This Week's Economic Indicators

Day Indicator Last Report Forecast
Tuesday Chicago PMI April: 67.6 May: 63.0
Tuesday Consumer Confidence April: 65.4 May: 66.5
Wednesday Construction Spending March: +1.4% April: +0.4%
Wednesday ISM Index April: 60.4 May: 58.0
Thursday Initial Claims 5/21: 424,000 5/28: 416,000
Thursday Cont. Claims 5/14: 3.690M 5/21: 3.670M
Thursday Productivity Q4: +2.9% Q1: +1.7%
Thursday Unit Labor Costs Q4: -1.0% Q1: +0.8%
Thursday Factory Orders March: +3.0% April: +1.0%
Friday Nonfarm Payrolls April: +244,000 May: +185,000
Friday Private Payrolls April: +268,000 May: +210,000
Friday Unemployment Rate April: 9.0% May: 8.9
Friday Avg Hrly Earnings April: +0.3% May: +0.2%
Friday Work Week April: 33.6 May: 34.3
Friday ISM Non Mfg Index April: 52.8 May: 54.0
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