Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of April 17 And 24

Forecasts for upcoming economic data.

       

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

 

Week of April 17

       

April 17

       

NY Fed Manufacturing Index

15.8

16.4

15

 

NAHB Index – April

70

71

70

           

April 18

       

Housing Starts – March

1.280B

1.288

1.262

 

Building Permits

1.260

1.213

1.250

           

Industrial Production – March

0.4%

0.0

0.4

 

Capacity Utilization

75.7

75.4

76.6

 

Manufacturing

0.4

0.5

0.3

           

April 20

       

Initial Unemployment Claims

247K

234

244

 

Philadelphia Fed Survey

25.0

32.8

26.0

 

Leading Indicators – March

0.2%

0.6

0.2

           

April 21

       

PMI Manufacturing Flash Index

54.0

54.3

53.6

 

Existing Home Sales – March

5.485M

5.480

5.605

           

Week of April 24

       

April 24

       

Chicago Fed National Economy Activity – March

0.50

0.34

   

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey

17.5

16.9

             

April 25

       

FHFA House Price Index – February

0.5%

0.0

             

S&P Case/Shiller Index – February

       

Twenty City M/M

0.2%

0.2

   

Twenty City M/M – SA

0.9

0.9

   

Twenty City Y/Y

5.7

5.7%

             

PMI Services Flash Index

53.6

52.8

   

New Home Sales – March

580K

592

   

Consumer Confidence

124.6

125.6

   

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index

16.0

22.0

             

April 27

       

Initial Unemployment Claims

       

Durable Goods Sales – March

1.0%

1.8

   

International Trade in Goods – February

66.8

64.8

   

Pending Home Sales Index – March

111.0

112.3

   

Kansas City Manufacturing Index

16

20

             

April 28

       

GDP – Q1 (a)

1.5%

2.1

   

GDP Implicit Price Deflator

2.1

2.1

             

Employment Cost Index – Q4

0.5%

0.5

   

Employment Cost Index – Y/Y

2.1

2.2

             

Chicago PMI

57.2

57.7

   

Michigan Consumer Sentiment (r)

98.0

98.0