Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of May 20 & 27

Here are my projections for upcoming economic data.

  Forecast Prior  
    Observation  
Week of May 20      
May 22      
Existing Home Sales - April 4.100M 4.190  
       
May 23      
Chicago Fed National Activity Index - April 0.15 0.15  
       
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index - May 51.0 50.0  
PMI Services Flash  52.3 51.3  
       
New Home Sales - April 675K 693  
       
May 24      
Durable Goods Sales - April 1.0% 2.6  
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index - May (r) 67.8 67.4  
       
Week of May 27      
May 28      
S&P Case/Shiller Index - March      
Twenty City M/M 1.5% 0.9  
Twenty City M/M - SA 0.3 0.6  
Twenty City Y/Y 7.3 7.3  
       
FHFA Housing Price Index - March 0.5% 1.2  
Consumer Confidence 97.0 97.0  
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey 14.5 -14.5  
       
May 29      
Richmond Fed Index -7 -7  
       
May 30      
Initial Jobless Claims      
International Trade in Goods - April -$92.3B -91.8  
Wholesale Inventories - April (a) -0.1% -0.4  
       
GDP - Q1(p) 2.6% 1.6  
       
Pending Home Sale Index - April 77.8 78.2  
       
May 31      
Personal Income - April 0.3% 0.5  
Personal Spending 0.5 0.8  
       
Chicago PMI - May 40.0 37.9  
     

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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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