Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 1 & 8
| Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data: | |||
| Forecast | Prior Observation | ||
| Week of April 1 | |||
| April 1 | |||
| PMI Manufacturing Index - March | 52.5 | 52.5 | |
| ISM (Mfg) - March | 47.8 | 47.8 | |
| Construction Spending - February | 0.6% | -0.2 | |
| April 2 | |||
| Factory Orders - February | 1.0% | -3.6 | |
| Durable Goods Orders | 1.4 | ||
| Nondurable Goods Orders | 0.6 | ||
| JOLTS - February | 8.829M | 8.893 | |
| Auto Sales* - March | 16.0K | 15.8 | |
| Car Sales | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
| Truck Sales | 12.7 | 12.6 | |
| April 3 | |||
| ADP Employment Report - March | 155K | 150 | |
| PMI Services Index - March | 51.7 | 51.7 | |
| ISM Services - March | 52.6 | 52.6 | |
| April 4 | |||
| International Trade - February | -$65.7B | -67.4 | |
| April 5 | |||
| Nonfarm Payrolls - March | 180K | 275 | |
| Private | 155K | 223 | |
| Manufacturing | 10 | -4 | |
| Unemployment | 3.9% | 3.9 | |
| Average Workweek | 34.3HR | 34.3 | |
| Average Hourly Earnings | 0.4% | 0.1 | |
| Consumer Credit - February | $12.0B | 19.5 | |
| Week of April 8 | |||
| April 9 | |||
| NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - March | 90.0 | 89.4 | |
| April 10 | |||
| Consumer Price Index - March | 0.4% | 0.4 | |
| Core CPI | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| Treasury Budget - March | -$220.0B | -296.3 | |
| April 11 | |||
| Producer Price Index - March | 0.3% | 0.6 | |
| PPI less food, energy and trade services | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| April 12 | |||
| Export Prices - March | 0.1% | 0.8 | |
| Import Prices | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
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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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