Economic Calendar: December 26-December 30
TSC Staff
12/28/05 - 10:08 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. 26 |
| No releases due to holiday. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 27 |
| 9 a.m. |
Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Dec. 24, vs. November  |
Redbook Research |
+4.5% |
n.a. |
0.0% |
-0.3%* |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Treasury auction announcement |
Bureau of the Public Debt |
The Treasury announces the size of its next monthly two-year note auction, next Thursday. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 28 |
| 8 a.m. |
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Dec. 23 -- Market Composite Index |
Mortgage Bankers Association |
554.1 |
n.a. |
594.6 |
594.6 |
| Purchase Index |
432.9 |
n.a. |
453.1 |
453.1 |
| 9 a.m. |
ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Dec. 24 |
International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS |
+2.8% |
n.a. |
+2.4% |
+2.4% |
| 10 a.m. |
Consumer Confidence Index for Dec.
|
Conference Board |
103.6 |
101.5 |
98.3 |
98.9 |
| 11 a.m. |
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Dec. 24 |
ABC News and Washington Post |
-10 |
n.a. |
-11 |
-11 |
| Thursday, Dec. 29 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Dec. 24 |
Labor Department |
+322,000 |
n.a. |
+318,000 |
+318,000 |
| Four-week average |
+325,000 |
n.a. |
+324,750 |
+324,750 |
| 10 a.m. |
Existing Home Sales for Nov.
|
National Association of Realtors |
6.97M |
7.00M |
7.09M |
7.09M |
| 10 a.m. |
Help-Wanted Index for Nov.
|
Conference Board |
39 |
39 |
38 |
38 |
| 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 $TK billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. |
| Friday, Dec. 30 |
| 10 a.m. |
Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for Dec.
|
National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago |
61.5 |
60.0 |
61.7 |
61.7 |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Dec. 23 |
Economic Cycle Research Institute |
+1.5% |
n.a. |
+1.7% |
+1.7% |
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P-Preliminary forecast
*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
Expectations as reported by
Reuters
