This Week's Economic Indicators

Day Indicator Last Report Forecast
Monday Personal Income Feb.: +1.1% March: +0.4%
Monday Consumption (PCE) Feb.: +0.7% March: 0.0%
Monday Core PCE Feb.: +0.1% March: +0.1%
Monday Pending Home Sales Feb.: -0.4% March: +1.0%
Tuesday Employment Cost Index Q4: +0.5% Q1: +0.5%
Tuesday Chicago PMI March: 52.4 April: 52.5
Tuesday Consumer Confidence March: 59.7 April: 60.8
Wednesday Construction Spending Feb.: +1.2% March: +0.7%
Wednesday ISM Manufacturing March: 51.3 April: 51.0
Thursday Initial Jobless Claims April 20: 339,000 April 27: 346,000
Thursday Continuing Claims April 13: 3.000M April 20: 3.030M
Thursday International Trade Feb.: -$43.0B March: -$42.2B
Thursday Productivity Q4: -1.9% Q1: +1.5%
Thursday Unit Labor Costs Q4: +4.6% Q1: +0.6%
Friday Nonfarm Payrolls March: +88,000 April: +150,000
Friday Private Payrolls March: +95,000 April: +165,000
Friday Manufacturing Payrolls March: -3,000 April: +5,000
Friday Unemployment Rate March: 7.6% April: 7.6%
Friday Avg Hourly Earnings March: unch April: +0.2%
Friday Work Week March: 34.6 April: 34.6
Friday Factory Orders Feb.: +3.0% March: -2.5%
Friday ISM Non-Mfg Index March: 54.4 April: 54.0
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