Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of June 1 And 8

 

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.

   
 

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

Week of June 1

     

June 1

     

ISM (Mfg) - May

42.5

41.5

43

Construction Spending - April

-8.0%

0.9

-8.0

       

June 2

     

Auto Sales* - May

10.0M

8.6

 
       

June 3

     

ADP Employment Report

-8325K

-20236

-9000

ISM Services - May

45.0

41.8

-44.0

       

Factory Orders - April

-14.4%

-10.3

-12.5

Durable Goods Orders

-17.2

-14.7

 

Nondurable Goods Orders

-11.6

-5.8

 
       

June 4

     

Initial Jobless Claims

1800K

2123

1800

International Trade - April

-$48.4B

-44.4

-44.3

       

Productivity - Q1 (r)

-2.5%

-2.5

-2.5

Unit Labor Costs

4.8

4.8

4.8

       

June 5

     

Nonfarm Payrolls - May

-9325K

-20500

-8250

Private

-8325

-19520

-7500

Manufacturing

-400

-1330

-400.0

Unemployment

19.8%

14.7

19.7

Average Workweek

34.3HR

34.2

34.2

Average Hourly Earnings

-1.0%

4.7

1.0

       

Consumer Credit - April

-$60.0B

-12.1

-30.0

       

Week of June 8

     

June 9

     

NFIB Small Business Optimisim Index - May

90.9

90.9

 

Wholesale Inventories - April

0.4%

0.4

 

JOLTS - April

6.000M

6.191

 
       

June 10

     

Consumer Price Index - May

0.0%

-0.8

0.0

Core CPI

0.1

-0.4

-0.1

       

Treasury Budget - May

-$680.0B

-737.9

 
       

June 11

     

Producer Price Index - May

0.1%

-1.3

0.1

PPI Core

0.2

-0.9

 
       

June 12

     

Export Prices -  May

0.7%

-3.3

0.1

Import Prices

0.8

-2.6

0.2

Import Prices, ex-Peteroleum

-0.5

-0.5

 
       

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - June (p)

72.3

72.3

 

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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