Economic Calendar: November 20-November 24

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, November 20 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for October Conference Board +0.2% +0.2% +0.4% +0.1% Tuesday, November 21 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended November 18 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +1.2% n.a. -0.8% -0.8% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended November 18, vs. October Redbook Research +0.2%* n.a. +0.3%* +0.3%* Wednesday, November 22 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended November 18 Labor Department +321,000 +310,000 +309,000 +308,000 Four-week average +317,000 n.a. +314,000 +312,000 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended November 17 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 623.6 n.a. 647.5 647.5 Purchase Index 401.4 n.a. 412.9 412.9 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended November 19 ABC News and Washington Post 0 n.a. +1 +1 9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for November -- final University of Michigan 92.1 93.0 see actual 92.3 (November prelim.) -- 93.6 (October) 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended November 17 Economic Cycle Research Institute +1.6% n.a. +1.1% +1.2% 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 Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday, November 23 No releases due to Thanksgiving Day Holiday. Friday, November 24 No releases.

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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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