Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 10 And 17
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| Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data. | |||
| Forecast | Prior Observation | Consensus | |
| Week of April 10 | |||
| April 10 | |||
| Wholesale Inventories - February (r) | 0.2% | 0.2 | |
| April 11 | |||
| NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - March | 89.9 | 90.9 | |
| April 12 | |||
| Consumer Price Index - March | 0.4% | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Core CPI | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Energy | -0.6 | ||
| Treasury Budget - March | -$260.0 | -262.4 | |
| April 13 | |||
| Initial Unemployment Claims | 238K | 228 | 215 |
| Producer Price Index - March | 0.2% | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| PPI less food, energy and trade services | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| April 14 | |||
| Retail Sales - March | 0.2% | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Retail Sales, ex Autos | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Retail Sales, ex-Autos, Gas | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
| Export Prices - March | -0.4% | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Import Prices | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Industrial Production - March | 0.3% | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Capacity Utilization | 79.3 | 79.1 | |
| Business Inventories - February | 0.3% | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Michigan Consumer Sentiment - April (p) | 64.0 | 62.0 | 62.8 |
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Week of April 17 |
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| April 17 | |||
| NY Fed Manufacturing Index | -15 | -24.6 | |
| NAHB Index - April | 44 | 44 | |
| April 18 | |||
| Housing Starts - March | 1.386M | 1.450 | |
| Building Permits | 1.431 | 1.524 | |
| April 20 | |||
| Philadelphia Fed Survey | -20.0 | -23.2 | |
| Leading Indicators - March | -0.2% | -0.3 | |
| Existing Home Sales - March | 4.380M | 4.580M | |
| April 21 | |||
| PMI Manufacturing Flash Index | 49.2 | 49.2 | |
| PMI Services Flash Index | 52.6 | 52.6 | |
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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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