Economic Calendar

Time Event Actual Forecast Prior
Monday, May 02
10:00 Apr ISM Mfg Prices Paid 84.6 87.5 87.1
10:00 Apr ISM Manufacturing PMI 55.4 57.6 57.1
10:00 Mar Construction spending (%) 0.1 0.7 0.5
Tuesday, May 03
10:00 Mar Factory orders mm (%) 2.2 1.1 -0.5
Wednesday, May 04
8:15 Apr ADP National Employment (k) 247 395 455
8:30 Mar International trade mm $ (bl) -109.8 -107.0 -89.2
10:00 Apr ISM N-Mfg Bus Act 59.1 55.5
10:00 Apr ISM N-Mfg PMI 57.1 58.5 58.3
14:00 N/A FOMC rate decision (%) 0.750 - 1.000 0.875 0.375
Thursday, May 05
7:30 Apr Challenger layoffs (k) 24.286 21.387
8:30 Q1 Labor Costs Preliminary (%) 11.6 9.9 0.9
8:30 Q1 Productivity Preliminary (%) -7.5 -5.4 6.6
Friday, May 06
8:30 Apr Average earnings mm (%) 0.3 0.4 0.4
8:30 Apr Non-farm payrolls (k) 428 391 431
8:30 Apr Average workweek hrs (hr) 34.6 34.7 34.6
8:30 Apr Unemployment rate mm (%) 3.6 3.5 3.6
15:00 Mar Consumer credit (bl) 52.43 25.00 41.82
Monday, May 09
10:00 Mar Wholesale inventories mm (%) 2.3 2.3 2.3
10:00 Mar Wholesale sales mm (%) 1.7 1.7
Tuesday, May 10
13:00 3-Yr Note Auction (bl) 45
Wednesday, May 11
7:00 w/e MBA Purchase Index 255.4 244.4
7:00 w/e MBA Refi Index 913.6 932.3
8:30 Apr Consumer Price Index (CPI) (%) 0.3 0.2 1.2
8:30 Apr Core CPI (Annual) (%) 6.2 6.0 6.5
8:30 Apr Core CPI, Monthly (%) 0.6 0.4 0.3
8:30 Apr CPI (annual) (%) 8.3 8.1 8.5
10:30 w/e Crude Oil Inventory (ml) 8.487 -0.457 1.302
13:00 10-yr Note Auction (bl) 36
14:00 Apr Federal budget, $ (bl) 308.00 226.00 -193.00
Thursday, May 12
8:30 Apr Producer Prices (%) 0.5 0.5 1.4
8:30 Apr Core Producer Prices MM (%) 0.4 0.6 1.0
8:30 Apr Core Producer Prices YY (%) 8.8 8.9 9.2
8:30 w/e Continued Claims (ml) 1.343 1.380 1.384
8:30 w/e Jobless Claims (k) 203 195 200
13:00 30-Yr Bond Auction (bl) 22
Friday, May 13
8:30 Apr Import prices mm (%) 0.0 0.6 2.6
8:30 Apr Export prices mm (%) 0.6 0.7 4.5
10:00 May 1yr Inflation Outlook (%) 5.4 5.4
10:00 May Consumer Sentiment 59.1 64.0 65.2
10:00 May 5yr Inflation Outlook (%) 3.0 3.0
Time Event Actual Forecast Prior
Monday, May 16
8:30 May NY Fed Manufacturing -11.6 17.00 24.60
Tuesday, May 17
8:30 Apr Retail Sales (%) 0.9 0.9 0.5
9:15 Apr Industrial Production (%) 1.1 0.5 0.9
10:00 May NAHB housing market indx 69 75 77
10:00 Mar Business Inventories (% ) 2.0 1.9 1.5
Wednesday, May 18
7:00 w/e MBA Purchase Index 225.0 255.4
7:00 w/e MBA Refi Index 826.9 913.6
8:30 Apr House starts mm: change (%) -0.2 0.3
8:30 Apr Housing starts number mm (ml) 1.724 1.765 1.793
8:30 Apr Build permits: change mm (%) -3.2 0.3
8:30 Apr Building permits: number (ml) 1.819 1.812 1.870
10:30 w/e Crude Oil Inventory (ml) -3.394 1.383 8.487
Thursday, May 19
8:30 May Philly Fed Business Index 2.6 16.0 17.6
8:30 w/e Continued Claims (ml) 1.317 1.320 1.343
8:30 w/e Jobless Claims (k) 218 200 203
10:00 Apr Existing home sales (ml) 5.61 5.65 5.77
10:00 Apr Exist. home sales % chg (%) -2.4 -2.7
10:00 Apr Leading index chg mm (%) -0.3 0.0 0.3
13:00 10-yr TIPS Auction (bl) 14
Time Event Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, May 24
9:45 May Markit Manuf. PMI 58.2 59.2
9:45 May Markit Composite PMI 56.0
9:45 May Markit Services PMI 58.0 55.6
10:00 Apr New Home Sales (%) (%) -8.6
10:00 Apr New Home Sales (ml) 0.758 0.763
Wednesday, May 25
8:30 Apr Durable goods (%) 0.5 1.1
8:30 Apr Core CapEx (%) 0.5 1.3
11:30 2-Yr Note Auction (bl) 22
Thursday, May 26
8:30 Q1 GDP Prelim (%) -1.4 -1.4
10:00 Apr Pending Sales Index 103.7
10:00 Apr Pending Home Sales (%) -1.6 -1.2
Friday, May 27
8:30 Apr Outlays (consumer spending) (%) 0.7 1.1
8:30 Apr Core PCE Inflation (y/y) (%) 5.3 5.2
10:00 May Sentiment: 5y Inflation (%) 3.0
10:00 May Sentiment: 1y Inflation (%) 5.4
10:00 May Consumer Sentiment (ip) 59.1 59.1

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