U.S. Economic Calendar
This Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
| Time (ET) | Report | Period | Actual | Median Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY, JULY 31 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Chicago Business Barometer | July | 43.3 | 41.5 | |
| 2:00 pm | Fed senior loan survey | Q2 | |||
| TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 | |||||
| 9:45 am | S&P final U.S. manufacturing PMI | July | 49.0 | 49.0 | |
| 10:00 am | Job openings | June | 9.8 million | ||
| 10:00 am | ISM manufacturing | July | 46.9% | 46.0% | |
| 10:00 am | Construction spending | June | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 | |||||
| 8:15 am | ADP employment | July | 173,000 | 497,000 | |
| THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Initial jobless claims | July 29 | 227,000 | 221,000 | |
| 8:30 am | U.S. productivity (prelim) | Q2 | 1.7% | -2.1% | |
| 9:45 am | S&P final U.S. services PMI | July | 52.4 | 52.4 | |
| 10:00 am | ISM services | July | 53.0 | 53.9 | |
| 10:00 am | Factory orders | June | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 | |||||
| 8:30 am | U.S. nonfarm payrolls | July | 200,000 | 209,000 | |
| 8:30 am | U.S. unemployment rate | July | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| 8:30 am | U.S. hourly wages | July | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| 8:30 am | Hourly wages year over year | 4.4% |
Next Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
| Time (ET) | Report | Period | Actual | Median Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY, AUGUST 7 | |||||
| 3:00 pm | Consumer credit | June | $7.2B | ||
| TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 | |||||
| 6:00 am | NFIB optimism index | July | 91 | ||
| 8:30 am | U.S. trade balance | June | |||
| 10:00 am | U.S. wholesale inventories | June | 0.0% | ||
| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 | |||||
| None scheduled | |||||
| THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Initial jobless claims | Aug. 5 | |||
| 8:30 am | Consumer price index | July | 0.2% | ||
| 8:30 am | Core CPI | July | 0.2% | ||
| 8:30 am | CPI (year-over-year) | -- | 3.0% | ||
| 8:30 am | Core CPI (year-over-year) | 4.8% | |||
| 2:00 pm | Treasury budget | July | -$228B | ||
| FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Producer price index | July | 0.1% | ||
| 8:30 am | Core PPI | July | 0.1% | ||
| 8:30 am | PPI (year-over-year) | -- | 0.1% | ||
| 8:30 am | Core PPI (year-over-year) | 2.6% | |||
| 10:00 am | Consumer sentiment (prelim) | Aug |
Last Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
| Time (ET) | Report | Period | Actual | Median Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY, JULY 24 | |||||
| 9:45 am | S&P "flash" U.S. manufacturing PMI | July | 49.0 | 46.7 | 46.3 |
| 9:45 am | S&P "flash" U.S. services PMI | July | 52.4 | 54.0 | 54.4 |
| TUESDAY, JULY 25 | |||||
| 9:00 am | S&P Case-Shiller home price index (20 cities) | May | -1.7% | -1.9% | -1.7% |
| 10:00 am | Consumer confidence | July | 117.0 | 112.0 | 110.1 |
| WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 | |||||
| 10:00 am | New home sales | June | 697,000 | 725,000 | 715,000 |
| 2:00 pm | FOMC decision on interest-rate policy | ||||
| 2:30 pm | Fed Chairman Powell press conference | ||||
| THURSDAY, JULY 27 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Initial jobless claims | July 22 | 221,000 | 235,000 | 228,000 |
| 8:30 am | Durable-goods orders | June | 4.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
| 8:30 am | Durable-goods minus transportation | June | 0.6% | -- | 0.7% |
| 8:30 am | GDP (advanced report) | Q2 | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 8:30 am | Advanced U.S. trade balance in goods | June | -$87.8B | -- | -$91.9B |
| 8:30 am | Advanced retail inventories | June | 0.7% | -- | 0.8% |
| 8:30 am | Advanced wholesale inventories | June | -0.3% | -- | 0.0% |
| 10:00 am | Pending home sales | June | 0.3% | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| FRIDAY, JULY 28 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Personal income (nominal) | June | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 8:30 am | Personal spending (nominal) | June | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 8:30 am | PCE index | June | 0.2% | -- | 0.1% |
| 8:30 am | Core PCE index | June | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 8:30 am | PCE (year-over-year) | 3.0% | -- | 3.8% | |
| 8:30 am | Core PCE (year-over-year) | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.6% | |
| 8:30 am | Employment cost index_ | Q2 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| 10:00 am | Consumer sentiment (final) | July | 71.6 | 72.6 | 72.6 |
The median forecasts in this calendar come from surveys of economists conducted by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
All statistics in this calendar are in expressed in nominal terms unless labeled "real." "Real" statistics are inflation-adjusted using the most relevant deflator. "SAAR" means seasonally adjusted annual rate.
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