Economic Calendar: December 19-December 23

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Dec. 19 No releases. Tuesday, Dec. 20 8:30 a.m. Producer Price Index for Nov. Labor Department -0.7% -0.5% +0.7% +0.7% Ex- food and energy +0.1% +0.2% -0.3% -0.3% 8:30 a.m. Housing starts for Nov. Census Bureau 2.123M 2.020M 2.017M 2.014M Building permits 2.155M 2.092M 2.103M 2.071M 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Dec. 17 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +2.4% n.a. +0.9% +0.9% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Dec. 17, vs. November Redbook Research +3.5% n.a. -0.3% -0.3%* Wednesday, Dec. 21 8 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Dec. 16 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 594.6 n.a. 619.3 619.3 Purchase Index 453.1 n.a. 477.9 477.9 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q3 -- final Commerce Department +4.1% +4.3% see Actual +4.3% (Q3 - prelim.) -- +3.3% (Q2) Implicit price deflator +3.3% +3.0% see Actual +3.0% (Q3 - prelim.) -- +2.6% (Q2) 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Dec. 18 ABC News and Washington Post -11 n.a. -13 -13 Thursday, Dec. 22 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Dec. 17 Labor Department +318,000 +325,000 +331,000 +329,000 Four-week average +325,000 n.a. +329,000 +329,000 8:30 a.m. Personal income for Nov. Commerce Department +0.3% +0.3% +0.5% +0.4% Consumption +0.3% +0.4% +0.2% +0.2% 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for Nov. Conference Board +0.5% +0.4% +1.0% +0.9% Friday, Dec. 23 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for Nov. Census Bureau -- +1.0% -- +3.4% Ex-transportation -- n.a. -- +0.3% 9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for Dec. -- final University of Michigan -- 89.0 see actual 88.7 (Dec. prelim.) -- 81.6 (Nov.) 10 a.m. New home sales for Nov. Census Bureau -- 1.310M -- 1.424M 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Dec. 16 Economic Cycle Research Institute -- n.a. -- +1.4%

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