Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Jan. 26 And Feb. 2

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
	Forecast	Prior Observation
Week of January 26
January 26
Durable Goods Orders -November	0.5%	-2.2
Chicago Fed National Activity Index - December	0.0	-0.21
Dallas Fed Index - January	-9.0	-10.9

January 27
S&P Case/Shiller Index - November
Twenty City M/M	-0.2%	-0.3
Twenty City M/M - SA	0.3	0.4
Twenty City Y/Y	1.2	1.3

New Home Sales - November	730K	737
New Home Sales - December	730


FHFA Housing Market Index - November	0.3%	0.4
Consumer Confidence Index	90.1	89.1
Richmond Fed Index	-4	-7

January 28
Wholesale Inventories - November	0.2	0.2
FOMC	3.625%	3.625

January 29
International Trade - November	-$55.0B	-29.4
Wholesale Inventories - November	0.2%	0.2

GDP - Q4 (a) - delayed	2.0%	4.3

Productivity - Q(3) - revised	4.9%	4.9
Unit Labor Cost	-1.9	-1.9

Factory Orders - November	0.4%	-1.3
Durable Goods Orders	0.5	-2.2
Nondurable Goods Orders	0.3	-0.4

January 30
Producer Price Index - December	0.0%	0.2
PPI less food, energy and trade services	0.3	0.2
Energy

Chicago PMI - January	40.0	43.5

Week of February 2
February 2
ISM (Mfg) - January	48.5	47.9

February 3
Auto Sales - January	15.8	16.0
Car Sales	2.8	2.8
Truck Sales	13.0	13.2

February 4
ADP Employment Survey - January	45K	41

JOLTS - December	7.10M	7.15


February 6
Nonfarm Payrolls - January	55K	50
Private	42	37
Manufacturing	-5	-8
Unemployment	4.4%	4.4
Average Workweek	34.2HR	34.2
Average Hourly Earnings	0.2%	0.3

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - February (p)
Consumer Credit - December	10B	4.2B

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