Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Oct. 7 & 14

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
		Prior
	Forecast	Observation

Week of October 7
October 7
Consumer Credit - August	$12.0B	25.5

October 8
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - September	91.5	91.2
International Trade - August	-$69.7B	-78.8

October 9
Wholesale Inventories - August	0.2%	0.2

October 10
Consumer Price Index - September	0.2%	0.2
Core CPI	0.3	0.3

October 11
Producer Price Index - August	0.1%	0.2
PPI Core (less food, energy and trade services)	0.2	0.3

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - October (p)	69.6	70.1

Week of October 14
October 15
New York Fed Manufacturing Index	0.0	11.5

October 16
Export Prices - September	-0.3%	-0.7
Import Prices	0.3	-0.3

October 17
Retail Sales - September	0.3%	0.1
Retail Sales, ex Autos	0.2	0.1
Retail Sales, ex Autos and Gas	0.3	0.2

Industrial Production - September	-0.1	0.8
Capacity Utilization	77.8	78.0
Manufacturing	-0.2	0.9

Business Inventories - August	0.3%	0.4
NAHB Index	42	41

October 18
Housing Starts - September	1.300M	1.356
Building Permits	1.441	1.475

Treasury Budget - August	-$30.0B	-380.1

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