Unemployment Rate Seen Ticking Down -- Data Week Ahead Update

The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                    PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
          (ET) 
Tuesday   1000  ISM Mfg PMI                 Dec       60.0   (24)   61.1 
          1000  Job Openings                Nov       11.1M  (5)    11.0M 
                  & Labor Turnover 
Wednesday 0815  ADP Jobs                    Dec      +375K   (10)  +534K 
          0945  Markit Services PMI         Dec       57.3   (7)    57.5* 
Thursday  0830  Jobless Claims              Jan 1     195K   (17)   198K 
          0830  U.S. Trade Deficit          Nov      $81.5B  (23)  $67.1B 
          1000  Factory Orders              Nov      +1.7%   (14)  +1.0% 
          1000  ISM Non-Mfg PMI             Dec       66.8   (24)   69.1 
Friday    0830  Nonfarm Payrolls            Dec      +422K   (22)  +210K 
          0830  Unemployment Rate           Dec       4.1%   (21)   4.2% 
          0830  Avg. Hourly Wages M/M**     Dec      +0.4%   (19)  +0.26% 
          0830  Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y**     Dec      +4.2%   (10)  +4.8% 
          1500  Consumer Credit             Nov     +$19.5B  (8)  +$16.9B 
 
*Dec Flash Reading 
**All private-sector workers 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 

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