Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data. |
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Week of October 7 |
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October 7 |
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Consumer Credit – August |
$12.0B |
25.5 |
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October 8 |
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index – September |
91.5 |
91.2 |
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International Trade – August |
-$69.7B |
-78.8 |
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October 9 |
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Wholesale Inventories – August |
0.2% |
0.2 |
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October 10 |
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Consumer Price Index – September |
0.2% |
0.2 |
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Core CPI |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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October 11 |
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Producer Price Index – August |
0.1% |
0.2 |
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PPI Core (less food, energy and trade services) |
0.2 |
0.3 |
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Michigan Consumer Sentiment – October (p) |
69.6 |
70.1 |
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Week of October 14 |
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October 15 |
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New York Fed Manufacturing Index |
0.0 |
11.5 |
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October 16 |
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Export Prices – September |
-0.3% |
-0.7 |
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Import Prices |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
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October 17 |
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Retail Sales – September |
0.3% |
0.1 |
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Retail Sales, ex Autos |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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Retail Sales, ex Autos and Gas |
0.3 |
0.2 |
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Industrial Production – September |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
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Capacity Utilization |
77.8 |
78.0 |
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Manufacturing |
-0.2 |
0.9 |
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Business Inventories – August |
0.3% |
0.4 |
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NAHB Index |
42 |
41 |
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October 18 |
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Housing Starts – September |
1.300M |
1.356 |
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Building Permits |
1.441 |
1.475 |
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Treasury Budget – August |
-$30.0B |
-380.1 |
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