Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of June 29 And July 6

 

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.

     
 

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

 

Week of June 29

       

June 29

       

Pending Home Sales Index - May

85.0

69.0

82.6

 

Dallas Fed General Business Activity

-30.0

-49.2

   
         

June 30

       

S&P Case/Shiller Index - April

       

Twenty City M/M

1.0%

1.1

   

Twenty City M/M - SA

0.5

0.5

   

Twenty City Y/Y

4.1

3.9

   
         

Chicago PMI - June

43.5

32.3

45.0

 

Consumer Confidence

90.0

86.6

91.6

 
         

July 1

       

ADP Employment Report - July

2900K

-2760

3000

 
         

PMI Manufacturing Index - June

49.6

49.6

   
         

ISM (Mfg) - June

48.5

43.1

49

 

ISM Prices

       
         

Auto Sales* - June

13.0K

12.2

   

Car Sales

3.0

2.6

   

Truck Sales

10.0

9.6

   
         

Construction Spending - May

0.6%

-2.9

1.0

 
         

July 2

       

Initial Jobless Claims

1400K

1480

1350

 
         

Nonfarm Payrolls - June

2900K

2509K

3074

 

Private

3000

3094

3000

 

Manufacturing

500

225

300

 

Unemployment

12.1%

13.3

12.3

 

Average Workweek

34.5HR

34.7

34.5

 

Average Hourly Earnings

0.0%

-1.0

-0.6

 
         

International Trade - May

-$53.4B

-49.4

52.4

 
         

Factory Orders - May

6.4%

-13.0

8.3

 

Durable Goods Orders

15.8

-17.7

   

Nondurable Goods Orders

0.0

-9.0

   
         

Week of July 6

       

July 6

       

PMI Services Index

46.7

46.7

   

ISM Services - June

59.0

45.4

48.2

 
         

July 7

       

JOLTS - May

4.800M

5.046

   
         

July 8

       

Consumer Credit - May

-25.0B

-68.7

-20.0

 
         

July 9

       

Wholesale Inventories - May

-1.2%

-1.2

   
         

July 10

       

Producer Producer Index - June

0.4%

0.4

0.4

 

Core PPI (less food, energy and trade services

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

Energy

 

4.5

   
 

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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