This Week's Economic Indicators

Day Indicator Last Report Forecast
Monday Construction Spending Feb.: -1.4% March: +0.4%
Monday ISM Index March: 61.2 April: 59.9
Monday Factory Orders Feb.: -0.1% March: +1.8%
Tuesday ISM Non Mfg Index March: 57.3 April: 57.4
Thursday Initial Claims 4/23: 429,000 4/30: n/a
Thursday Continuing Claims 4/16: 3.641M 4/23: n/a
Thursday Productivity Q4: +2.6% Q2: +1.0%
Thursday Unit Labor Costs Q4: -0.6% Q2: +0.8%
Friday Nonfarm Payrolls March: +216,000 April: +189,000
Friday Private Payrolls March: +230,000 April: +200,000
Friday Unemployment Rate March: 8.8% April: 8.8%
Friday Avg Hrly Earnings March: unch April: +0.2%
Friday Work Week March: 34.3 April: 34.3
Friday Consumer Credit Feb.: +$7.6B March: +$5.25B
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