Economic Calendar: November 17-November 21
TSC Staff
11/21/08 - 10:29 AM EST
   
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Time
(EST) |
Indicator
(click for definition) |
Source
(click for press release) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous
(revised) |
Previous
(original) |
| Monday, November 17 |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Industrial production for October
|
Federal Reserve |
+1.3% |
-0.1% |
-3.7% |
-2.8% |
| Capacity utilization |
76.4% |
76.6% |
76.4% |
76.4% |
| Tuesday, November 18 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Producer Price Index for October
|
Labor Department |
-2.8% |
-1.8% |
-0.4% |
-0.4% |
| Ex- food and energy |
+0.4% |
+0.1% |
+0.4% |
+0.4% |
| 9 a.m. |
ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended November 15 |
International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS |
+0.3% |
n.a. |
-1.0% |
-1.0% |
| 9 a.m. |
Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended November 15, vs. October |
Redbook Research |
-0.9% |
n.a. |
-1.1% |
-1.2%* |
| Wednesday, November 19 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Housing starts for October
|
Census Bureau |
.791M |
.780M |
.828M |
.817M |
| Building permits |
.708M |
.772M |
.805M |
.786M |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Consumer Price Index for October
|
Labor Department |
-1.0% |
-0.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Ex- food and energy |
-0.1% |
+0.1% |
+0.1% |
+0.1% |
| 9 a.m. |
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended November 14 -- Market Composite Index |
Mortgage Bankers Association |
398.6 |
n.a. |
425.0 |
425.0 |
| Purchase Index |
248.5 |
n.a. |
260.9 |
260.9 |
| 9 a.m. |
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended November 16 |
ABC News and Washington Post |
-52 |
n.a. |
-50 |
-50 |
| 2 p.m. |
Federal Open Market Committee minutes |
Federal Reserve |
The Fed releases the minutes of its monetary policymaking committee's October 29th meeting. |
| Thursday, November 20 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended November 15 |
Labor Department |
+542,000 |
+503,000 |
+515,000 |
+516,000 |
| Four-week average |
+507,000 |
n.a. |
+491,000 |
+491,000 |
| 10 a.m. |
Leading economic indicators for October
|
Conference Board |
-0.8% |
-0.6% |
+0.1% |
+0.3% |
| 12 p.m. |
Philadelphia Fed Index for November
|
Philadelphia Fed |
-39.3 |
-35.0 |
-37.5 |
37.5 |
| Friday, November 21 |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Weekly Leading Index for the week ended November 14 |
Economic Cycle Research Institute |
-28.2% |
n.a. |
-27.1% |
-25.9% |
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P-Preliminary forecast
*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
Expectations as reported by
Reuters
