Economic Calendar: November 14-November 18

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Nov. 14 No releases. Tuesday, Nov. 15 8:30 a.m. Retail sales for Oct. Census Bureau -0.1% -0.7% +0.3% +0.2% Ex-autos +0.9% +0.3% +1.4% +1.1% 8:30 a.m. Producer Price Index for Oct. Labor Department +0.7% +0.0% +1.9% +1.9% Ex- food and energy -0.3% +0.2% +0.3% +0.3% 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Nov. 12 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.6% n.a. +1.0% +1.0% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Nov. 12, vs. October Redbook Research +3.5% n.a. +0.2% +0.5%* Wednesday, Nov. 16 7 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Nov. 11 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 657.6 n.a. 661.3 661.3 Purchase Index 477.9 n.a. 465.7 465.7 8:30 a.m. Consumer Price Index for Oct. Labor Department +0.2% +0.0% +1.2% +1.2% Ex- food and energy +0.2% +0.2% +0.1% +0.1% 8:30 a.m. Business inventories for Sept. Census Bureau +0.5% +0.3% +0.4% +0.4% 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Nov. 13 ABC News and Washington Post -18 n.a. -19 -19 Thursday, Nov. 17 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Nov. 12 Labor Department +303,000 +322,000 +328,000 +326,000 Four-week average +322,000 n.a. +335,000 +334,000 8:30 a.m. Housing starts for Oct. Census Bureau 2.014M 2.060M 2.134M 2.108M Building permits 2.071M 2.170M 2.189M 2.219M 9:15 a.m. Industrial production for Oct. Federal Reserve +0.9% +1.0% -1.3% -1.5% Capacity utilization 79.5% 79.6% 78.9% 79.0% 12 p.m. Philadelphia Fed Index for Nov. Philadelphia Fed 11.5 15.0 17.3 17.3 Friday, Nov. 18 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Nov. 11 Economic Cycle Research Institute +1.5% n.a. +1.5% +2.1%

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