Economic Calendar

Time Event Actual Forecast Prior
Monday, Mar 06
10:00 Jan Factory orders mm (%) -1.6 -1.8 1.8
Tuesday, Mar 07
10:00 Jan Wholesale inventories mm (%) -0.4 -0.4 -0.4
15:00 Jan Consumer credit (bl) 14.80 20.00 11.56
Wednesday, Mar 08
8:15 Feb ADP jobs (k) 242 200 106
8:30 Jan Trade Gap (bl) -68.3 -68.9 -67.4
Thursday, Mar 09
7:30 Feb Challenger layoffs (k) 77.770 102.943
Friday, Mar 10
8:30 Feb Average earnings mm (%) 0.2 0.3 0.3
8:30 Feb Average workweek hrs (hr) 34.5 34.6 34.7
8:30 Feb Unemployment rate mm (%) 3.6 3.4 3.4
8:30 Feb Non-farm payrolls (k) 311 205 517
14:00 Feb Federal budget, $ (bl) -262.00 -256.00 -39.00
Tuesday, Mar 14
8:30 Feb m/m Headline CPI (%) 0.4 0.4 0.5
8:30 Feb y/y Headline CPI (%) 6.0 6.0 6.4
8:30 Feb m/m CORE CPI (%) 0.5 0.4 0.4
8:30 Feb y/y CORE CPI (%) 5.5 5.5 5.6
Wednesday, Mar 15
7:00 w/e MBA Purchase Index 165.6 154.4
7:00 w/e MBA Refi Index 458.9 437.9
8:30 Feb Producer Prices (%) -0.1 0.3 0.7
8:30 Feb Retail Sales (%) -0.4 -0.3 3.0
8:30 Feb Core Producer Prices YY (%) 4.4 5.2 5.4
8:30 Mar NY Fed Manufacturing -24.6 -8.00 -5.80
8:30 Feb Core Producer Prices MM (%) 0.0 0.4 0.5
10:00 Jan Business Inventories (% ) -0.1 0.0 0.3
10:00 Mar NAHB housing market indx 44 40 42
10:30 w/e Gasoline Inventory (ml) -2.061 -1.820 -1.134
10:30 w/e Crude Oil Inventory (ml) 1.550 1.188 -1.694
Thursday, Mar 16
8:30 w/e Continued Claims (ml) 1.684 1.715 1.718
8:30 w/e Jobless Claims (k) 192 205 211
8:30 Feb Building permits: number (ml) 1.524 1.340 1.339
8:30 Feb Build permits: change mm (%) 13.8 0.1
8:30 Feb House starts mm: change (%) 9.8 -4.5
8:30 Feb Housing starts number mm (ml) 1.450 1.310 1.309
8:30 Feb Export prices mm (%) 0.2 -0.1 0.8
8:30 Feb Import prices mm (%) -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
8:30 Mar Philly Fed Business Index -23.2 -15.6 -24.3
Friday, Mar 17
9:15 Feb Industrial Production (%) 0.0 0.2 0.0
10:00 Feb Leading index chg mm (%) -0.3 -0.3 -0.3
10:00 Mar Consumer Sentiment 63.4 67.0 67.0
10:00 Mar 1yr Inflation Outlook (%) 3.8 4.1
10:00 Mar 5yr Inflation Outlook (%) 2.8 2.9
Time Event Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Mar 21
10:00 Feb Existing home sales (ml) 4.58 4.20 4.00
10:00 Feb Exist. home sales % chg (%) +14.5 5.0 -0.7
10:30 w/e Crude Oil Inventory (ml) 1.188 1.550
10:30 w/e Gasoline Inventory (ml) -1.820 -2.061
13:00 20-Yr Bond Auction (bl) 12
Wednesday, Mar 22
7:00 w/e MBA Purchase Index 169.3 165.6
7:00 w/e MBA Refi Index 481.3 458.9
10:30 w/e Gasoline Inventory (ml) -6.400 -1.677 -2.061
10:30 w/e Crude Oil Inventory (ml) 1.117 -1.565 1.550
14:00 N/A FOMC rate decision (%) 4.875 4.875 4.625
Thursday, Mar 23
8:30 w/e Jobless Claims (k) 197 192
8:30 w/e Continued Claims (ml) 1.684 1.684
10:00 Feb New Home Sales (%) (%) 7.2
10:00 Feb New Home Sales (ml) 0.650 0.670
13:00 10-yr Note Auction (bl) 15
Friday, Mar 24
8:30 Feb Durable goods (%) 0.6 -4.5
8:30 Feb Core CapEx (%) 0.0 0.8
9:45 Mar Markit Composite PMI 47.5 50.1
9:45 Mar Markit Manuf. PMI 47.0 47.3
9:45 Mar Markit Services PMI 50.5 50.6
Time Event Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Mar 28
9:00 Jan Case Shiller Home Prices-20 y/y (% ) 5.8 4.6
9:00 Jan CaseShiller Home Prices m/m (%) -0.5 -0.5
9:00 Jan FHFA Home Prices y/y (%) 6.6
9:00 Jan FHFA Home Price Index m/m (%) -0.1
10:00 Mar Consumer confidence 101.0 102.9
Wednesday, Mar 29
10:00 Feb Pending Sales Index 82.5
10:00 Feb Pending Home Sales (%) 1.0 8.1
Thursday, Mar 30
8:30 Q4 GDP Final (%) 2.7 2.7
Friday, Mar 31
8:30 Feb Core PCE Inflation (y/y) (%) 4.3 4.7
8:30 Feb Outlays (consumer spending) (%) 0.3 1.8
9:45 Mar Chicago PMI 45.0 43.6
10:00 Mar Sentiment: 1y Inflation (%) 3.8
10:00 Mar Sentiment: 5y Inflation (%) 2.8
10:00 Mar Consumer Sentiment (ip) 66.4 63.4

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