Economic Events on October 28, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for September will be released. The consensus for Personal Income is an increase of 0.3% over the previous month and the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.3%.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Cost Index for the third quarter of 2011 will be released. The consensus is that the index increased 0.6% during the quarter.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of October will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 58.0, which is 0.5 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.

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Economic Events on July 29, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the advance GDP report for the second quarter of 2011 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 1.9% in real GDP and an increase of 2.0% in the GDP price index.  The real GDP estimate is the same as the final value for the first quarter of 2011, and the GDP price index estimate is also the same.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Cost Index for the first quarter of 2011 will be announced.

At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for July will be announced.  The consensus index value is 61.1, which is the same as last month, and is still well above the break-even level at 50.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of July will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 64.0, which is 0.2 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for July will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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Economic Events on April 29, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for March will be released. The consensus for Personal Income is an increase of 0.3% over the previous month and the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.5%.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Cost Index for the first quarter of 2011 will be announced.

At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for April will be announced.  The consensus index value is 68, which is 2.6 points lower than last month, but is still well above the break-even level at 50.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of April will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 69.6, which is the same as the value reported in the first half of the month.

At 12:30 PM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a speech to the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Community Affairs Research Conference.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for March will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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Economic Events on January 28, 2011

At 8:30 AM EST, the advance GDP report for the fourth quarter of 2010 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 3.5% in real GDP and an increase of 1.5% in the GDP price index.  The real GDP estimate is 0.9% higher than the preliminary estimate for this quarter from last month, and the GDP price index is 0.6% lower.

Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Employment Cost Index for the fourth quarter of 2010 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 0.5%, which is 0.1% more the third quarter of 2010.

At 9:55 AM EST, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of January will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 73, which is 0.3 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.

Economic Events on October 29, 2010

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Cost Index for the third quarter of 2010 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 0.5%, which is the same as the second quarter of 2010.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the advance GDP report for the second quarter of 2010 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 2.0% in real GDP and an increase of 2.0% in the GDP price index.  The real GDP estimate is slightly higher than the final estimate for the previous quarter, and these levels indicate moderate economic growth.

At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for October will be announced.  The consensus index value is 57.6, which is 2.8 points lower than last month, but is still well above the break-even level at 50.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of October will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 68, which is 0.1 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for September will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

Economic Events on July 30, 2010

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Cost Index for the second quarter of 2010 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 0.4%, which would be a decline of 0.2% compared to the first quarter of 2010.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the advance GDP report for the second quarter of 2010 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 2.5% in real GDP and an increase of 1.0% in the GDP price index.  The real GDP estimate is slightly lower than the final estimate for the previous quarter, but these levels indicate moderate economic growth.

At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for July will be announced.  The consensus index value is 56, which is 3.1 points lower than June, but is still well above the break-even level at 50.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of July will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 67, which would be a 0.5 improvement from the beginning of July, after a 10 point drop from the second half of June.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for July will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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Economic Events on April 30, 2010

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Cost Index for the first quarter of 2010 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 0.4%, which would be a decline of 0.1% compared to the last quarter of 2009.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the advance GDP report for the first quarter of 2010 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 3.4% in real GDP and an increase of 1.0% in the GDP price index.  These estimates are lower than the actuals from the previous quarter, but still indicate moderate growth.

At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for April will be announced.  The consensus index value is 60.0, which would be a slight increase from March as the economy continues to improve in the Chicago area.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of April will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 71, which would be an increase of 1.5 points from the first half of April, which had an unexpected decline.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for April will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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