This Week's Economic Indicators

Day Indicator Last Report Forecast
Tuesday Construction Spending June: -0.6% July: +0.4%
Tuesday ISM Manufacturing July: 55.4 Aug.: 54.0
Wednesday International Trade June: -$34.2B July: -$38.5B
Thursday Initial Jobless Claims Aug. 24: 331,000 Aug. 31: 330,000
Thursday Continuing Claims Aug. 17: 2.989M Aug. 24: 2.980M
Thursday Productivity Q1: -1.7% Q2: +1.5%
Thursday Unit Labor Costs Q1: -4.2% Q2: +0.9%
Thursday Factory Orders June: +1.5% July: -3.4%
Thursday ISM Non-Manufacturing July: 56.0 Aug.: 55.0
Friday Nonfarm Payrolls July: +162,000 Aug.: +180,000
Friday Private Payrolls July: +161,000 Aug.: +180,000
Friday Manufacturing Payrolls July: +6,000 Aug.: +5,000
Friday Unemployment Rate July: 7.4% Aug.: 7.4
Friday Avg Hourly Earnings July: -0.1% Aug.: +0.2%
Friday Work Week July: 34.4 Aug.: 34.5
For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.
MORE FROM BOND BUYER