Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of July 22 & 29

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.    
  Forecast Prior Observation  
       
Week of July 22      
July 22      
Chicago Fed National Activity Index - June 0.10 0.18  
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index -5.0 -10  
       
July 23      
Existing Home Sales - June 3.911M 4.110  
       
July 24      
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index 51.3 51.6  
PMI Services Flash Index 55.5 55.3  
New Home Sales - June 659K 619  
       
July 25      
GDP - Q2 (a) 2.0% 1.4  
Durable Goods Orders - June 0.6% 0.1  
International Trade in Goods - June -98.6 -100.6  
Wholesale Inventories - June (a) 0.3% 0.6  
       
July 26      
Personal Income - June 0.4% 0.5  
Personal Spending 0.3 0.2  
Real Personal Spending 0.1 0.1  
       
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (r) 66.0 66.0  
       
Week of July 29      
July 29      
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index -13.5 -15.1  
       
July 30      
S&P Case/Shiller Index - May      
Twenty City M/M 1.0% 1.4  
Twenty City M/M - SA 0.6 0.4  
Twenty City Y/Y 6.8 7.2  
       
FHFA Home Price Index - May 0.3% 0.2  
Consumer Confidence - July 99.7 100.4  
JOLTS - June 8.140M 8.140  
       
July 31      
ADP Employment Report - July 165K 150  
       
Employment Cost Index - Q2 1.0% 1.2  
Employment Cost Index - Y/Y 4.1 4.2  
       
Chicago PMI - July 41.4 47.4  
Pending Home Sale Index - June 73.2 70.8  
FMOC 5.375% 5.375  
       
August 1      
Productivity - Q2 (p) 2.2% 0.2  
Unit Labor Costs 1.1 4.0  
       
ISM (Mfg) - July 48.6 48.5  
Construction Spending - June 0.3% -0.1  
       
Auto Sales* - July 15.9M 15.3  
Car Sales 3.0 2.8  
Truck Sales 12.9 12.5  
       
August 2      
Nonfarm Payrolls - July 190K 206  
Private 165 136  
Manufacturing 10 -8  
Unemployment 4.1% 4.1  
Average Workweek 34.3Hr 34.3  
Average Hourly Earnings 0.3% 0.3  
       
Factory Orders - June 0.5% -0.5  
Durable Goods Orders  0.6 0.1  
Nondurable Goods Orders  0.4 -1.0

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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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