Economic Calendar: September 3- September 7
TSC Staff
09/07/07 - 10:26 AM EDT
   
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Time
(EST) |
Indicator
(click for definition) |
Source
(click for press release) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous
(revised) |
Previous
(original) |
| Monday, Septmeber 3 |
| No releases due to Labor Day holiday. |
| Tuesday, September 4 |
| 10 a.m. |
Construction spending for July
|
Census Bureau |
-0.4% |
-0.1% |
+0.1% |
-0.3% |
| 10 a.m. |
ISM Index - Manufacturing for August
|
Institute for Supply Management |
52.9 |
53.0 |
53.8 |
53.8 |
| Wednesday, September 5 |
| 9 a.m. |
ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended September 1 |
International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS |
+0.2% |
n.a. |
+0.3% |
+0.3% |
| 9 a.m. |
Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended September 1, vs. July |
Redbook Research |
+2.7% |
n.a. |
-0.5% |
-0.5%* |
| 9 a.m. |
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended August 31 -- Market Composite Index |
Mortgage Bankers Association |
622.9 |
n.a. |
615.2 |
615.2 |
| Purchase Index |
425.8 |
n.a. |
424.0 |
424.0 |
| 9 a.m. |
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended September 2 |
ABC News and Washington Post |
-17 |
n.a. |
-19 |
-19 |
| 2 p.m. |
Beige Book |
Federal Reserve |
The Fed's anecdotal report on economic conditions around the country is for consideration at the Federal Open Market Committee's September 18 meeting. |
| Thursday, September 6 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended September 1 |
Labor Department |
+318,000 |
+330,000 |
+337,000 |
+334,000 |
| Four-week average |
+326,000 |
n.a. |
+325,000 |
+325,000 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Productivity for Q2 -- revised
|
Labor Department |
+2.6% |
+2.4% |
see Actual |
+1.8% (Q2 - prelim.) |
| -- |
+0.7% (Q1) |
| Unit labor costs |
+1.4% |
n.a. |
see Actual |
+2.1% (Q2 - prelim.) |
| -- |
+5.2% (Q1) |
| 10 a.m. |
ISM Services - Non-Manufacturing for August
|
Institute for Supply Management |
55.8 |
54.5 |
55.8 |
55.8 |
| Friday, September 7 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Nonfarm payrolls for August
|
Labor Department |
-4,000 |
+120,000 |
+68,000 |
+92,000 |
| Average hourly earnings
|
unchgd. |
+0.3% |
+0.3% |
+0.3% |
| Unemployment rate
|
unchgd. |
+4.6% |
+4.6% |
+4.6% |
| Augmented unemployment rate
|
unchgd. |
n.a. |
+7.5% |
+7.5% |
| Pool of available workers
|
unchgd. |
n.a. |
12M |
12M |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Weekly Leading Index for the week ended August 31 |
Economic Cycle Research Institute |
+0.6% |
n.a. |
+1.3% |
+1.3% |
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P-Preliminary forecast
*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
Expectations as reported by
Reuters
