Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 15 & 22
| Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data. | |||
| Forecast | Prior | ||
| Observation | |||
| Week of March 18 | |||
| March 18 | |||
| NAHB Index | 48 | 48 | |
| March 19 | |||
| Housing Starts - February | 1.447M | 1.331 | |
| Building Permits | 1.500 | 1.470 | |
| March 20 | |||
| FMOC | 5.375% | 5.375 | |
| March 21 | |||
| Initial Unemployment Claims | 215K | 209 | |
| Philadelphia Fed Survey | 0.0 | 5.2 | |
| Current Account - Q4 | -$209.0B | -200.3 | |
| PMI Manufacturing Flash Index | 52.2 | 52.2 | |
| PMI Services Flash Index | 52.3 | 52.3 | |
| Leading Indicators - February | -0.3% | -0.4 | |
| Existing Home Sales - February | 3.950M | 4.00 | |
| Week of March 25 | |||
| March 25 | |||
| Chicago Fed National Activity Index - February | -0.5 | -0.3 | |
| New Home Sales - February | 671K | 661 | |
| Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index | -7.0 | -11.3 | |
| March 26 | |||
| Durable Goods Orders - February | 3.0% | -6.2 | |
| S&P Case/Shiller Index - January | |||
| Twenty City M/M | 0.1% | -0.3 | |
| Twenty City M/M - SA | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Twenty City Y/Y | 6.8% | 6.1 | |
| FHFA Housing Price Index - January | 0.3% | 0.1 | |
| Consumer Confidence Index - March | 106.7 | 106.7 | |
| Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index | -5.0 | -5.0 | |
| March 28 | |||
| GDP - Q4 (f) | 3.1% | 3.2 | |
| Chicago PMI - March | 46.0 | 44.0 | |
| Pending Home Sale Index - February | 75.3 | 74.3 | |
| March 29 | |||
| International Trade in Goods - February | -$89.7B | -90.2 | |
| Wholesale Inventories (a) - February | 0.2% | -0.3 | |
| Personal Income - February | 0.4% | 1.0 | |
| Personal Spending - February | 0.4 | 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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