Economic Calendar: November 27-December 1

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, November 27 No releases. Tuesday, November 28 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for October Census Bureau -8.3% -5.0% +8.7% +8.3% Ex-transportation -1.7% n.a. +0.5% +0.1% 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended November 25 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.4% n.a. +1.2% +1.2% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended November 25, vs. October Redbook Research +2.9% n.a. +0.1% +0.3%* 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for November Conference Board 102.9 106 105.4 105.4 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for October National Association of Realtors 6.24M 6.14M 6.21M 6.18M 1:30 p.m. Treasury auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its monthly two-year note auction, at which $20 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 29 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q3 -- preliminary Commerce Department +2.2% +1.8% see Actual +1.6% (Q3 - advance) -- +2.6% (Q2) Implicit price deflator +1.7% +1.8% see Actual +1.8% (Q3 - advance) -- +3.3% (Q2) 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended November 24 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 599.0 n.a. 623.6 623.6 Purchase Index 406.7 n.a. 401.4 401.4 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended November 26 ABC News and Washington Post 1 n.a. 0 0 10 a.m. New home sales for October Census Bureau 1.004M 1.050M 1.037M 1.075M 1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its five-year note auction, at which $14 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Beige Book Federal Reserve The Fed's anecdotal report on economic conditions around the country is for consideration at the Federal Open Market Committee's December 12th meeting. Thursday, November 30 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended November 25 Labor Department +357,000 +316,000 +323,000 +321,000 Four-week average +325,000 n.a. +318,000 +317,000 8:30 a.m. Personal income for October Commerce Department +0.4% +0.5% +0.5% +0.5% Consumption +0.2% +0.1% -0.2% +0.1% 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for November National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 49.9 54.5 53.5 53.5 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for October Conference Board 30 30 29 30 Friday, December 1 10 a.m. Construction spending for October Census Bureau -1.0% -0.4% -0.8% -0.3% 10 a.m. ISM Index - Manufacturing for November Institute for Supply Management 49.5 52.0 51.2 51.2 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended November 24 Economic Cycle Research Institute +1.5% n.a. +1.4% +1.6%

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