Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of November 8 And 15

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior Observation	Consensus
Week of November 8
November 9
NFIB Small Business Optimisim Index - September	98.5	99.1

Producer Price Index - October	0.5%	0.5	0.6
PPI less food, energy and trade services	0.2	0.1
Energy		2.8

November 10
Consumer Price Index - October	0.5%	0.4	0.6
Core CPI	0.3	0.2	0.4

Wholesale Inventories - September	1.0%	1.1	1.0
Treasury Budget - October	-$137.0B	-61.5

November 11
Initial Unemployment Claims	265K	269	265

November 12
JOLTS - September	10.0M	10.439
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (p)	72.5	71.7	72.5

Week of November 15
November 15
NY Fed Manufacturing Index	20.5	19.8	20.5

November 16
Retail Sales - October	0.5%	0.7	0.4
Retail Sales, ex Autos	0.5	0.8

Export Prices - October	0.8%	0.1
Import Prices	0.8	0.4
Import Prices, ex-Energy	0.5	0.1

Industrial Production - October	0.7%	-1.3	0.7
Capacity Utilization	75.6	75.2
Manufacturing	0.6	-0.7

Business Inventories - September	0.5%	0.6	0.4
NAHB Index	80	80

November 17
Housing Starts - October	1.580M	1.555	1.580
Building Permits	1.630	1.589	1.630

November 18
Philadelphia Fed Survey	20.0	23.8
Leading Indicators	0.7%	0.2	0.8