Economic Data Forecasts for the Weeks of April 13 and 20

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

April 10

Consumer Price Index - March

-0.3%

0.1

-0.3

Core CPI

0.2

0.2

0.1

Treasury Budget - March

-$120.0B

-235.3

-150

Week of April 13

April 14

Export Prices - March

-2.0%

-1.1

-1.9

Import Prices

-3.3

-0.5

-3.5

Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum

-0.2

0.2

April 15

Retail Sales - March

-3.3%

-0.5

-7.0

Retail Sales, ex Autos

-1.9

-0.4

-3.0

NY Fed Manufacturing Index

-35.0

-22.5

-35.0

Industrial Production - March

-5.0%

0.6

-4.2

Capacity Utilization

72.0

77.0

73.7

Business Inventories - February

-0.5%

-0.1

-0.4

NAHB Index - April

62

72

59

April 16

Initial Unemployment Claims

3.000M

6.606

4.600

Housing Starts - March

1.300M

1.599

1.307

Building Permits

1.300

1.464

1.300

Philadelphia Fed Survey

-30.0

-12.7

-30

April 17

Leading Indicators - March

-7.0%

0.1

-7.0

Week of April 20

April 20

Chicago Fed National Activity Index - March

-0.50

0.16

April 21

Existing Home Sales - March

5.550M

5.770

April 22

FHFA Housing Price Index - February

0.3%

0.3

April 23

PMI Manufacturing Flash Index

38.5

48.5

PMI Services Flash Index

41.0

52.5

New Home Sales - March

600K

765

April 24

Durable Goods Orders - March

-15.0%

-1.2

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index - April (r)

71.0

71.0