Economic Data Forecast For The Weeks Of Oct. 20 And 27

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.    
  Forecast Prior Observation  
       
Week of October 20      
October 20      
Leading Indicators  -0.3% -0.5  
       
October 23      
Existing Home Sales - September 4.043M 4.000  
       
October 24      
Chicago Fed National Activity Index -0.20 -0.12  
       
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index 52.2 52.0  
PMI Services Flash Index 54.2 53.9  
       
New Home Sales - September 725K 800  
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index - Oct (r) 55.0 55.0  
       
Week of October 27      
October 28      
S&P Case/Shiller Index - August      
Twenty City M/M -0.1% -0.3  
Twenty City M/M - SA 0.0 -0.1  
Twenty City Y/Y 1.3% 1.8  
       
FHFA House Price Index - August 0.0% -0.1  
Consumer Confidence 94.2 94.2  
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index -10 -17  
       
October  29      
International Trade in Goods - September (a) -$90.0B -85.5  
       
Pending Home Sale Index - September 75.1 74.7  
FOMC 3.88% 4.125  
       
October 30      
GDP - Q3 (a) 3.0% 3.8  
       
October 31      
Employment Cost Index - Q3 0.9% 0.9  
Employment Cost Index - Y/Y 3.7 3.6  
       
Personal Income - September 0.4% 0.4  
Personal Spending 0.4 0.6  
       
Chicago PMI 41.5 40.5  

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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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