Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Sept. 25 And Oct. 1

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 Here are my forecasts for the upcoming economic data.

  Forecast Prior Observation Consensus
Week of September 25      
September 25      
Chicago Fed National Activity Index - August 0.0 0.12  
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index -12 -17.2  
       
September 26      
S&P Case/Shiller Index - July      
Twenty City M/M 1.1% 0.9  
Twenty City M/M - SA 0.6 0.9 0.6
Twenty City Y/Y 0.3 -1.2  
       
FHFA Home Price Index - July 0.3% 0.3  
Consumer Confidence - September 107.0 106.1 105.6
New Home Sales - August 700K 714 700
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index -6 -7  
       
September 27      
Durable Goods Orders - August 0.0% -5.2 -2.0
       
September 28      
GDP - Q2 (f) 2.2% 2.1 2.3
Initial Unemployment Claims 220K 201 217
Pending Home Sale Index - Aug 77.2 77.6 77.4
       
September 29      
International Trade in Goods - August -92.2 -91.2  
Wholesale Inventories - August (a) -0.2% -0.2  
       
Personal Income - August 0.5% 0.2 0.4
Personal Spending 0.5 0.8 0.5
PCE Price Index 0.5 0.2 0.5
Core PCE Price Index 0.2 0.2 0.2
Real Personal Spending      
       
Chicago PMI - September 47.0 48.7 47.4
Michigan Consumer Sentiment - Sept (r) 67.7 67.7 67.7
       
Week of October 2      
October 2      
PMI Manufacturing Index 48.9 48.9  
ISM (Mfg) - Sept 47.6 47.6  
Construction Spending - August 0.6% 0.7  
       
October 3      
Auto Sales - September 15.4 15  
Car Sales 3.2 3.1  
Truck Sales 12.2 11.9  
       
JOLTS - August 8.900M 8.827  
       
October 4      
Factory Orders - August 0.3% -2.1  
Durable Goods Orders  -0.3 -5.2  
Nondurable Goods Orders  0.8 1.1  
       
ADP Employment Report - September  130K 177  
       
PMI Services Index 50.2 50.2  
ISM Services - September 53.2 54.5  
       
October 5      
International Trade - August -66.2 -65.0  
       
October 6      
Nonfarm Payrolls - September 150K 187  
Private 130 179  
Manufacturing 5 16  
Unemployment 3.7% 3.8  
Average Workweek 34.4HR 34.4  
Average Hourly Earnings 0.4% 0.2  
       
Consumer Credit - August 10.4M 10.4  

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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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