Economic Calendar: October 29-November 2

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, October 29 No releases. Tuesday, October 30 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended October 27 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.1% n.a. -1.5% -1.5% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended October 27, vs. September Redbook Research +1.9% n.a. -0.3% -0.2%* 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for October Conference Board 95.6 99.5 99.5 99.8 Wednesday, October 31 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q3 -- advance Commerce Department +3.9% +3.1% +3.8% +3.8% (Q2) Implicit price deflator +0.7% n.a. +2.6% +2.6% (Q2) 8:30 a.m. Employment Cost Index for Q3 Labor Department +0.8% +0.9% +0.9% +0.9% 9 a.m. Federal Open Market Committee meeting Federal Reserve The Fed's monetary policymaking committee holds its seventh meeting of the year in Washington. Any change in monetary policy will be announced at around 2:10 p.m. 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended October 26 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 681.7 n.a. 656.5 656.5 Purchase Index 412.9 n.a. 415.9 415.9 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended October 28 ABC News and Washington Post -15 n.a. -17 -17 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for October National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 49.7 53.0 54.2 54.2 10 a.m. Construction spending for September Census Bureau +0.3% -0.4% -0.2% +0.2% Thursday, November 1 8:30 a.m. Personal income for September Commerce Department +0.4% +0.4% +0.4% +0.3% Consumption +0.3% +0.4% +0.5% +0.6% 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended October 27 Labor Department +327,000 +330,000 +333,000 +331,000 Four-week average +327,000 n.a. +325,000 +325,000 10 a.m. ISM Index - Manufacturing for October Institute for Supply Management 50.9 51.5 52.0 52.0 Friday, November 2 8:30 a.m. Nonfarm payrolls for October Labor Department +166,000 +80,000 +96,000 +110,000 Average hourly earnings +0.2% +0.3% +0.3% +0.4% Unemployment rate unchgd. +4.7% +4.7% +4.7% Augmented unemployment rate +7.3% n.a. +7.6% +7.6% Pool of available workers 11M n.a. 12M 12M 10 a.m. Factory orders for September Census Bureau +0.2% -0.4% -3.5% -3.3% 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended October 26 Economic Cycle Research Institute -0.7% n.a. -0.5% -0.5%

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