Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Oct. 31 And Nov. 7
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Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.
Forecast | Prior Observation | Consensus | |
Week of October 31 | |||
Chicago PMI | 49.0 | 45.7 | 47.0 |
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index | -10 | -17.2 | |
November 1 | |||
PMI Manufacturing Index - October | 49.9 | 49.9 | |
ISM (Mfg) - October | 50.3 | 50.9 | 49.5 |
Construction Spending - September | -0.4% | -0.7 | -0.5 |
JOLTS - September | 9.750M | 10.053 | 10.000 |
November 2 | |||
Auto Sales - October | 13.5M | 13.5 | |
Car Sales | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
Truck Sales | 10.6 | 10.6 | |
ADP Employment Report - October | 200K | 208 | 185 |
FOMC | 3.875% | 3.125 | |
November 3 | |||
Initial Unemployment Claims | 217K | 217 | 220 |
Productivity - Q3 (p) | 1.1% | -4.1 | |
Unit Labor Costs | 3.4 | 10.2 | |
International Trade - September | -$72.7B | -67.4 | -72.1 |
PMI Services Index | 46.6 | 46.6 | |
ISM Services - October | 56.5 | 56.7 | |
Factory Orders - September | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Durable Goods Orders | 0.4 | -0.2 | |
Nondurable Goods Orders | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
November 4 | |||
Nonfarm Payrolls - October | 225K | 263 | 200 |
Private | 200 | 288 | 200 |
Manufacturing | 10 | 22 | 15 |
Unemployment | 3.6% | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Average Workweek | 34.5HR | 34.5 | 34.5 |
Average Hourly Earnings | 0.3% | 0,3 | 0.3 |
Week of November 7 | |||
November 7 | |||
Consumer Credit - September | $25.0B | 32.2 | |
November 8 | |||
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - September | 92.1 | 92.1 | |
November 9 | |||
Wholesale Inventories - September | 0.8% | 0.8 | |
November 10 | |||
Consumer Price Index - October | 0.8% | 0.4 | |
Core CPI | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
Energy | |||
Treasury Budget - October | -$100.0B | -431.0 | |
November 11 | |||
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (p) | 60.0 | 59.9 |
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Peter Morici is an economist and emeritus business professor at the University of Maryland, and a national columnist.