Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of March 27 And April 3

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

Week of March 27

March 27

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index

-11.0

-13.5

March 28

International Trade in Goods - February

-$90.0B

-91.5

Wholesale Inventories (a) - February

-0.1%

-0.4

S&P Case/Shiller Index - January

Twenty City M/M

-0.9%

-0.9

Twenty City M/M - SA

-0.5

-0.5

-0.5

Twenty City Y/Y

2.5

4.6

2.5

FHFA Housing Price Index - January

-0.3%

-0.1

Consumer Confidence Index - March

101.0

102.9

101.0

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index

-8

-16

March 29

Pending Home Sale Index - February

80.0

82.5

80

March 30

Initial Unemployment Claims

195K

191

196

GDP - Q4 (f)

2.7%

2.7

2.7

March 31

Personal Income - February

0.3%

0.6

0.3

Personal Spending - February

0.4

1.8

0.3

Chicago PMI - March

43.6

43.6

43.6

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - March (f)

63.4

63.4

63.4

Week of April 3

April 3

PMI Manufacturing Index - March

49.3

49.3

ISM (Mfg) - March

47.5

47.7

Construction Spending - February

0.0

-0.1

Auto Sales - March

14.9M

14.9

Car Sales

3.0

3.0

Truck Sales

11.9

11.9

April 4

Factory Orders - February

-0.3%

-1.9

Durable Goods Orders 

-1.0

-5.0

Nondurable Goods Orders 

0.4

1.5

JOLTS - February

10.500M

10.824

April 5

ADP Employment Report - March

210K

240

International Trade - February

-$68.8

-68.3

PMI Services Index - March

53,8

53.8

ISM Services - March

54.6

55.1

ISM Prices

ISM Business Activity

April 6

Initial Unemployment Claims

April 7

Nonfarm Payrolls - March

235K

311

Private

210

265

Manufacturing

15

0

Unemployment

3.6%

3.6

Average Workweek

34.5HR

34.5

Average Hourly Earnings

0.3%

0.2

Consumer Credit - February

20.0M

14.8