Economic Calendar: September 25-September 29

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, September 25 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for August National Association of Realtors 6.30M 6.25M 6.33M 6.33M 2:30 p.m. Treasury auction announcement Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the size of its next monthly two-year and five-year note auctions, next Wednesday and Thursday Tuesday, September 26 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended September 23 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.6% n.a. -1.1% -1.1% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended September 23, vs. August Redbook Research +0.1% n.a. +0.3% 0.0%* 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for September Conference Board 104.5 103.0 100.2 99.6 Wednesday, September 27 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for August Census Bureau -0.5% +0.4% -2.7% -2.5% Ex-transportation -2.0% n.a. 0.0% +0.5% 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended September 22 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 566.5 n.a. 595.8 595.8 Purchase Index 375.9 n.a. 397.9 397.9 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended September 24 ABC News and Washington Post -12 n.a. -15 -15 10 a.m. New home sales for August Census Bureau 1.050M 1.040m 1.009M 1.072M 1:30 p.m. Treasury auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its monthly two-year note auction, at which $20 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Thursday, September 28 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q2 -- final Commerce Department +2.6% +2.9% see Actual +2.9% (Q2 - prelim.) -- +5.6% (Q1) Implicit price deflator +3.3% +3.3% see Actual +3.3% (Q2 - prelim.) -- +3.1% (Q1) 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended September 23 Labor Department +316,000 +315,000 +322,000 +318,000 Four-week average +316,000 n.a. +316,000 +315,000 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for August Conference Board 31 32 32 32 1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its five-year note auction, at which $14 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. The auction is the first leg of the quarterly refunding, which continues on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday, September 29 8:30 a.m. Personal income for August Commerce Department +0.3% +0.3% +0.5% +0.5% Consumption +0.1% +0.2% +0.8% +0.8% 9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for September -- final University of Michigan 85.4 85.0 see actual 84.4 (Sept. prelim.) -- 82.0 (August) 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for September National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 62.1 56.0 57.1 57.1 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended September 22 Economic Cycle Research Institute -0.9% n.a. -0.8% -0.8%

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