Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

Week of April 6

April 7

JOLTS - February

6.963

Consumer Credit - February

$15.0

12.0

14.0

April 9

Initial Unemployment Claims

3.000M

6.648

5.000

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - April (p)

80.0

89.1

75

Wholesale Inventories - February

-0.5%

-0.5

-0.5

Producer Price Index - March

-0.1%

-0.6

-0.3

PPI less food, energy and trade services

0.2

-0.1

April 10

Consumer Price Index - March

-0.3%

0.1

-0.3

Core CPI

0.2

0.2

0.1

Treasury Budget - March

-$120B

-235.3

Week of April 13

April 14

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - March

90

105

Export Prices - March

-2.0%

-1.1

Import Prices

-3.0

-0.5

Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum

-0.2

0.2

April 15

Retail Sales - March

-1.5%

-0.5

Retail Sales, ex Autos

-0.7

-0.4

Retail Sales, ex-Autos, Gas

-0.7

-0.3

NY Fed Manufacturing Index

-35.0

-22.5

Industrial Production - March

-5.0%

0.6

Capacity Utilization

72.0

77.0

Business Inventories - February

-0.4%

-0.1

NAHB Index - April

65

72

April 16

Housing Starts - March

1.300M

1.599

Building Permits

1.300

1.464

Philadelphia Fed Survey

-30.0

-12.7

April 17

Leading Indicators - March

-7.0%

0.1