Economic Calendar: September 3- September 7

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Septmeber 3 No releases due to Labor Day holiday. Tuesday, September 4 10 a.m. Construction spending for July Census Bureau -0.4% -0.1% +0.1% -0.3% 10 a.m. ISM Index - Manufacturing for August Institute for Supply Management 52.9 53.0 53.8 53.8 Wednesday, September 5 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended September 1 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.2% n.a. +0.3% +0.3% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended September 1, vs. July Redbook Research +2.7% n.a. -0.5% -0.5%* 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended August 31 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 622.9 n.a. 615.2 615.2 Purchase Index 425.8 n.a. 424.0 424.0 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended September 2 ABC News and Washington Post -17 n.a. -19 -19 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 18 meeting. Thursday, September 6 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended September 1 Labor Department +318,000 +330,000 +337,000 +334,000 Four-week average +326,000 n.a. +325,000 +325,000 8:30 a.m. Productivity for Q2 -- revised Labor Department +2.6% +2.4% see Actual +1.8% (Q2 - prelim.) -- +0.7% (Q1) Unit labor costs +1.4% n.a. see Actual +2.1% (Q2 - prelim.) -- +5.2% (Q1) 10 a.m. ISM Services - Non-Manufacturing for August Institute for Supply Management 55.8 54.5 55.8 55.8 Friday, September 7 8:30 a.m. Nonfarm payrolls for August Labor Department -4,000 +120,000 +68,000 +92,000 Average hourly earnings unchgd. +0.3% +0.3% +0.3% Unemployment rate unchgd. +4.6% +4.6% +4.6% Augmented unemployment rate unchgd. n.a. +7.5% +7.5% Pool of available workers unchgd. n.a. 12M 12M 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended August 31 Economic Cycle Research Institute +0.6% n.a. +1.3% +1.3%

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