Economic Calendar: July 29-August 2

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, July 29 No releases. Tuesday, July 30 9 a.m. BTM-UBSW Weekly Chain Store Sales Index for the week ended July 27 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UBS Warburg -0.4% n.a. +0.4% +0.4% 9 a.m. Redbook Retail Average for the month through July 27, vs. June LJR Redbook -0.4% n.a. +1.8% +1.8%* 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for July Conference Board 97.1 102.0 106.3 106.4 Wednesday, July 31 7 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended July 26 -- Refinancing Index Mortgage Bankers Association 4748.9 n.a. 3512.4 3512.4 Purchase Index 360.5 n.a. 351.4 351.4 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Second Quarter -- advance Commerce Department +1.1% +2.3% +5.0% +6.1% (Q1) Implicit price deflator +1.2% +1.3% +1.3% +1.2% (Q1) 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for July National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 51.5 56.5 58.2 58.2 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 August 13 meeting. 6:30 p.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended July 27 Money Magazine and ABC News -12 n.a. -11 -11 Thursday, August 1 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended July 27 Labor Department 387,000 n.a. 367,000 362,000 Four-week average 386,000 n.a. 385,750 384,500 10 a.m. Construction spending for June Census Bureau -2.2% +0.2% -2.0% -0.7% 10 a.m. Purchasing Managers' Index for July National Association of Purchasing Management 50.5 55.0 56.2 56.2 Friday, August 2 8:30 a.m. Nonfarm payrolls for July Labor Department +6,000 +55,000 +66,000 +36,000 Average hourly earnings +0.3% +0.2% +0.3% +0.4% Unemployment rate 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% Augmented unemployment rate 9.0% n.a. 8.9% 8.9% Pool of available workers 13.2M n.a. 13.1M 13.1M 8:30 a.m. Personal income for June Commerce Department +0.6% +0.5% +0.4% +0.3% Consumption +0.5% +0.6% unchngd. -0.1% 9:40 a.m. Future Inflation Gauge for July Economic Cycle Research Institute 106.4 n.a. 101.7 101.7 10 a.m. Factory orders for June Census Bureau -2.4% +0.5% +0.7% +0.5%

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