Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of July 2 And July 9

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.

     
 

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

 

Week of July 2

       

July 2

       

PMI Manufacturing Index - June

54.6

54.6

54.6

 

ISM (Mfg) - June

58.1

58.7

58.3

 
         

Construction Spending - May

0.5%

1.8

0.6

 
         

July 3

       

Auto Sales* - June

17.1M

16.91

17.0

 

Car Sales

5.5

5.44

   

Truck Sales

11.6

11.48

   

*SAAR, as published by Motor Intelligence

       
         

Factory Orders - May

-0.2%

-0.8

-0.1

 
         

July 5

       

ADP Employment Report - July

185K

178

188

 

Initial Unemployment Claims

220K

227

223

 
         

PMI Services Index

56.5

56.5

56.5

 
         

ISM Services - June

58.0

58.6

58.3

 
         

July 6

       

Nonfarm Payrolls - June

190K

223

190

 

Private

185

218

183

 

Manufacturing

18

18

15

 

Unemployment

3.8%

3.8

3.8

 

Average Workweek

34.5HR

34.5

34.5

 

Average Hourly Earnings

0.2%

0.3

0.3

 
         

International Trade - May

-$43.3B

-46.2

-43.5

 
         

Week of July 9

       

July 9

       

Consumer Credit - May

$12.0B

9.3

   
         

July 10

       

July 11

       

Producer Producer Index - June

0.1%

0.5

   

Core PPI (less food, energy and trade services)

0.2

0.1

   
         

Wholesale Inventories - May

0.5%

0.5

   
         

July 12

       

Consumer Price Index - June

0.1%

0.2

   

Core CPI

0.2

0.2

   
         

Treasury Budget - June

-$102B

-146.8

   
         

July 13

       

Export Prices - June

0.1%

0.6

   

Import Prices

-0.2

0.6

   
         

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (p)

98.2

98.2

   
   

Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, and widely published columnist. He is the five time winner of the MarketWatch best forecaster ...

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Moon Kil Woong 7 years ago Contributor's comment

Thanks for the list. It is helpful and informative.