Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of March 15 And 22

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.    
  Forecast Prior Observation Consensus
Week of March 15      
March 15      
NY Fed Manufacturing Index 12.2 12.1 14.5
       
March 16      
Retail Sales - February -1.0% 5.3 -0.6
Retail Sales, ex Autos -0.8 5.9 -0.1
       
Export Prices - February 1.0% 2.5 1.0
Import Prices 1.2 1.4 1.2
       
Industrial Production - February 0.3% 0.9 0.4
Manufacturing Output -0.1 1.0 0.2
Capacity Utilization 75.8 75.6 75.8
       
Business Inventories - January 0.7% 0.6 0.3
NAHB Index 84 84 83
       
March 17      
Housing Starts - February 1.500M 1.580 1.565
Building Permits 1.650 1.881 1.750
       
FMOC 0.125% 0.125 0.1
       
March 18      
Initial Unemployment Claims 695K 712 705
Philadelphia Fed Survey 22.0 23.1 23.1
       
Leading Indicators - February 0.5% 0.5 0.4
       
Week of March 22      
March 22      
Chicago Fed National Activity Index - February 0.85 0.66  
Existing Home Sales - February 6.490M 6.690 6.530
       
March 23      
Current Account - Q4 -$184.0B -178.5  
       
New Home Sales - February 850K 923 868
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index 14 14  
       
March 24      
Durable Goods Orders - February -0.5 3.4 1.3
       
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index 58.0 58.6  
PMI Services Flash Index 60.0 59.8  
       
March 25      
GDP - Q4 (f) 4.1 4.1 4.1
Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index 24 24  
       
March 26      
International Trade in Goods - February -84.8 -84.6  
Wholesale   (a) - February 1.2 1.3  
       
Personal Income - February -7.0% 10.5 -6.5
Personal Spending - February 0.0 2.4 0.3
Michigan Consumer Sentiment - March (f) 83.0 83.0 83.0
       

 

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