Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Jan. 20 And 27, 2025

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
		Prior
	Forecast	Observation
Week of January 20
January 22
Leading Indicators	0.0%	0.3

January 23
Initial Unemployment Claims
Chicago Fed Natonal Activity Index - December	-0.12	-0.12

January 24
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index - January	48.4	49.4
PMI Services Flash Index - January	56.8	56.8

Existing Home Sales - December	4.200M	4.150
Michigan Consumer Sentiment - February (f)	73.2	73.2

Week of January 27
January 27
New Home Sales - December	672K	664
Dallas Fed Index - January	-3.0	3.4

January 28
Durable Goods Orders - December	1.0%	-1.2

S&P Case/Shiller Index - November
Twenty City M/M	-0.1%	-0.2
Twenty City M/M - SA	0.3	0.3
Twenty City Y/Y	4.3	4.3

FHFA Housing Market Index - November	0.4%	0
Consumer Confidence Index	106.0	104.7
Richmond Fed Index	-10.0	-6.0

January 29
International Trade in Goods (a) - December	-115.1B	-102.9
Wholesale Inventories (a)	0.4%	-0.2
FOMC	4.375%	4.375

January 30
GDP - Q4 (a)	2.8%	3.1
Pending Home Sales - December	78.3	79.1

January 31
Employment Cost Index - Q4	1.1%	0.8
Employment Cost Index - Y/Y	3.9	3.9

Personal Income - December	0.4%	0.3
Personal Spending	0.4	0.4

Chicago PMI - January	40.0	36.9

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