Economic Calendar: Sept. 9-13

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Sept. 9 No releases. Tuesday, Sept. 10 9 a.m. BTM-UBSW Weekly Chain Store Sales Index for the week ended Sept. 7 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UBS Warburg +0.1% n.a. +0.5% +0.5% 9 a.m. Redbook Retail Average for the month through Sept. 7, vs. August LJR Redbook +0.6% n.a. -1.7% -1.7%* Wednesday, Sept. 11 7 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Sept. 6 -- Refinancing Index Mortgage Bankers Association 6104.3 n.a. 5129.6 5129.6 Purchase Index 401.6 n.a. 359.7 359.7 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 Sept. 11 meeting. 6:30 p.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Sept. 7 Money Magazine and ABC News -12 n.a. -13 -13 Thursday, Sept. 12 8:30 a.m. Import Price Index for August Labor Department +1.0% n.a. +0.0% +0.0% Export Price Index unchgd. n.a. +0.1% +0.2% 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Sept. 7 Labor Department 426,000 n.a. 407,000 403,000 Four-week average 409,500 n.a. 400,750 400,000 Friday, Sept. 13 8:30 a.m. Retail sales for August Census Bureau +0.8% +0.4% +1.1% +1.2% Ex-autos +0.4% +0.2% +0.2% +0.2% 8:30 a.m. Producer Price Index for August Labor Department unchgd. +0.2% -0.2% -0.2% Ex- food and energy -0.1% +0.1% -0.3% -0.3% 10 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for August -- preliminary University of Michigan 86.2 88.0 87.6 87.6

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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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