Economic Calendar: August 1-August 5

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Aug. 1 10 a.m. Construction spending for June Census Bureau -0.3% +0.5% -1.7% -0.9% 10 a.m. ISM Index - Manufacturing for July Institute for Supply Management 56.6 54.1 53.8 53.8 Tuesday, Aug. 2 8:30 a.m. Personal income for June Commerce Department +0.5% +0.4% +0.2% +0.2% Consumption +0.8% +0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended July 30 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.9% n.a. +0.4% +0.4% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended July 30, vs. June Redbook Research +4.6% n.a. +0.3% +0.3%* 10 a.m. Factory orders for June Census Bureau +1.0% +1.0% +3.6% +2.9% Wednesday, Aug. 3 8 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended July 29 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 752.1 n.a. 754.3 754.3 Purchase Index 494.5 n.a. 485.1 485.1 10 a.m. ISM Services - Non-Manufacturing for July Institute for Supply Management 60.5 61.0 62.2 62.2 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended July 31 ABC News and Washington Post -11 n.a. -7 -7 Thursday, Aug. 4 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended July 30 Labor Department +312,000 +315,000 +313,000 +310,000 Four-week average +317,000 n.a. +319,000 +318,000 Friday, Aug. 5 8:30 a.m. Nonfarm payrolls for July Labor Department +207,000 +180,000 +166,000 +146,000 Average hourly earnings +0.4% +0.2% +0.2% +0.2% Unemployment rate unchgd. +5.0% +5.0% +5.0% Augmented unemployment rate +8.1% n.a. +8.2% +8.2% Pool of available workers 13M n.a. 13M 13M 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended July 29 Economic Cycle Research Institute +1.8% n.a. +1.7% +1.7%

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