Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of July 8 & 15

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior
		Observation
Week of July 8
July 8
Consumer Credit - May	$6.5B	6.4

July 9
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - June	91.5	90.5

July 10
Wholesale Inventories - May	0.6%	0.6

July 11
Consumer Price Index - June	0.1%	0.0
Core CPI	0.3	0.2

Treasury Budget - June	-$83.0B	-347.1

July 12
Producer Producer Index - June	0.2%	-0.2
PPI less food energy and trade services	0.2	0.0

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (p)	68.2	68.2

Week of July 15
July 15
NY Fed Manufacturing Index	-6.0	-6.0

July 16
Retail Sales - June	0.3%	0.1
Retail Sales, ex Autos	0.2	-0.1
Retail Sales, ex Autos and Gasoline	0.4	0.1

Export Prices - June	-0.1%	-0.6
Import Prices	-0.1	-0.4
Import Prices, ex-Energy	-0.1	-0.3

Business Inventories - May	0.5%	0.3
NAHB Index - July	45	43

July 17
Housing Starts - June	1.345M	1.277
Building Permits	1.430	1.386

Industrial Production - June	0.0%	0.9
Capacity Utilization	78.1	78.2
Manufacturing	-0.1%	0.9

July 18
Philadelphia Fed Survey	2.9	1.3
Leading Indicators	-0.3%	-0.5

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