Economic Calendar: September 4-September 8

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, September 4 No releases due to Labor Day Holiday. Tuesday, September 5 No releases. Wednesday, September 6 8:30 a.m. Productivity for Q2-- revised Labor Department +1.6% +1.5% see Actual +1.1% (Q2 - prelim.) -- +4.3% (Q1) Unit labor costs +4.9% n.a. see Actual +4.2% (Q2 - prelim.) -- +9.0% (Q1) 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended September 2 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.3% n.a. +0.6% +0.6% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended September 2, vs. August Redbook Research +3.9% n.a. 0.0% 0.0%* 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended September 1-- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 566.3 n.a. 556.5 556.5 Purchase Index 389.7 n.a. 375.9 375.9 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended September 3 ABC News and Washington Post -15 n.a. -19 -19 10 a.m. ISM Services - Non-Manufacturing for August Institute for Supply Management 57.0 55.1 54.8 54.8 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 20 meeting. Thursday, September 7 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended September 2 Labor Department +310,000 +315,000 +319,000 +316,000 Four-week average +315,000 n.a. +318,000 +318,000 Friday, September 8 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended September 1 Economic Cycle Research Institute -1.5% n.a. -1.7% -1.7%

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