Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of March 8 And 15
Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data. | |||
Forecast | Prior Observation | Consensus | |
Week of March 8 | |||
March 8 | |||
Wholesale Inventories - January | 1.3% | 1.3 | 1.3 |
March 9 | |||
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - February | 96.0 | 95.0 | |
March 10 | |||
Consumer Price Index - February | 0.3% | 0.3 | 0.4 |
CPI Core | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Treasury Budget - January | -$632B | -162.8 | |
March 11 | |||
Initial Unemployment Claims | 725K | 745 | 725 |
JOLTS - January | 6.650M | 6.646 | |
March 12 | |||
Producer Price Index - February | 0.3% | 1.2 | |
PPI less food, energy and trade services | 0.2 | 1.2 | |
Michigan Consumer Sentiment - March (p) | 88.5 | 86.2 | 88.3 |
Week of March 15 | |||
March 15 | |||
NY Fed Manufacturing Index | 12.1 | 12.1 | 13.8 |
March 16 | |||
Retail Sales - February | -1.0% | 5.3 | -0.1 |
Retail Sales, ex Autos | -1.6 | 5.9 | |
Retail Sales, ex-Autos, Gas | -1.7 | 6.1 | |
Export Prices - February | 1.0 |
2.5 | 1.1 |
Import Prices | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Import Prices, Ex-Petroleum | 0.4 | 0.9 | |
Industrial Production - February | 0.8% | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Manufacturing Output | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Capacity Utilization | 76.1 | 75.6 | 75.8 |
Business Inventories - January | 0.7% | 0.6 | 0.4 |
March 17 | |||
Housing Starts - February | 1.500M | 1.580 | 1.540 |
Building Permits | 1.650 | 1.881 | 1.720 |
FMOC | 0.125% | 0.125 | |
March 18 | |||
Philadelphia Fed Survey | 20.0 | 23.1 | |
Leading Indicators - February | 0.5% | 0.5 | 0.4 |
NAHB Index | 83 | 84 | |