Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of June 8 And 15

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.

     
 

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

 

Week of June 8

       

June 9

       

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - May

90.9

90.9

   

Wholesale Inventories - April

0.4%

0.4

0.4

 

JOLTS - April

6.000M

6.191

5.750

 
         

June 10

       

Consumer Price Index - May

0.0%

-0.8

0.0

 

Core CPI

0.1

-0.4

0.0

 
         

FMOC

       

Treasury Budget - May

-$680.0B

-737.9

   
         

June 11

       

Initial Unemployment Claims

1628K

1877

1525

 
         

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

0.7

 

Import Prices

0.8

-2.6

0.6

 
         

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - June (p)

72.3

72.3

   
         

Week of June 15

       

June 15

       

NY Fed Manufacturing Index

-35

-48.5

-30

 
         

June 16

       

Retail Sales - May

6.0%

-16.4

6.3

 

Retail Sales, ex Autos

5.0

-17.2

4.5

 
         

Industrial Production - May

-2.0%

-11.2

2.0

 

Capacity Utilization

62.9

64.9

66.4

 

Manufacturing Output

-2.0

-13.7

   
         

Business Inventories - April

0.0%

-0.2

-0.8

 

NAHB Index - June

45

37

45

 
         

June 17

       

Housing Starts - May

1.100M

0.891

1.060

 

Building Permits

1.300

1.074

1.125

 
         

June 18

       

Initial Unemployment Claims

1628K

1877

   

Philadelphia Fed Survey Index

-30.0

-43.1

-25

 

Leading Indicators

1.2%

-4.4

1.0

 
         

June 19

       

Current Account - Q1

-$105.0B

-109.8

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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