U.S. Economic Calendar
This Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
| Time (ET) | Report | Period | Actual | Median Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY, JAN. 29 | |||||
| None scheduled | |||||
| TUESDAY, JAN. 30 | |||||
| 9:00 am | S&P Case-Shiller home price index (20 cities) | Nov. | 5.4% | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| 10:00 am | Job openings | Dec. | 9.0 million | 8.8 million | 8.9 million |
| 10:00 am | Consumer confidence | Jan. | 114.8 | 115.0 | 108.0 |
| WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31 | |||||
| 8:15 am | ADP employment | Jan. | 107,000 | 150,000 | 158,000 |
| 8:30 am | Employment cost index | Q4 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| 9:45 am | Chicago Business Barometer (PMI) | Jan. | 46 | 48.0 | 47.2 |
| 2:00 pm | Fed interest-rate decision | ||||
| 2:30 pm | Fed Chair Powell press conference | ||||
| THURSDAY, FEB. 1 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Initial jobless claims | Jan. 27 | 224,000 | 214,000 | 215,000 |
| 8:30 am | U.S. productivity | Q4 | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.9% |
| 9:45 am | S&P U.S. manufacturing PMI (final) | Jan. | 50.7 | 50.1 | 50.3 |
| 10:00 am | ISM manufacturing | Jan. | 49.1 | 47.2% | 47.4% |
| 10:00 am | Construction spending | Dec. | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| TBA | U.S. auto sales | Jan. | 15.7 million | ||
| FRIDAY, FEB. 2 | |||||
| 8:30 am | U.S. nonfarm payrolls | Jan. | 185,000 | 216,000 | |
| 8:30 am | U.S. unemployment rate | Jan. | 3.8% | 3.7% | |
| 8:30 am | U.S. hourly wages | Jan. | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
| 8:30 am | Hourly wages year over year | -- | 4.1% | ||
| 10:00 am | Factory orders | Dec. | 0.2% | 2.6% | |
| 10:00 am | Consumer sentiment (final) | Jan. | 79.0 | 78.8 |
Next Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
| Time (ET) | Report | Period | Actual | Median Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY, FEB. 5 | |||||
| 9:45 am | S&P final U.S. services PMI | Jan. | |||
| 10:00 am | ISM services | Jan. | 50.6% | ||
| 2:00 pm | Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic gives welcoming remarks | ||||
| TUESDAY, FEB. 6 | |||||
| 12:00 pm | Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester speaks | ||||
| 1:00 pm | Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari speaks | ||||
| 2:00 pm | Boston Fed President Susan Collins speaks | ||||
| 7:00 pm | Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker speaks | ||||
| WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7 | |||||
| 8:30 am | U.S. trade deficit | Dec. | -- | ||
| 11:00 am | Fed Gov. Adriana Kugler speaks | ||||
| 11:30 am | Boston Fed President Susan Collins speaks | ||||
| 12:30 pm | Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speaks | ||||
| 2:00 pm | Fed Gov. Michelle Bowman speaks | ||||
| 3:00 pm | Consumer credit | Jan. | |||
| 3:00 pm | CBO briefing on budget and economic outlook | ||||
| THURSDAY, FEB. 8 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Initial jobless claims | Feb. 3 | |||
| 10:00 am | Wholesale inventories | Dec. | -- | ||
| 12:05 pm | Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speaks | ||||
| FRIDAY, FEB. 9 | |||||
| 8:30 am | CPI seasonal factor revisions |
Last Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
| Time (ET) | Report | Period | Actual | Median Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY, JAN. 22 | |||||
| 10:00 am | U.S. leading economic indicators | Dec. | -0.1% | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| TUESDAY, JAN. 23 | |||||
| None scheduled | |||||
| WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 | |||||
| 9:45 am | S&P flash U.S. services PMI | Jan. | 52.9 | 51.2 | 51.4 |
| 9:45 am | S&P flash U.S. manufacturing PMI | Jan. | 50.3 | 47.2 | 47.9 |
| THURSDAY, JAN. 25 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Q4 GDP (prelim) | 3.3% | 2.0% | 4.9% | |
| 8:30 am | Initial jobless claims | Jan. 20 | 214,000 | 200,000 | 189,000 |
| 8:30 am | Durable-goods orders | Dec. | 0.0% | 1.5% | 5.5% |
| 8:30 am | Durable-goods minus transportation | Dec. | 0.6% | -- | 0.5% |
| 8:30 am | Advanced U.S. trade balance in goods | Dec. | -$88.5B | -- | -$89.3B |
| 8:30 am | Advanced retail inventories | Dec. | 0.8% | -- | -0.1% |
| 8:30 am | Advanced wholesale inventories | Dec. | 0.4% | -0.2% | |
| 10:00 am | New home sales | Dec. | 664,000 | 649,000 | 615,000 |
| FRIDAY, JAN. 26 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Personal income | Dec. | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 8:30 am | Personal spending | Dec. | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 8:30 am | PCE index | Dec. | 0.2% | -- | -0.1% |
| 8:30 am | Core PCE index | Dec. | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 8:30 am | PCE (year-over-year) | 2.6% | -- | 2.6% | |
| 8:30 am | Core PCE (year-over-year) | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.2% | |
| 10:00 am | Pending home sales | Dec. | 8.3% | 2.0% | -0.3% |
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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