Forecasts for upcoming economic data.
Forecast
Prior Observation
Consensus
Week of April 17
April 17
NY Fed Manufacturing Index
15.8
16.4
15
NAHB Index – April
70
71
70
April 18
Housing Starts – March
1.280B
1.288
1.262
Building Permits
1.260
1.213
1.250
Industrial Production – March
0.4%
0.0
0.4
Capacity Utilization
75.7
75.4
76.6
Manufacturing
0.4
0.5
0.3
April 20
Initial Unemployment Claims
247K
234
244
Philadelphia Fed Survey
25.0
32.8
26.0
Leading Indicators – March
0.2%
0.6
0.2
April 21
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index
54.0
54.3
53.6
Existing Home Sales – March
5.485M
5.480
5.605
Week of April 24
April 24
Chicago Fed National Economy Activity – March
0.50
0.34
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey
17.5
16.9
April 25
FHFA House Price Index – February
0.5%
0.0
S&P Case/Shiller Index – February
Twenty City M/M
0.2%
0.2
Twenty City M/M – SA
0.9
0.9
Twenty City Y/Y
5.7
5.7%
PMI Services Flash Index
53.6
52.8
New Home Sales – March
580K
592
Consumer Confidence
124.6
125.6
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index
16.0
22.0
April 27
Initial Unemployment Claims
Durable Goods Sales – March
1.0%
1.8
International Trade in Goods – February
66.8
64.8
Pending Home Sales Index – March
111.0
112.3
Kansas City Manufacturing Index
16
20
April 28
GDP – Q1 (a)
1.5%
2.1
GDP Implicit Price Deflator
2.1
2.1
Employment Cost Index – Q4
0.5%
0.5
Employment Cost Index – Y/Y
2.1
2.2
Chicago PMI
57.2
57.7
Michigan Consumer Sentiment (r)
98.0
98.0
