Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Sept. 11 And 18

Forecast

Prior Observation

Week of September 11

September 12

NFIB Small Business Optimisim Index - August

91

92

September 13

Consumer Price Index - August

0.5%

0.2

Core CPI

0.3

0.2

Treasury Budget - August

-$210.0B

-220.8

September 14

Retail Sales - August

0.3%

0.7

Retail Sales, ex Autos

0.5

1.0

Retail Sales, Less Autos and Gas

0.1

1.0

Producer Price Index - August

0.4%

0.3

PPI Core (less food, energy and trade services)

0.2

0.3

Initial Unemployment Claims

225K

216

Business Inventories - July

0.0%

0.0

September 15

New York Fed Manufacturing Index

-10.0

-19.0

Export Prices -  August

0.3%

0.7

Import Prices

0.3

0.4

Industrial Production - August

0.1%

1.0

Capacity Utilization

79.2

79.3

Manufacturing

0.1

0.5

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - Sept (p)

69.1

69.5

Week of September 18

September 18

NAHB Index

52

50

September 19

Housing Starts - August

1.440M

1.452

Building Permits

1.450

1.442

September 20

FMOC

5.375%

5.375

September 21

Current Account - Q2

-$228.3B

-219.3

Leading Indicators 

-0.3%

-0.4

Existing Home Sales - August

4.100M

4.070

September 22

PMI Manufacturing - Flash

47.6

47.6

PMI Services Flash

50

50.5