Preliminary Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of August 9 And 16

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior Observation
Week of August 9
August 9
JOLTS - June	9.000M	9.209

August 10
NFIB Small Business Optimisim Index - July	104.0	102.5

Productivity - Q2 (p)	3.4%	5.4
Unit Labor Costs	0.9	1.7

August 11
Consumer Price Index - July	0.5%	0.9
CPI Core	0.5	0.9

Treasury Budget - July	-$255.0B	-174.2

August 12
Producer Price Index - July	0.4%	1.0
PPI less food energy and trade services	0.4	0.5

August 13
Export Prices - July	0.7%	1.2
Import Prices	0.6	1.0

Michigan Consumer Sentiment (p)	81.2	81.2

Week of August 16
August 16
New York Fed Manufacturing Index	35.0	43.0

August 17
Retail Sales - July	0.3%	0.6
Retail Sales, ex Autos	0.0	1.3
Retail Sales, ex Autos and Gas	0.0	1.1

Industrial Production - July	0.5%	0.4
Manufacturing	0.3	-0.1
Capacity Utilization	75.7	75.4

Business Inventories - June	0.7%	0.6
NAHB Index	80	80

August 18
Housing Starts - July	1.660	1.643
Building Permits	1.680	1.598

August 19
Philadelphia Fed Survey	26.3	21.9
Leading Economic Indicators	0.7%	0.7