Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 10 And 17

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Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior Observation	Consensus
Week of April 10
April 10
Wholesale Inventories - February (r)	0.2%	0.2

April 11
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - March	89.9	90.9

April 12
Consumer Price Index - March	0.4%	0.4	0.3
Core CPI	0.4	0.5	0.4
Energy		-0.6

Treasury Budget - March	-$260.0	-262.4

April 13
Initial Unemployment Claims	238K	228	215

Producer Price Index - March	0.2%	-0.1	0.1
PPI less food, energy and trade services	0.3	0.2	0.3

April 14
Retail Sales - March	0.2%	-0.4	-0.4
Retail Sales, ex Autos	0.4	-0.1	-0.3
Retail Sales, ex-Autos, Gas	0.6	0.0

Export Prices - March	-0.4%	0.2	-0.2
Import Prices	-0.3	-0.1	-0.2

Industrial Production - March	0.3%	0.0	0.2
Manufacturing	0.0	0.1	-0.1
Capacity Utilization	79.3	79.1

Business Inventories - February	0.3%	-0.1	0.3
Michigan Consumer Sentiment - April (p)	64.0	62.0	62.8
Week of April 17
April 17
NY Fed Manufacturing Index	-15	-24.6
NAHB Index - April	44	44

April 18
Housing Starts - March	1.386M	1.450
Building Permits	1.431	1.524

April 20
Philadelphia Fed Survey	-20.0	-23.2
Leading Indicators - March	-0.2%	-0.3
Existing Home Sales - March	4.380M	4.580M

April 21
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index	49.2	49.2
PMI Services Flash Index	52.6	52.6

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