Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Dec. 28 And Jan. 4


Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior Observation	Consensus
Week of December 28
December 28
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index	12.0	12.0

December 29
Twenty City M/M	0.8%	1.2
Twenty City M/M - SA	0.6	1.3	1.0
Twenty City Y/Y	6.6	6.6	7.0

Consumer Confidence	97.5	96.1	97.0

December 30
International Trade in Goods - November	-$81.1B	80.3
Wholesale Inventories (a) - November	1.0%	1.1
Pending Home Sale Index - November	128.9	128.9	128.9
Chicago PMI	57.2	58.2	57.0

December 31
Initial Unemployment Claims	830K	803	835

Week of January 4
January 4
Construction Spending - November	0.8%	1.3

January 5
ISM (Mfg) - December	56.5	57.5

Auto Sales - December	16.1M	15.6
Car Sales	3.8	3.8
Truck Sales	12.3	11.8

January 6
Factory Orders - November	0.6%	1.0
Durable Goods Orders	0.9	1.3
Nondurable Goods Orders	0.3	0.7

January 7
International Trade - November	-$63.7B	-63.1

ISM Services - December	55.4	55.9

January 8
Nonfarm Payrolls - December	110K	245
Private	140	344
Manufacturing	30	27
Unemployment	6.8%	6.7
Average Workweek	34.8	34.8
Average Hourly Earnings	0.2	0.3

Consumer Credit - November	$10.0B	7.2