Economic Calendar: Jan. 5-9

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Jan. 5 10 a.m. Construction spending for Nov. Census Bureau +1.2% +0.5% +1.1% +0.9% 2:30 p.m. Treasury auction announcement Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the size of its next monthly five-year note auction, next Wednesday. 2:30 p.m. TIPS auction announcement Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the size of its next auction of 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, next Thursday. Tuesday, Jan. 6 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Jan. 3 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.1% n.a. +2.0% +2.0% 9 a.m. Redbook Retail Average for the week ended Jan. 3, vs. Nov. Redbook Research +3.4% n.a. -2.8% -2.8%* 10 a.m. Factory orders for Nov. Census Bureau -1.4% -1.5% +2.4% +2.2% 10 a.m. ISM Services Non-Manufacturing Index for Dec. Institute for Supply Management 58.6 60.8 60.1 60.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 7 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Jan. 2 -- Refinancing Index Mortgage Bankers Association 599.9 n.a. 574.1 574.1 Purchase Index 401.3 n.a. 390.1 390.1 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Jan. 3 Money Magazine and ABC News -7 n.a. -9 -9 1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its five-year note auction, at which $TK billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Jan. 3 Labor Department 353,000 345,000 339,000 339,000 Four-week average 350,250 n.a. 355,750 355,750 1:30 p.m. TIPS auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its auction of 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, at which $TK billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 8:30 a.m. Nonfarm payrolls for Dec. Labor Department +1,000 +140,000 +43,000 +57,000 Average hourly earnings +0.2% +0.2% +0.1% +0.1% Unemployment rate 5.7% unchgd. 5.9% 5.9% Augmented unemployment rate 9.3% n.a. 8.7% 8.7% Pool of available workers 8.4M n.a. 8.7M 8.7M 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Jan. 2 Economic Cycle Research Institute +9.2% n.a. +9.6% +9.7%

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