Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Dec. 9 & 16

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.      
    Prior  
  Forecast Observation  
Week of December 9      
December 9      
Wholesale Inventories - October (p) 0.0% -0.2  
       
December 10      
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index -November 94.0 93.7  
       
Productivity - Q3 (r) 2.2% 2.2  
Unit Labor Costs 1.9 1.9  
       
December 11      
Consumer Price Index - November 0.2% 0.2  
Core CPI 0.3 0.3  
       
Treasury Budget - November -$356.0B -257.7  
       
December 12      
Producer Price Index - November 0.2% 0.2  
PPI less food, energy and trade services 0.3 0.3  
       
December 13      
Export Prices -  November -0.3% 0.8  
Import Prices -0.3 0.3  
       
Week of December 16      
December 16      
NY Fed Manufacturing Index 3.0 31.2  
       
December 17      
Retail Sales - November 0.4% 0.4  
Retail Sales, ex Autos 0.3 0.1  
Retail Sales, ex Autos and Gas 0.4 0.1  
       
Industrial Production - November 0.2% -0.3  
Capacity Utilization 77.2 77.1  
Manufacturing 0.3 -0.5  
       
Business Inventories - October 0.2% 0.1  
NAHB Index 48 46  
       
December 18      
Housing Starts - November 1.332M 1.311  
Building Permits 14.25 1.416  
       
Current Account - Q3 -$2.87.0 -266.8  
FMOC 4.375 4.625  
       
December 19      
GDP - Q3 (f) 2.8% 2.8  
       
Leading Indicators - Nobember -0.2 -0.4  
Existing Home Sales - November 4.092M 3.930  
       
December 20      
Personal Income - November 0.4% 0.6  
Personal Spending 0.4 0.4

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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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