Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 17 And 24

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