Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 22 & 29

My projections for upcoming data releases, including GDP, PMI, FOMC interest rate.

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.    
  Forecast Prior Observation  
       
Week of April 22      
April 22      
Chicago Fed National Activity Index - March 0.05 0.05  
       
April 23      
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index 50.0 51.9  
PMI Services Flash Index 52.0 51.7  
       
New Home Sales - March 670K 662  
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey -8 -11  
       
April 24      
Durable Goods Orders - March 3.0% 1.4  
       
April 25      
GDP - Q1 (a) 2.2% 3.4  
International Trade - March (a) -$91.1B -91.8  
Wholesale Inventories - March (a) 0.5% 0.5  
       
Pending Home Sale Index - March 76.6 75.6  
       
April 26      
Personal Income - March 0.5% 0.3  
Personal Spending 0.4 0.8  
       
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index - April (r) 77.9 77.9  
       
Week of April 29      
April 29      
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey -11.3 -14.4  
       
April 30      
Employment Cost Index - Q1 0.9% 0.9  
Employment Cost Index - Y/Y 3.9 4.2  
       
S&P Case/Shiller Index - February      
Twenty City M/M 0.3% -0.1  
Twenty City M/M - SA 0.0 0.1  
Twenty City Y/Y 6.7 6.6  
       
FHFA Housing Price Index - February 0.1% -0.1  
Chicago PMI - April 47 41.4  
Consumer Confidence 104.7 104.7  
       
May 1      
ADP Employment Report - April 210K 184  
ISM (Mfg) - April 50.0 50.3  
Construction Spending - March 0.7% -0.3  
JOLTS -March 8.700M 8.756  
       
Auto Sales* - April 15.7K 15.5  
Car Sales 3.0 3.1  
Truck Sales 12.7 12.5  
       
FOMC 5.375% 5.375  
       
May 2      
Productivity - Q1 (p) 1.8% 3.2  
Unit Labor Costs 2.0 0.4  
       
International Trade in Goods - March -$66.8B -68.9  
       
Factory Orders - March 2.3% 1.4  
Durable Goods Orders  3.0 1.3  
Nondurable Goods Orders  0.6 1.4  
       
May 3      
Nonfarm Payrolls - April 250K 303  
Private 210 232  
Manufacturing 12 0  
Unemployment 3.80% 3.8  
Average Workweek 34.4HR 34.4  
Average Hourly Earnings 0.4% 0.3  
       
ISM Services - April 52.0 51.4  
     

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