WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The following are the preliminary consensus
forecasts compiled by Thomson's IFR Markets for the major US economic indicators
to be released in the coming week.
FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, MAY 5
April ISM Non-Manufacturing Index
monthly level (index) 49.3 49.6
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
US Q1 Productivity (prelim.) 1.0 1.9
quarterly annual rate (pct)
US Q1 Unit Labor Cost (prelim.)
quarterly change (pct) 2.5 2.6
US March Pending Home Sales
monthly level (index) 82.2 84.6
Us March Consumer Credit
monthly level (bln usd) 6.5 5.2
THURSDAY, MAY 8
US Initial Jobless Claims
weekly level (thousands) 365,000 380,000
US Continuing Jobless Claims
weekly level (mlns) 2.950 2.950
US March Wholesale Inventories
monthly change (pct) 0.6 1.1
US March Wholesale Sales
monthly change (pct) 0.1 -0.8
FRIDAY, MAY 9
US March International Trade Deficit
monthly level (bln usd) 60.2 62.3
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