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This week's major U.S. economic reports (August 30 - September 3)
THIS WEEK'S MAJOR U.S. ECONOMIC REPORTS & FED SPEAKERSTIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, AUG. 30
10 am Pending home sales July -- -1.9%
TUESDAY, AUG. 31
9 am Case-Shiller home price index (year-over-year) June -- 16.6%
9:45 am Chicago PMI Aug. -- 73.4
10 am Consumer confidence index Aug. -- 129.1
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1
8:15 am ADP employment report Aug. -- 329,000
9:45 am Markit manufacturing PMI (final) Aug. -- --
10 am ISM manufacturing index Aug. -- 59.5%
10 am Construction spending July -- 0.1%
Varies Motor vehicle sales (SAAR) Aug. -- 14.8 million
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2
8:30 am Initial jobless claims (regular state program) Aug. 28 -- --
8:30 am Continuing jobless claims (regular state program) Aug. 21 -- --
8:30 am Trade balance July -- -$75.7 billion
8:30 am Productivity (revision) Q2 -- 2.3%
8:30 am Unit labor costs (revision) Q2 -- 1.0%
10 am Factory orders July -- 1.5%
8:30 am Core capital goods orders (revision) July -- 0.0%
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
8:30 am Nonfarm payrolls Aug. -- 943,000
8:30 am Unemployment rate Aug. -- 5.4%
8:30 am Average hourly earnings Aug. -- 0.4%
9:45 am Markit services PMI (final) Aug. -- --
10 am ISM services index Aug. -- 64.1%
MONDAY, AUG. 30
10 am Pending home sales July -- -1.9%
TUESDAY, AUG. 31
9 am Case-Shiller home price index (year-over-year) June -- 16.6%
9:45 am Chicago PMI Aug. -- 73.4
10 am Consumer confidence index Aug. -- 129.1
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1
8:15 am ADP employment report Aug. -- 329,000
9:45 am Markit manufacturing PMI (final) Aug. -- --
10 am ISM manufacturing index Aug. -- 59.5%
10 am Construction spending July -- 0.1%
Varies Motor vehicle sales (SAAR) Aug. -- 14.8 million
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2
8:30 am Initial jobless claims (regular state program) Aug. 28 -- --
8:30 am Continuing jobless claims (regular state program) Aug. 21 -- --
8:30 am Trade balance July -- -$75.7 billion
8:30 am Productivity (revision) Q2 -- 2.3%
8:30 am Unit labor costs (revision) Q2 -- 1.0%
10 am Factory orders July -- 1.5%
8:30 am Core capital goods orders (revision) July -- 0.0%
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
8:30 am Nonfarm payrolls Aug. -- 943,000
8:30 am Unemployment rate Aug. -- 5.4%
8:30 am Average hourly earnings Aug. -- 0.4%
9:45 am Markit services PMI (final) Aug. -- --
10 am ISM services index Aug. -- 64.1%