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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/21 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/21 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/21 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/21 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/21 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 02/21 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. 02/21 (Thurs) 9:00 A.M. | Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (Feb) Initial Jobless Claims (Feb 16) Continuing Claims (Feb 9) Durable Goods Orders (Dec) Durables Ex Transportation (Dec) Leading Index (Jan) Existing Home Sales (Jan) Existing Home Sales MoM (Jan) | 14.0 228k 1743k 1.7% 0.3% 0.2% 5.00m 0.2% | -4.1 216k 1725k 1.2% 0.1% -0.7% 4.94m -1.2% |
| 02/25 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. | Wholesale Inventories MoM (Dec) | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| 02/26 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 02/26 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 02/26 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 02/26 (Tues) 7:30 A.M. 02/26 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. | Housing Starts (Dec) Building Permits (Dec) Housing Starts MoM (Dec) Building Permits MoM (Dec) Conf. Board of Consumer Confidence (Feb.) | 1256k 1290k -0.1% -2.6% 124.9 | 1078k 1326k -11.2% 0.3% 131.4 |
| 02/27 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 02/27 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 02/27 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 02/27 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. 02/27 (Wed) 9:00 A.M. | Wholesale Inventories MoM (Dec) Factory Orders (Dec) Factory Orders Ex Trans (Dec) Durable Goods Orders (Dec) Durables Ex Transportation (Dec) | 0.4% 0.6% --- --- --- | 1.1% 0.1% 0.6% 1.2% 0.1% |
| 02/28 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/28 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/28 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/28 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/28 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 02/28 (Thurs) 8:45 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Feb) Continuing Claims (Feb) GDP Annualized QoQ (4Q) Personal Consumption (4Q) GDP Price Index (4Q) Chicago Purchasing Manager (Feb) | 220k 1737k 2.2% 3.0% 1.7% 57.5 | 225k 1805k 2.6% 2.8% 1.8% 64.7 |
| 03/01 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/01 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/01 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 03/01 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 03/01 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 03/01 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. 03/01 (Fri) 9:00 A.M. | Personal Income (Jan) Personal Spending (Dec) ISM Manufacturing (Feb) ISM Employment (Feb) ISM Prices Paid (Feb) ISM New Orders (Feb) U. of Mich. Sentiment (Feb) | 0.3% -0.3% 55.8 --- 51.8 --- 95.9 | -0.1% -0.5% 54.2 52.3 49.4 55.5 93.8 |
| 03/04 (Mon) 9:00 A.M. | Construction Spending MoM (Dec) | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 03/05 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 03/05 (Tues) 9:00 A.M. 03/05 (Tues) 1:00 P.M. | New Home Sales (Dec) New Home Sales MoM (Dec) Monthly Budget Statement (Jan) | 600k -8.7% $10.0b | 621k 3.7% $8.7b |
| 03/06 (Wed) 7:15 A.M. 03/06 (Wed) 7:30 A.M. 03/06 (Wed) 1:00 P.M. | ADP Employment Change (Feb) Trade Balance (Dec) U.S. Federal Reserve Releases Beige Book | 190k -$57.9b N/A | 183k -$59.8b N/A |
| 03/07 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 03/07 (Thurs) 7:30 A.M. 03/07 (Thurs) 2:00 P.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Mar) Continuing Claims (Feb) Consumer Credit (Jan) | 225k 1772k $17.000b | 223k 1755k $17.049b |
| 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. 03/08 (Fri) 7:30 A.M. | Housing Starts MoM (Jan) Building Permits MoM (Jan) Building Permits (Jan) Housing Starts (Jan) Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (Feb) Two-Month Payroll Net Revision (Feb) Change in Private Payrolls (Feb) Change in Manufact. Payrolls (Feb) Unemployment Rate (Feb) Average Hourly Earnings MoM (Feb) Average Weekly Hours All Employees (Feb) Labor Force Participation Rate (Feb) Underemployment Rate (Feb) | 10.9% -2.9% 1287k 1195k 180k --- 170k 12k 3.9% 0.3% 34.5 63.2% --- | 18.6% 1.4% 1345k 1230k 20k 12k 25k 4k 3.8% 0.4% 34.4 63.2% 7.3% |
| 03/11 (Mon) 6:30 A.M. 03/11 (Mon) 8:00 A.M. | Retail Sales Ex Auto MoM (Jan) Business Inventories (Dec) | 0.3% 0.6% | 0.9% 0.6% |
| 03/12 (Tues) 6:30 A.M. 03/12 (Tues) 6:30 A.M. | Consumer Price Index MoM (Feb) CPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Feb) | 0.2% 0.2% | 0.2% 0.1% |
| 03/13 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/13 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/13 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/13 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/13 (Wed) 8:00 A.M. | Producer Price Index Final Demand MoM (Feb) PPI Ex Food and Energy MoM (Feb) Durable Goods Orders (Jan) Durables Ex Transportation (Jan) Construction Spending MoM (Jan) | 0.2% 0.2% -0.4% 0.1% 0.5% | 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% -0.1% 1.3% |
| 03/14 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/14 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/14 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. 03/14 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. | Initial Jobless Claims (Mar) Continuing Claims (Mar) New Home Sales MoM (Jan) New Home Sales (Jan) | 225k 1763k 0.2% 622k | 229k 1776k -6.9% 607k |
| 03/15 (Fri) 7:15 A.M. 03/15 (Fri) 7:15 A.M. 03/15 (Fri) 8:00 A.M. | Industrial Production MoM (Feb) Capacity Utilization (Feb) U. of Michigan Sentiment (Mar) | 0.4% 78.5% 95.6 | 0.1% 78.2% 97.8 |
| 03/19 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. 03/19 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. 03/19 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. 03/19 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. | Factory Orders (Jan) Factory Orders Ex Trans (Jan) Durable Goods Orders (Jan) Durables Ex Transportation (Jan) | 0.3% --- 0.4% -0.1% | 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% -0.2% |
| 03/21 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/21 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/21 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. 03/21 (Wed) 8:00 A.M. | Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (Mar) Initial Jobless Claims (Mar 16) Continuing Claims (Mar 9) Leading Index of Economic Indicators (Feb) | 4.8 225k 1770k 0.1% | 13.7 221k 1750k 0.2% |
| 03/22 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. 03/22 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. 03/22 (Thurs) 8:00 A.M. 03/22 (Thurs) 12:00 P.M. | Wholesale Inventories MoM (Jan) Existing Home Sales (Feb) Existing Home Sales MoM (Feb) Monthly Budget Statement (Feb) | 0.1% 5.10m 3.2% -$227.0b | --- --- --- --- |
| 03/26 (Tues) 6:30 A.M. 03/26 (Tues) 6:30 A.M. 03/26 (Tues) 6:30 A.M. 03/26 (Tues) 6:30 A.M. 03/26 (Tues) 8:00 A.M. | Housing Starts (Feb) Housing Starts Mom (Feb) Building Permits (Feb) Building Permits MoM (Feb) Conf. Board Consumer Confidence (Mar) | 1223k -0.6% 1320k 0.2% 132.0 | --- --- --- --- --- |
| 03/27 (Wed) 6:30 A.M. | Trade Balance (Jan) | -$57.3b | --- |
| 03/28 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/28 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/28 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/28 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. 03/28 (Thurs) 6:30 A.M. | GDP Annualized QoQ (4Q) Personal Consumption (4Q) GDP Price Index (4Q) Initial Jobless Claims (Mar 23) Continuing Claims (Mar 16) | 2.4% --- 1.8% --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- |
(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"