Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of May 9 And May 16

Herewith, my prognosis for upcoming data releases, including CPI, PPI, New Home Sales and Unemployment.

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.    

 
 
 
 
 
Forecast
Prior Observation
Consensus
Week of May 9
 
 
 
May 9
 
 
 
Wholesale Inventories - March
2.3%
2.3
2.3
 
 
 
 
May 10
 
 
 
NFIB Small Business Optumism - April
93.2
93.2
 
 
 
 
 
May 11
 
 
 
Consumer Price Index - April
0.2%
1.2
0.2
Core CPI
0.4
0.3
0.4
 
 
 
 
May 12
 
 
 
Initial Unemployment Claims
200K
200
194.0
 
 
 
 
Producer Price Index - April
0.4%
1.4
0.5
PPI less food, energy and trade services
0.5
0.9
 
 
 
 
 
May 13
 
 
 
Export Prices - April
0.6%
4.5
0.7
Import Prices
0.5
2.6
0.6
Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum
1.2
1.1
 
 
 
 
 
Michigan Consumer Sentiment - May (p)
63.5
65.2
64.0
 
 
 
 
Week of May 16
 
 
 
May 16
 
 
 
NY Fed Manufacturing Index
15.0
24.6
 
 
 
 
 
May 17
 
 
 
Retail Sales - April
0.5%
0.4
0.6
Retail Sales, ex Autos
0.3
0.2
0.5
Retail Sales,ex autos and gas
0.8
0.7
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial Production - April
0.4%
0.9
0.4
Capacity Utilization
78.6
78.3
78.5
Manufacturing
0.5
0.9
 
 
 
 
 
Business Inventories - March
1.8%
1.5
1.8
NAHB Index - May
77
77
 
 
 
 
 
May 18
 
 
 
Housing Starts - April
1.785M
1.793
1.780
Building Permits
1.800
1.873
1.838
 
 
 
 
May 19
 
 
 
Initial Unemployment Claims
 
 
 
Philadelphia Fed Survey
17.6
17.6
17.6
Leading Indicators 
0.3%
0.3
0.4
Existing Home Sales - April
5.650M
5.770
5.64

Peter Morici is an economist and emeritus business professor at the University of Maryland, and a national columnist.

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