This week's major U.S. economic reports (December 13 - December 17)

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THIS WEEK'S MAJOR U.S. ECONOMIC REPORTS & FED SPEAKERS

TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS

MONDAY, DEC. 13
None scheduled

TUESDAY, DEC. 14
6 am NFIB small-business index Nov. 98.4 98.2
8:30 am Producer price index Nov. 0.5% 0.6%

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15
8:30 am Retail sales Nov. 0.9% 1.7%
8:30 am Retail sales excluding autos Nov. 1.0% 1.7%
8:30 am Import price index Nov. 0.6% 1.2%
8:30 am Import price index excluding fuels Nov. -- 0.4%
8:30 am Empire State manufacturing index Dec. 25.0 30.9
10 am NAHB home builders' index Dec. 84 83
10 am Business inventories Oct. 1.0% 0.7%
2 pm Federal Reserve FOMC announcement
2:30 pm Jerome Powell press conference

THURSDAY, DEC. 16
8:30 am Initial jobless claims (regular state program) Dec. 11 195,000 184,000
8:30 am Continuing jobless claims (regular state program) Dec. 4 -- 1.99 million
8:30 am Building permits (SAAR) Nov. 1.67 million 1.65 million
8:30 am Housing starts (SAAR) Nov. 1.57 million 1.52 million
8:30 am Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index Dec. 30.0 39.0
9:15 am Industrial production index Nov. 0.6% 1.6%
9:15 am Capacity utilization Nov. 76.8% 76.4%
9:45 am Markit manufacturing PMI Dec. 58.7 58.3
9:45 am Markit services PMI Dec. 58.5 58.0

FRIDAY, DEC. 17
None scheduled

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1. Up Next for the Markets: December 13 - December 17

Economic outlook

Up Next for the Markets: December 13 - December 17

James Chen
Head of Content Studio, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management

Dec 09, 2021 | 3 min read

• The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting will take place this week. Following the meeting, investors will gain insight into the central bank’s plans for tapering its asset purchases and raising interest rates.
• Important economic data points including November retail sales, the NFIB Small Business Index, and the Producer Price Index will also be released.

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