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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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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