Economic Calendar: November 7-November 11

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Nov. 7 No releases. Tuesday, Nov. 8 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Nov. 5 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +1.0% n.a. +0.4% +0.4% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Nov. 5, vs. October Redbook Research +4.2% n.a. +0.5% +0.5%* Wednesday, Nov. 9 8 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Nov. 4 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 661.3 n.a. 646.7 646.7 Purchase Index 465.7 n.a. 437.6 437.6 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Nov. 6 ABC News and Washington Post -19 n.a. -21 -21 1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its five-year note auction, at which $13 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. The auction is part of the quarterly refunding, which continues on Thursday. Thursday, Nov. 10 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Nov. 5 Labor Department +326,000 +325,000 +324,000 +323,000 Four-week average +334,000 n.a. +351,000 +351,000 8:30 a.m. Import Price Index for Oct. Labor Department -0.3% n.a. +2.3% +2.3% Export Price Index +0.6% n.a. +0.8% +0.9% 8:30 a.m. International trade for Sept. Commerce Department -$66.1B -$61.0B -$59.3B -$59.0 9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for November -- preliminary University of Michigan 79.9 76.0 74.2 74.2 1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its 10-year note auction, at which $13 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. The auction is the second leg of the quarterly refunding. 2 p.m. Federal budget for Oct. FY '06 Treasury Department -$47.2B -$50.0B -$57.3B -$57.3B (Oct. FY '05) Friday, Nov. 11 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Nov. 4 Economic Cycle Research Institute +2.1% n.a. +1.9% +1.9%

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