Economic Calendar: November 17-November 21

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, November 17 9:15 a.m. Industrial production for October Federal Reserve +1.3% -0.1% -3.7% -2.8% Capacity utilization 76.4% 76.6% 76.4% 76.4% Tuesday, November 18 8:30 a.m. Producer Price Index for October Labor Department -2.8% -1.8% -0.4% -0.4% Ex- food and energy +0.4% +0.1% +0.4% +0.4% 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended November 15 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.3% n.a. -1.0% -1.0% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended November 15, vs. October Redbook Research -0.9% n.a. -1.1% -1.2%* Wednesday, November 19 8:30 a.m. Housing starts for October Census Bureau .791M .780M .828M .817M Building permits .708M .772M .805M .786M 8:30 a.m. Consumer Price Index for October Labor Department -1.0% -0.8% 0.0% 0.0% Ex- food and energy -0.1% +0.1% +0.1% +0.1% 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended November 14 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 398.6 n.a. 425.0 425.0 Purchase Index 248.5 n.a. 260.9 260.9 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended November 16 ABC News and Washington Post -52 n.a. -50 -50 2 p.m. Federal Open Market Committee minutes Federal Reserve The Fed releases the minutes of its monetary policymaking committee's October 29th meeting. Thursday, November 20 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended November 15 Labor Department +542,000 +503,000 +515,000 +516,000 Four-week average +507,000 n.a. +491,000 +491,000 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for October Conference Board -0.8% -0.6% +0.1% +0.3% 12 p.m. Philadelphia Fed Index for November Philadelphia Fed -39.3 -35.0 -37.5 37.5 Friday, November 21 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended November 14 Economic Cycle Research Institute -28.2% n.a. -27.1% -25.9%

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