Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 1 & 8

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data:
	Forecast	Prior Observation

Week of April 1
April 1
PMI Manufacturing Index - March	52.5	52.5
ISM (Mfg) - March	47.8	47.8
Construction Spending - February	0.6%	-0.2

April 2
Factory Orders - February	1.0%	-3.6
Durable Goods Orders	1.4
Nondurable Goods Orders	0.6

JOLTS - February	8.829M	8.893
Auto Sales* - March	16.0K	15.8
Car Sales	3.1	3.2
Truck Sales	12.7	12.6

April 3
ADP Employment Report - March	155K	150

PMI Services Index - March	51.7	51.7
ISM Services - March	52.6	52.6

April 4
International Trade - February	-$65.7B	-67.4

April 5
Nonfarm Payrolls - March	180K	275
Private	155K	223
Manufacturing	10	-4
Unemployment	3.9%	3.9
Average Workweek	34.3HR	34.3
Average Hourly Earnings	0.4%	0.1

Consumer Credit - February	$12.0B	19.5

Week of April 8
April 9
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - March	90.0	89.4

April 10
Consumer Price Index - March	0.4%	0.4
Core CPI	0.3	0.4

Treasury Budget - March	-$220.0B	-296.3

April 11
Producer Price Index - March	0.3%	0.6
PPI less food, energy and trade services	0.2	0.4

April 12
Export Prices - March	0.1%	0.8
Import Prices	0.1	0.3
Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum	0.0	0.2

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