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Time (EST) |
Indicator (click for definition) |
Source (click for press release) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous (revised) |
Previous (original) |
| Monday, November 19 |
| No releases. |
| Tuesday, November 20 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Housing starts for October
|
Census Bureau |
1.229M |
1.175M |
1.193M |
1.191M |
| Building permits |
1.178M |
1.200M |
1.261M |
1.226M |
| 9 a.m. |
ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended November 17 |
International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS |
+0.8% |
n.a. |
-0.5% |
-0.5%% |
| 9 a.m. |
Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended November 17, vs. October  |
Redbook Research |
+2.2% |
n.a. |
+0.3% |
+0.3%* |
| 2 p.m. |
Federal Open Market Committee minutes |
Federal Reserve |
The Fed releases the minutes of its monetary policymaking committee's October 31st meeting. |
| Wednesday, November 21 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended November 17 |
Labor Department |
+330,000 |
+330,000 |
+341,000 |
+339,000 |
| Four-week average |
+330,000 |
n.a. |
+331,000 |
+330,000 |
| 9 a.m. |
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended November 16 -- Market Composite Index |
Mortgage Bankers Association |
681.7 |
n.a. |
707.3 |
707.3 |
| Purchase Index |
424.1 |
n.a. |
432.6 |
432.6 |
| 9 a.m. |
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended November 18 |
ABC News and Washington Post |
-19 |
n.a. |
-17 |
-17 |
| 10 a.m. |
Consumer Sentiment Index for November -- final
|
University of Michigan |
76.1 |
75.0 |
see actual |
75.0 (Nov. prelim.) |
| -- |
80.9 (October) |
| 10 a.m. |
Leading economic indicators for October
|
Conference Board |
-0.5% |
-0.3% |
+0.1% |
+0.3% |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Weekly Leading Index for the week ended November 16 |
Economic Cycle Research Institute |
-1.2% |
n.a. |
-0.9% |
-0.9% |
| Thursday, November 22 |
| No releases due to Thanksgiving Day Holiday. |
| Friday, November 23 |
| No releases. |
|
P-Preliminary forecast
*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
Expectations as reported by
Reuters