Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of July 29 And Aug. 5

 

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.

     
 

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

 

Week of July 29

       

July 29

       

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index

-6.0

-12.1

   
         

July 30

       

Personal Income - June

0.3%

0.5

0.3

 

Personal Spending

0.3

0.4

0.3

 
         

S&P Case/Shiller Index - May

       

Twenty City M/M

0.6%

0.8

   

Twenty City M/M - SA

0.2

0.0

0.2

 

Twenty City Y/Y

2.4

2.5

2.6

 
         

Consumer Confidence - July

126.5

121.5

125.0

 

Pending Home Sale Index - June

105.0

105.4

105.3

 
         

July 31

       

ADP Employment Report - July

160K

102

155

 
         

Employment Cost Index - Q2

0.7%

0.7

0.7

 

Employment Cost Index - Y/Y

2.9

2.8

   
         

Chicago PMI - July

51.0

49.7

50.7

 

FMOC

2.125%

2.375

2.125

 
         

August 1

       

Initial Unemployment Claims

212K

206

213

 
         

ISM (Mfg) - July

52.3

51.7

51.9

 

Construction Spending - June

0.3%

-0.8

0.4

 
         

August 2

       

Nonfarm Payrolls - July

160K

224

156

 

Private

150

191

154

 

Manufacturing

7

17

6

 

Unemployment

3.6%

3.7

3.6

 

Average Workweek

34.4HR

34.4

34.4

 

Average Hourly Earnings

0.2%

0.2

0.2

 
         

International Trade - June

-$54.6B

-55.5

-54.7

 

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (r)

98.4

98.4

98.4

 
         

Factory Orders - June

1.0%

-0.7

0.7

 

Durable Goods Orders

2.0

-1.3

   

Nondurable Goods Orders

0.0

-0.2

   
         

Week of August 5

       

August 5

       

PMI Services Index

52.2

52.2

   

ISM Services - July

55.6

55.1

   
         

August 6

       

JOLTS - June

7.3250M

7.372

   
         

August 7

       

Consumer Credit - June

17.0B

17.1

   
         

August 8

       

Wholesale Inventories - June

0.2%

0.2

   

Wholesale Sales

       
         

August 9

       

Producer Price Index - July

0.2%

0.1

   

PPI less food energy and trade services

0.2

0.3

   
 

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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