Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 7 And 14

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data
	Forecast	Prior
		Observation
Week of April 7
April 7
Consumer Credit - February	$15.0B	18.1

April 8
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - March	98.7	100.7

April 9
Wholesale Inventories - February (r)	0.3%	0.3

April 10
Consumer Price Index - March	0.2%	0.2
Core CPI	0.3	0.2

Treasury Budget - March	-$90.0B	-307.0

April 11
Producer Price Index - March	0.1%	0.0
PPI less food, energy and trade services	0.3	0.2

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - April (p)	55.0	57.0
Year Ahead Inflation	5.1%	5.0

Week of April 14
April 15
NY Fed Manufacturing Index	-10.0	-20.0

Export Prices - March	-0.1%	0.1
Import Prices	-0.1	0.4
Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum	0.2	0.3

April 16
Retail Sales - March	0.3%	0.2
Retail Sales, ex Autos	0.2	0.3
Retail Sales, ex-Autos, Gas	0.4	0.5

Industrial Production - March	-0.4%	0.7
Manufacturing	0.0	0.9
Capacity Utilization	77.8	78.2

Business Inventories - February	0.3%	0.3
NAHB Index - April	41	39

April 17
Housing Starts - March	1.425M	1.501
Building Permits	1.460	1.456

Philadelphia Fed Survey	7.4	12.5

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