Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of August 31 And September 7

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

Week of August 31

August 31

Chicago PMI

51.9

51.9

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index

0.0

-3.0

September 1

PMI Manufacturing Index - August

53.6

53.6

ISM (Mfg) - August

54.8

54.2

54.5

Construction Spending - July

0.8%

-0.7

1.0

Auto Sales* - August

14.8

14.5

Car Sales

3.6

3.5

Truck Sales

11.2

11.0

September 2

ADP Employment Report - August

1000K

167

900

Factory Orders - July

7.0%

6.2

6.0

Durable Goods Orders

11.2

7.6

Nondurable Goods Orders

3.8

5.0

September 3

Initial Unemployment Claims

1000K

1006.0

980

International Trade - July

-$59.8B

-50.7

-52.7

Productivity - Q2 (r)

7.3%

7.3

7.4

Unit Labor Costs

12.2

12.2

12.1

PMI Services Index - August

54.8

54.8

ISM Services - August

57.5

58.1

57.0

September 4

Nonfarm Payrolls - August

1550K

1763

1400

Private

1400

1462

1250

Manufacturing

100

26

50

Unemployment

10.1%

10.2

9.8

Average Workweek

34.5HR

34.5

34.5

Average Hourly Earnings

-0.4%

0.2

0.0

Week of September 7

September 8

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - August

98.8

98.8

Consumer Credit - July

$14.0B

8.9

September 9

JOLTS - July

6.000M

5.889

September 10

Producer Price Index - August

0.3%

0.6

PPI Core (less food, energy and trade services)

0.2

0.3

Wholesale Inventories - July

-0.1%

-0.1

September 11

Consumer Price Index - August

0.3%

0.6

Core CPI

0.2

0.6

Treasury Budget - August

-$380.0

-63.0