Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
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Forecast |
Observation |
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Week of March 11 |
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March 12 |
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index – February |
90.6 |
89.9 |
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Consumer Price Index – February |
0.4% |
0.4 |
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CPI Core |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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Treasury Budget – February |
-$240.0 |
-21.9 |
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March 14 |
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Business Inventories – January |
0.3% |
0.4 |
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Retail Sales – February |
0.3% |
-0.8 |
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Retail Sales, ex Autos |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
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Retail Sales, ex-Autos, Gas |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
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PPI |
0.3% |
0.3 |
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PPI less food, energy and trade services |
0.2 |
0.6 |
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Energy |
1.8 |
-1.7 |
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March 15 |
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NY Fed Manufacturing Index |
-8.0 |
-2.4 |
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Export Prices – February |
0.1% |
0.8 |
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Import Prices |
0.1 |
0.8 |
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Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
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Industrial Production – February |
-0.1% |
-0.1 |
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Manufacturing Output |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
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Capacity Utilization |
78.3 |
78.5 |
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Michigan Consumer Sentiment – March (p) |
76.9 |
76.9 |
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Week of March 18 |
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March 18 |
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NAHB Index |
48 |
48 |
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March 19 |
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Housing Starts – February |
1.447M |
1.331 |
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Building Permits |
1.500 |
1.470 |
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March 20 |
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FMOC |
5.375% |
5.375 |
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March 21 |
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Philadelphia Fed Survey |
0.0 |
5.2 |
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Current Account – Q4 |
-$209.0B |
-200.3 |
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Leading Indicators – February |
-0.3% |
-0.4 |
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Existing Home Sales – February |
3.950M |
4.00 |
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