Economic Calendar: December 25-December 29

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, December 25 No releases due to Christmas Holiday. Tuesday, December 26 No releases. Wednesday, December 27 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended December 22 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 555.8 n.a. 647.6 647.6 Purchase Index 429.3 n.a. 433.4 433.4 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended December 23 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +2.0% n.a. +1.6% +1.6% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended December 23, vs. November Redbook Research +2.9% n.a. -1.6% -1.6%* 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended December 24 ABC News and Washington Post -2 n.a. +1 +1 10 a.m. New home sales for November Census Bureau 1.017M 1.015M 1.013M 1.004M 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. Thursday, December 28 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended December 23 Labor Department +317,000 +323,000 +316,000 +315,000 Four-week average +316,000 n.a. +326,000 +326,000 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for December Conference Board 109.0 101.8 105.3 102.9 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for November National Association of Realtors 6.28M 6.15M 6.24M 6.24M 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for December National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 52.4 51.0 49.9 49.9 1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its five-year note auction, at which $13 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Friday, December 28 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for November Conference Board 30 30 30 30 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended December 22 Economic Cycle Research Institute +3.8% n.a. +3.4% +3.4%

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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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