Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of March 8 And 15

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior Observation	Consensus
Week of March 8
March 8
Wholesale Inventories - January	1.3%	1.3	1.3

March 9
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - February	96.0	95.0

March 10
Consumer Price Index - February	0.3%	0.3	0.4
CPI Core	0.2	0.0	0.2

Treasury Budget - January	-$632B	-162.8

March 11
Initial Unemployment Claims	725K	745	725
JOLTS - January	6.650M	6.646

March 12
Producer Price Index - February	0.3%	1.2
PPI less food, energy and trade services	0.2	1.2

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - March (p)	88.5	86.2	88.3

Week of March 15
March 15
NY Fed Manufacturing Index	12.1	12.1	13.8

March 16
Retail Sales - February	-1.0%	5.3	-0.1
Retail Sales, ex Autos	-1.6	5.9
Retail Sales, ex-Autos, Gas	-1.7	6.1

Export Prices - February	1.0%	2.5	1.1
Import Prices	1.1	1.4	1.2
Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum	0.4	0.9

Industrial Production - February	0.8%	0.9	0.8
Manufacturing Output	1.0	1.0
Capacity Utilization	76.1	75.6	75.8

Business Inventories - January	0.7%	0.6	0.4

March 17
Housing Starts - February	1.500M	1.580	1.540
Building Permits	1.650	1.881	1.720

FMOC	0.125%	0.125

March 18
Philadelphia Fed Survey	20.0	23.1

Leading Indicators - February	0.5%	0.5	0.4
NAHB Index	83	84