The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Wednesday 0830 Retail Sales Dec +0.4% (25) +0.3%
-- ex autos Dec +0.2% (22) +0.2%
0830 Import Prices Dec -0.5% (16) -0.4%
0915 Industrial Production Dec -0.1% (24) +0.2%
0915 Capacity Utilization Dec 78.6% (21) 78.8%
1000 Business Inventories Nov -0.1% (16) -0.1%
1000 Housing Mkt Index Jan 39 (15) 37
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Jan 13 208K (19) 202K
0830 Housing Starts Dec 1.43M (24) 1.56M
-- percent change Dec -8.3% +14.8%
0830 Building Permits Dec 1.48M (18) 1.46M
-- percent change Dec +1.4% -2.5%
0830 Phila Fed Mfg Svy Jan -7.0 (15) -10.5
Friday 1000 Consumer Sentiment Jan 70.2 (21) 69.7*
(Prelim)
1000 Existing Home Sales Dec 3.83M (24) 3.82M
-- percent change Dec +0.3% +0.8%
*Dec Final Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires
01-16-24 1414ET
