Economic Calendar: Dec. 23-27
TSC Staff
12/23/02 - 07:12 AM EST
   
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Time
(EST) |
Indicator
(click for definition) |
Source
(click for press release) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous
(revised) |
Previous
(original) |
| Monday, Dec. 23 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Personal income for Nov.
|
Commerce Department |
unchgd. |
+0.2% |
+0.3% |
+0.1% |
| Consumption |
+0.5% |
+0.4% |
+0.4% |
+0.4% |
| 10 a.m. |
Consumer Sentiment Index for Dec. -- revised
|
University of Michigan |
86.7 |
86.6 |
87.0 |
87.0 |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Treasury auction |
Bureau of the Public Debt |
The Treasury announces the results of its monthly two-year note auction, at which securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 24 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Durable goods orders for Nov.
|
Census Bureau |
-1.4% |
+0.9% |
+1.7% |
+2.4% |
| Ex-transportation |
-1.3% |
n.a. |
+2.4% |
+2.4% |
| 9 a.m. |
BTM-UBSW Weekly Chain Store Sales Index for the week ended Dec. 21 |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UBS Warburg |
+0.1% |
n.a. |
+1.9% |
+1.9% |
| 9 a.m. |
Redbook Retail Average for the month through Dec. 21, vs. Nov. |
LJR Redbook |
+0.3% |
n.a. |
+0.8% |
+0.8%* |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Dec. 21 |
Money Magazine and ABC News |
-21 |
n.a. |
-21 |
-23 |
| Wednesday, Dec. 25 |
| No releases due to the Christmas holiday. |
Thursday, Dec. 26 |
| 7 a.m. |
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Dec. 20-- Refinancing Index |
Mortgage Bankers Association |
4101.0 |
n.a. |
4507.6 |
4507.6 |
| Purchase Index |
359.4 |
n.a. |
359.4 |
379.9 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Dec. 21 |
Labor Department |
390,000 |
n.a. |
438,000 |
433,000 |
| Four-week average |
407,500 |
n.a. |
402,000 |
400,750 |
| Friday, Dec. 27 |
| 10 a.m. |
New home sales for Nov.
|
Census Bureau |
1.069M |
1.000M |
1.011M |
1.007M |
| 10 a.m. |
Help-Wanted Index for Nov.
|
Conference Board |
unchgd. |
n.a. |
40.0 |
40.0 |
|
P-Preliminary forecast
*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
Expectations as reported by
Reuters
