WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The following are the final 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 12
US April Budget
monthly level (bln usd) 160.0 177.7
TUESDAY, MAY 13
US April Import Prices
monthly change (pct) 1.7 2.8
US April Retail Sales
monthly change (pct) -0.1 0.2
US April Retail Sales Excl. Autos
monthly change (pct) 0.3 0.1
US March Business Inventories
monthly change (pct) 0.5 0.6
US March Business Sales
monthly change (pct) 1.0 -1.1
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
US April Consumer Price Index
monthly change (pct) 0.3 0.3
US April Core Consumer Price Index
monthly change (pct) 0.2 0.2
THURSDAY, MAY 15
US May Empire State Manufacturing Survey
monthly level (index) 0.00 0.63
US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims
weekly level (thousands) 370,000 365,000
US Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims
weekly level (mlns) 3.035 3.02
US April Industrial Production
monthly change (pct) -0.3 0.3
US April Capacity Utilization
monthly level (pct) 80.1 80.5
May Philadelphia Fed Survey
monthly level (index) -20.0 -24.9
May NAHB Homebuilders Survey
monthly level (index) 21 20
FRIDAY, MAY 16
US April Housing Starts
monthly level (thousands) 940,000 947,000
US April Building Permits
monthly level (thousands) 915,000 927,000
May Prelim. Univ. of Michigan Survey
monthly level (index) 62.5 62.6
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