Economic Calendar: March 15-19

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, March 15 9:15 a.m. Industrial production for February Federal Reserve +0.1% 0.0% +0.9% +0.9% Capacity utilization 72.7% 72.5% 72.5% 72.5% Tuesday, March 16 8:30 a.m. Housing starts for February Census Bureau .575M .570M .611M .591M Building permits .612M .601M .622M .621M 8:30 a.m. Import Price Index for February Labor Department -0.3% n.a. +1.3% +1.4% Export Price Index -0.5% n.a. +0.7% +0.8% 9 a.m. Federal Open Market Committee meeting Federal Reserve The Fed's monetary policymaking committee holds its second meeting of the year in Washington. Any change in monetary policy will be announced at around 2:15 p.m. 9 a.m. ICSC-GS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended March 13 International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs -0.4% n.a. +2.9% +2.9% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended March 13, vs. February Redbook Research -0.4% n.a. +0.7% +0.7%* Wednesday, March 17 8:30 a.m. Producer Price Index for February Labor Department -0.6% -0.2% +1.4% +1.4% Ex- food and energy +0.1% +0.1% +0.3% +0.3% 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended March 12 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association -1.9% n.a. +0.5% +0.5% Purchase Index -2.3% n.a. +5.7% +5.7% 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended March 14 ABC News and Washington Post -43 n.a. -49 -49 Thursday, March 18 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended March 13 Labor Department +457,000 +450,000 +462,000 +462,000 Four-week average +471,000 n.a. +476,000 +476,000 8:30 a.m. Consumer Price Index for February Labor Department 0.0% +0.1% +0.2% +0.2% Ex- food and energy +0.1% +0.1% -0.1% -0.1% 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for February Conference Board +0.1% +0.1% +0.3% +0.3% 10 p.m. Philadelphia Fed Index for March Philadelphia Fed 18.9 18.0 17.6 17.6 Friday, March 19 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended March 12 Economic Cycle Research Institute 13.1% n.a. 12.8% +13.1%

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