Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data: |
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Prior Observation |
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Week of April 1 |
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April 1 |
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PMI Manufacturing Index – March |
52.5 |
52.5 |
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ISM (Mfg) – March |
47.8 |
47.8 |
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Construction Spending – February |
0.6% |
-0.2 |
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April 2 |
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Factory Orders – February |
1.0% |
-3.6 |
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Durable Goods Orders |
1.4 |
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Nondurable Goods Orders |
0.6 |
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JOLTS – February |
8.829M |
8.893 |
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Auto Sales* – March |
16.0K |
15.8 |
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Car Sales |
3.1 |
3.2 |
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Truck Sales |
12.7 |
12.6 |
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April 3 |
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ADP Employment Report – March |
155K |
150 |
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PMI Services Index – March |
51.7 |
51.7 |
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ISM Services – March |
52.6 |
52.6 |
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April 4 |
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International Trade – February |
-$65.7B |
-67.4 |
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April 5 |
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Nonfarm Payrolls – March |
180K |
275 |
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Private |
155K |
223 |
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Manufacturing |
10 |
-4 |
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Unemployment |
3.9% |
3.9 |
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Average Workweek |
34.3HR |
34.3 |
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Average Hourly Earnings |
0.4% |
0.1 |
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Consumer Credit – February |
$12.0B |
19.5 |
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Week of April 8 |
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April 9 |
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index – March |
90.0 |
89.4 |
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April 10 |
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Consumer Price Index – March |
0.4% |
0.4 |
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Core CPI |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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Treasury Budget – March |
-$220.0B |
-296.3 |
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April 11 |
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Producer Price Index – March |
0.3% |
0.6 |
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PPI less food, energy and trade services |
0.2 |
0.4 |
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April 12 |
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Export Prices – March |
0.1% |
0.8 |
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Import Prices |
0.1 |
0.3 |
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Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum |
0.0 |
0.2 |
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