Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of February 12 And 19

 
Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data    
  Forecast Prior Observation Consensus
Week of February 12      
February 12      
Treasury Budget - January -20.5B -129.4 -21.0
       
February 13      
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - January 92.9 91.9  
       
Consumer Price Index - January 0.2% 0.3 0.2
Core CPI 0.3 0.3 0.3
       
February 15      
Initial Unemployment Claims 218K 218 220
       
Retail Sales - January 0.2% 0.6 -0.1
Retail Sales, ex Autos 0.4 0.4 0.3
Retail Sales, ex Autos and Gas 0.5 0.6  
       
Philadelphia Fed Survey -10.0 -10.6 -8.0
NY Fed Manufacturing Index -20.2 -43.7 -15.0
       
Export Prices - January -0.2% -1.6 -0.1
Import Prices -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum -0.2 0.0  
       
Industrial Production - January 0.4% 0.1 0.3
Manufacturing Output 0.0 0.1 0.0
Capacity Utilization 78.9 78.6 78.8
       
Business Iinventories - December 0.4% -0.1 0.4
NAHB Index - February  46 44 46
       
February 16      
Producer Price Index - January 0.2% -0.1 0.1
Core PPI (PPI ex Food, Energy, Trade Services) 0.2 0.2  
       
Housing Starts - January 1.490M 1.460 1.470
Building Permits 1.520 1.495 1.515
       
Michigan Consumer Sentiment - February (p) 78.0 79.0 80.0
       
Week of February 19      
February 20      
Leading Indicators - January -0.3% -0.1  
       
February 22      
Chicago Fed National Activity Index -0.25 -0.15  
       
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index 50.0 50.7  
PMI Services Flash Index 51.5 52.5  
       
Existing Home Sales - January 3.970M 3.78  
       

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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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