Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Nov. 30 And Dec. 7

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior Observation	Consensus
Week of November 30
November 30
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index	14.0	19.8
Pending Home Sale Index - October	128.0	130.0	129.3
Chicago PMI	59.8	61.1	59.0

December 1
PMI Manufacturing Index - November		56.7
ISM (Mfg) - November	57.7	59.3	57.9

Construction Spending - October	0.7%	0.3	0.8

Auto Sales - November	16.4M	16.2
Car Sales	3.8	3.8
Truck Sales	12.6	12.4

December 2
ADP Employment Report - November	540K	365	400


December 3
Initial Unemployment Claims	780K	778	770

PMI Services Index	57.7	57.7
ISM Services - November	56.3	56.6	56.0

December 4
Nonfarm Payrolls - November	550K	638	500
Private	650	906	598
Manufacturing	50K	38	40
Unemployment	6.9%	6.9	6.8
Average Workweek	34.8	34.8	34.8
Average Hourly Earnings	0.1	0.1	0.1

International Trade - October	-$64.9B	-63.9	-64.8

Factory Orders - October	1.0%	1.1	0.8
Durable Goods Orders	1.3	1.9
Nondurable Goods Orders	0.8	0.3

Week of December 7
December 7
Consumer Credit - October	$17.0B	16.2

December 8
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index -November	104.0	104.0

Productivity - Q3 (r)	5.0%	4.9	4.9
Unit Labor Costs	-8.9	-8.9	-8.8

December 9
Wholesale Inventories - November (p)	0.9%	0.9

December 10
Consumer Price Index - November	0.0%	0.0	0.2
Core CPI	0.2	0.0	0.2

	Treasury Budget - November	-284.1

	December 11
	Producer Price Index - November	0.3	0.2
PPI less food, energy and trade services	0.2	0.2

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - Dec (p)	77.0	76.9	77.0