Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Sept. 15, 22 And 29

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data    
  Forecast Prior Observation  
Week of September 15      
September 15      
New York Fed Manufacturing Index 6.0 11.9  
       
September 16      
Retail Sales - August 0.4% 0.5  
Retail Sales, ex Autos 0.3 0.3  
       
Export Prices -  August -0.2% 0.1  
Import Prices -0.2 0.4  
Import Prices, ex-Petroleum 0.2 0.3  
       
Industrial Production - August 0.1% -0.1  
Capacity Utilization 77.4 77.5  
Manufacturing 0.0 0.0  
       
Business Inventories - July 0.2% 0.2  
NAHB Index 32 32  
       
September 17      
Housing Starts - August 1.360M 1.428  
Building Permits 1.390 1.354  
       
FOMC 4.375% 4.375  
       
September 18      
Philadelphia Fed Survey 4.0 -0.3  
Leading Indicators  -0.4 -0.1  

 

Week of September 22

     
September 23*      
Current Account - Q2 -$257.0B 450.2  
Chicago Fed National Activity Index - August -0.25 -0.19  
       
PMI Manufacturing - Flash 53.0 53.0  
PMI Services Flash 54.5 54.5  
       
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index -4 -7  
Existing Home Sales - August 3.930M 4.010  
       
September 24      
New Home Sales - August 655K 652  
       
September 25      
Durable Goods Orders - August -0.3% -2.8  
       
International Trade in Goods - August -$93.6B -103.6  
       
GDP - Q2 (f) 3.3% 3.3  
       
September 26      
Personal Income - August 0.3% 0.4  
Personal Spending 0.5 0.5  
       
Week of September 29      
September 29      
Pending Home Sale Index - Aug 72.7 71.7  
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index -0.3 -1.8  
       
September 30      
S&P Case/Shiller Index - July      
Twenty City M/M -0.4% -0.3  
Twenty City M/M - SA 0.0 0.0  
Twenty City Y/Y 1.7 -2.1  
       
FHFA Home Price Index - July -0.2% -0.2  
Chicago PMI - September 43.5 41.5  
Consumer Confidence - September 97.4 97.4  
JOLTS - August 7.100M 7.181  
       
October 1      
ADP Employment Report - September  35K 54  
       
ISM (Mfg) - Sept 49.3 48.7  
Construction Spending - August   -0.1  
       
Auto Sales* - September 16.4M 16.1  
Car Sales 2.9 2.7  
Truck Sales 13.5 13.4  
       
October 2      
Factory Orders - August -0.3% -1.3  
Durable Goods Orders  -0.8 -2.8  
Nondurable Goods Orders  0.3 0.3  

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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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