Economic Calendar: September 15-September 19

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, September 15 9:15 a.m. Industrial production for August Federal Reserve -1.1% -0.3% +0.1% +0.2% Capacity utilization 78.7% 79.6% 79.7% 79.9% Tuesday, September 16 8:30 a.m. Consumer Price Index for August Labor Department -0.1% -0.1% +0.8% +0.8% Ex- food and energy +0.2% +0.2% +0.3% +0.3% 9 a.m. Federal Open Market Committee meeting Federal Reserve The Fed's monetary policymaking committee holds its eighth meeting of the year in Washington. Any change in monetary policy will be announced at around 2:10 p.m. 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended September 13 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -1.6% n.a. -0.1% -0.1% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Sepember 13, vs. August Redbook Research +1.4% n.a. -1.1% -0.8%* Wednesday, September 17 8:30 a.m. Housing starts for August Census Bureau .895M .950M .965M .965M Building permits .854M .925M .937M .937M 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended September 12 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 661.7 n.a. 496.2 496.2 Purchase Index 380.4 n.a. 371.5 371.5 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended September 14 ABC News and Washington Post -41 n.a. -47 -47 Thursday, September 18 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended September 13 Labor Department +455,000 +440,000 +445,000 +445,000 Four-week average +445,000 n.a. +440,000 +440,000 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for August Conference Board -0.5% -0.2% -0.7% -0.7% 10 p.m. Philadelphia Fed Index for September Philadelphia Fed +3.8 -10.0 -12.7 -12.7 Friday, September 19 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended September 12 Economic Cycle Research Institute -11.5% n.a. -11.6% -11.6%

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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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