| |
Time
(EST) |
Indicator
(click for definition) |
Source
(click for press release) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous
(revised) |
Previous
(original) |
| Monday, May 5 |
| 10 a.m. |
ISM Services - Non-Manufacturing for April
|
Institute for Supply Management |
52.0 |
49.5 |
49.6 |
49.6 |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Bernanke speech |
Federal Reserve |
The Fed chairman speaks to Columbia Business School on the topic: Responding to Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures |
| Tuesday, May 6 |
| 9 a.m. |
ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended May 3 |
International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS |
-0.2% |
n.a. |
+0.9% |
+0.9% |
| 9 a.m. |
Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended May 3, vs. March |
Redbook Research |
+1.4% |
n.a. |
-1.6% |
-1.5%* |
| Wednesday, May 7 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Productivity for Q1 -- preliminary
|
Labor Department |
+2.2% |
+1.5% |
+1.8% |
+1.9% |
| Unit labor costs |
+2.2% |
n.a. |
+2.8% |
+2.6% |
| 9 a.m. |
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended May 2 -- Market Composite Index |
Mortgage Bankers Association |
655.4 |
n.a. |
567.0 |
567.0 |
| Purchase Index |
381.3 |
n.a. |
340.1 |
340.1 |
| 9 a.m. |
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended May 4 |
ABC News and Washington Post |
-46 |
n.a. |
-41 |
-41 |
| Thursday, May 8 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended May 3 |
Labor Department |
+365,000 |
+375,000 |
+383,000 |
+380,000 |
| Four-week average |
+367,000 |
n.a. |
+365,000 |
+364,000 |
| Friday, May 9 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
International trade for March
|
Commerce Department |
-$58.2B |
-$61.3B |
-$61.7B |
-$62.3B |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Weekly Leading Index for the week ended May 2 |
Economic Cycle Research Institute |
-- |
n.a. |
-- |
-8.7% |
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