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 | |
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