Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Sept 9 & 16


Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior Observation
Week of September 9
September 9
Wholesale Inventories - July	0.3%	0.3
Consumer Credit - July	$12.0B	8.9

September 10
NFIB Small Business Optimisim Index - August	93.7	93.7

September 11
Consumer Price Index - August	0.2%	0.2
Core CPI	0.2	0.2

September 12
Producer Price Index - August	0.2	0.1
PPI Core (less food, energy and trade services)	0.3%	0.3

Treasury Budget - August	-$252.0B	-243.7

September 13
Export Prices - August	-0.1%	0.7
Import Prices	0.0	0.1
Import Prices, ex-Petroleum	0.2	0.2

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - Sept (p)	68.5	67.9

Week of September 16
September 16
New York Fed Manufacturing Index	-3.7	-4.7

September 17
Retail Sales - August	0.3%	1.0
Retail Sales, ex Autos	0.5	0.4
Retail Sales, Autos
Retail Sales, Less Autos and Gas	0.5	0.4
Retail Sales, Gas

Industrial Production - August	0.1	-0.6
Capacity Utilization		77.8
Manufacturing	-0.2	-0.3

Business Inventories - July	0.4%	0.3
NAHB Index		39

September 18
Housing Starts - August	1.235M	1.238
Building Permits	1.365	1.396

FOMC
	5.125%	5.375
September 19
Initial Unemployment Claims
Philadelphia Fed Survey	2.7	-7.0
Current Account - Q2	-$262.0B	-237.6
Leading Indicators	-0.3%	-0.6
Existing Home Sales - August	3.825K	3.950

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