Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of March 20 and March 27

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data 

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

Week of March 20

March 20

Chicago Fed National Activity Index

0.10

-0.05

March 21

Current Account - Q4

-$128.3B

-113.0

-128.1

March 22

Existing Home Sales - February

5.580M

5.690

5.555

FHFA Housing Market Index - January

0.4%

0.4

0.5

March 23

Initial Unemployment Claims

241K

241

240

New Home Sales - February

0.555M

0.555

0.565

March 24

Durable Good Orders - February

1.2%

2.0

1.5

Week of March 27

March 27

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index

21.0

24.5

March 28

International Trade in Goods - January

-$67.5B

-69.2

S&P Case/Shiller Index - January

Twenty City M/M

0.0%

0.3

Twenty City M/M - SA

0.8

0.9

Twenty City Y/Y

5.6

5.6

Consumer Confidence Index - March

113.0

114.8

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index

15.0

17

March 29

Pending Home Sale Index - February

107.9

106.4

March 30

GDP - Q4 (f)

1.9%

1.9

GDP Implicit Price Deflator

2.1

2.0

Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index

14

14

March 31

Personal Income - February

0.4%

0.4

Personal Spending

0.2

0.2

Chicago PMI - March

57.4

57.4

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - March (f)

97.6

97.6