Economic Events on July 1, 2011

The figures for motor vehicle sales in June will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 9.6 million domestic autos were sold last month, which would be an increase of 500,000 from the previous month.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of June will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 71.8, which would be the same number reported in the first half of the month.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Construction Spending report for May will be released, and the consensus is that there was a decrease of 0.3% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM manufacturing index for June will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased 1.5 points last month to a value of 52, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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Economic Events on June 1, 2011

The figures for motor vehicle sales in May will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 9.7 million domestic autos were sold last month, which would be a decrease of 400,000 from the previous month.

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was no week to week change in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 5.7% in the Refinance Index.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EDT, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in May.

At 7:45 AM EDT, the weekly ICSC-Goldman Store Sales report will be released, giving an update on the health of the consumer through this analysis of retail sales.

At 8:15 AM EDT, the ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 8:55 AM EDT, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Construction Spending report for April will be released, and the consensus is that there was an increase of 0.1% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM manufacturing index for May will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased 2.9 points last month to a value of 57.5, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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Economic Events on May 2, 2011

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Construction Spending report for March will be released, and the consensus is that there was an increase of 0.5% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM manufacturing index for April will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased 0.7 points last month to a value of 59.5, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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Economic Events on April 1, 2011

The figures for motor vehicle sales in March will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 10 million domestic autos were sold last month, which would be a decrease of 200,000 from the previous month.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for March will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 200,000 jobs compared to a gain of 192,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will remain at 8.9%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.3 hours.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Construction Spending report for February will be released, and the consensus is that there will a decrease of 0.3% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM manufacturing index for March will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased 0.2 points last month to a value of 61.2, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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Economic Events on March 1, 2011

The figures for motor vehicle sales in February will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 9.5 million domestic autos were sold last month, which would be an decrease of 100,000 from the previous month.

At 7:45 AM EST, the weekly ICSC-Goldman Store Sales report will be released, giving an update on the health of the consumer through this analysis of retail sales.

At 8:55 AM EST, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.

At 10:00 AM EST, the Construction Spending report for January will be released, and the consensus is that there will a decrease of 0.8% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EST, the ISM manufacturing index for February will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased 0.3 points last month to a value of 60.5, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

Also at 10:00 AM EST, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give his semi-annual monetary policy report to the Senate Banking Committee

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Economic Events on February 1, 2011

The figures for motor vehicle sales in January will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 9.5 million domestic autos were sold last month, which would be an increase of 100,000 from the previous month.

At 7:45 AM EST, the weekly ICSC-Goldman Store Sales report will be released, giving an update on the health of the consumer through this analysis of retail sales.

At 8:55 AM EST, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.

At 10:00 AM EST, the Construction Spending report for December will be released, and the consensus is that there will an increase of 0.2% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EST, the ISM manufacturing index for January will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it increased 0.5 points last month to a value of 57.5, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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Economic Events on January 3, 2011

At 10:00 AM EST, the Construction Spending report for November will be released, and the consensus is that there will an increase of 0.1% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EST, the ISM manufacturing index for December will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it increased 0.6 points last month to a value of 57.2, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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Economic Events on December 1, 2010

The figures for motor vehicle sales in November will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 8.9 million autos were sold last month, which would be an increase of 100,000 from October.

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week increase of 1.1% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 21.6% in the Refinance Index as interest rates moved up from near record lows.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report was released at 7:30 AM EST, and it showed that there were 48,711 layoffs in November, which is about 11,000 more than the number of layoffs that were reported in October.

At 8:15 AM EST, the ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 8:30 AM EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2010 will be released.  The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.4% in the last quarter and labor unit costs did not change.

At 10:00 AM EST, the Construction Spending report for October will be released, and the consensus is that there will a decline of 0.4% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EST, the ISM manufacturing index for November will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it increased 0.1 points last month to a value of 57.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

At 10:30 AM EST, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

At 2:00 PM EST, the Beige Book report will be released, giving us more information about economic conditions in each Federal Reserve district in advance of the next Fed meeting.

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Economic Events on November 1, 2010

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,  the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.4% and the consensus Core PCE price index change is an increase of 0.1%.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Construction Spending report for September will be released, and the consensus is that there will a decline of 0.5% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM Manufacturing Index for October will be released.  The consensus is that the index value will be 54.5, which would be an increase of 0.1 points from last month, and would be the fifteenth month of expansion in a row.

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Economic Events on October 1, 2010

The figures for motor vehicle sales in September will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 8.6 million autos were sold last month, which would be an increase of 300,000 from August.

Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner, Sheila Bair, Mary Schapiro and Gary Gensler will participate in the first meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for August will be released.  The consensus for Personal Income is an increase of 0.3% over the previous month,  the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.4% and the consensus Core PCE price index change is an increase of 0.1%.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of September will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 67, which is 0.4 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Construction Spending report for August will be released, and the consensus is that there will a decline of 0.4% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM Manufacturing Index for September will be released.  The consensus is that the index value will be 54.5, which would be an decrease of 1.8 points from August, but would be the fourteenth month of expansion in a row.

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