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Time (EST) |
Indicator (click for definition) |
Source (click for press release) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous (revised) |
Previous (original) |
| Monday, March 19 |
| No releases. |
| Tuesday, March 20 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Housing starts for February
|
Census Bureau |
1.525M |
1.440M |
1.399M |
1.408M |
| Building permits |
1.532M |
1.560M |
1.571M |
1.571M |
| 9 a.m. |
ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended March 17 |
International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS |
+0.4% |
n.a. |
+0.7% |
+0.7% |
| 9 a.m. |
Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended March 17, vs. February  |
Redbook Research |
+4.0% |
n.a. |
+0.5% |
+0.2%* |
| Wednesday, March 21 |
| 9 a.m. |
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended March 16 -- Market Composite Index |
Mortgage Bankers Association |
672.1 |
n.a. |
690.5 |
690.5 |
| Purchase Index |
410.6 |
n.a. |
414.3 |
414.3 |
| 9 a.m. |
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended March 18 |
ABC News and Washington Post |
-5 |
n.a. |
+2 |
+2 |
| 9 a.m. |
Federal Open Market Committee meeting |
Federal Reserve |
The Fed's monetary policymaking committee holds its second meeting of the year in Washington. Any change in monetary policy will be announced at around 2:10 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 22 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended March 17 |
Labor Department |
+316,000 |
+325,000 |
+320,000 |
+318,000 |
| Four-week average |
+326,000 |
n.a. |
+330,000 |
+329,000 |
| 10 a.m. |
Leading economic indicators for February
|
Conference Board |
-0.5% |
-0.3% |
-0.3% |
+0.1% |
| Friday, March 23 |
| 10 a.m. |
Existing Home Sales for February
 |
National Association of Realtors |
6.69M |
6.35M |
6.44M |
6.46M |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Weekly Leading Index for the week ended March 16 |
Economic Cycle Research Institute |
+3.9% |
n.a. |
+3.7% |
+3.7% |
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P-Preliminary forecast
*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
Expectations as reported by
Reuters