Economic Calendar: May 19-May 23

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, May 19 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for April Conference Board +0.1% 0.0% +0.1% +0.1% Tuesday, May 20 8:30 a.m. Producer Price Index for April Labor Department +0.2% +0.4% n.a. +1.1% Ex- food and energy +0.4% +0.2% n.a. +0.2% 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended May 17 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.4% n.a. n.a. -1.0% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended May 17, vs. April Redbook Research +1.6% n.a. +2.0% +2.1%* Wednesday, May 21 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended May 16 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 621.6 n.a. 674.4 674.4 Purchase Index 352.5 n.a. 378.5 378.5 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended May 18 ABC News and Washington Post -49 n.a. -47 -47 2 p.m. Federal Open Market Committee minutes Federal Reserve The Fed releases the minutes of its monetary policymaking committee's April 30 meeting. Thursday, May 22 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended May 17 Labor Department +365,000 +372,000 +374,000 +371,000 Four-week average +373,000 n.a. +367,000 +366,000 Friday, May 23 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for April National Association of Realtors 4.89M 4.85M 4.94M 4.93M 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended May 16 Economic Cycle Research Institute -6.6% n.a. -7.2% -7.2%

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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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