0.8% |
| 04/12 (Mon) 1:00 P.M. | Monthly Budget Statement (Mar) | -$658.0b | -$659.6b |
| 04/13 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 04/13 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. | Consumer Price Index MoM (Mar) CPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Mar) | 0.5% 0.2% | 0.6% 0.3% |
| 04/14 (Wed) 1:00 A.M. | U.S. Federal Reserve Releases Beige Book | ||
| 04/15 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 04/15 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 04/15 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 04/15 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 04/15 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 04/15 (Thurs) 8:15 A.M. 04/15 (Thurs) 8:15 A.M. 04/15 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Apr 10) Retail Sales Advance MoM (Mar) Continuing Claims (Apr 3) Retail Sales Ex Auto MoM (Mar) Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (Apr) Industrial Production MoM (Mar) Capacity Utilization (Mar) Business Inventories (Feb) | 700k 5.8% 3700k 5.0% 41.5 2.5% 75.6% 0.5% | 576k 9.8% 3731k 8.4% 50.2 1.4% 74.4% 0.5% |
| 04/16 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 04/16 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 04/16 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 04/16 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 04/16 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 04/16 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Building Permits MoM (Mar) Building Permits (Mar) Housing Starts (Mar) Housing Starts MoM (Mar) U. of Mich. Sentiment (Apr) U. of Mich. Current Conditions (Apr) | 1.7% 1750k 1613k 13.5% 89.0 96.0 | 2.7% 1766k 1739k 19.4% 86.5 97.2 |
| 04/22 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 04/22 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 04/22 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 04/22 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 04/22 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Apr 17) Continuing Claims (Apr 10) Leading Index of Economic Indicators (Mar) Existing Home Sales (Mar) Existing Homes Sales MoM (Mar) | 625K --- 0.8% 6.20m -0.4% | --- --- --- --- --- |
| 04/23 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 04/23 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | New Home Sales (Mar) New Home Sales MoM (Mar) | 885k 14.2% | --- --- |
(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: "Cha Watch"