Retail Sales Seen Down 1.0% in December — Data Week Ahead Update
The following are median forecasts for the rest of this week’s US data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS (ET) Wednesday 0830 Producer Price Index Dec -0.1% (23) +0.3% -- ex food & energy Dec +0.1% (20) +0.4% -- ex food, energy, trade Dec +0.2% (5) +0.3% 0830 Retail Sales Dec -1.0% (27) -0.6% -- ex autos Dec -0.5% (23) -0.2% 0915 Industrial Production Dec -0.1% (27) -0.2% 0915 Capacity Utilization Dec 79.6% (23) 79.7% 1000 Housing Mkt Index Jan 30 (17) 31 1000 Business Inventories Nov +0.4% (15) +0.3% Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Jan 14 215K (20) 205k 0830 Housing Starts Dec 1.36M (24) 1.427M -- percent change Dec -4.7% -0.5% 0830 Building Permits Dec 1.35M (19) 1.342M -- percent change Dec +0.6% -11.2% 0830 Phila Fed Mfg Svy Jan -10 (16) -13.8 Friday 1000 Existing Home Sales Dec 3.95M (25) 4.09M -- percent change Dec -3.4% -7.7% (Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
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