Economic Data Calendar: Month of August

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Date Event For Actual Forecast Prior Original
Aug 01 Auto Sales Jul - 6.3M 5.8M -
Aug 01 Construction Spending Jun -2.2% 0.6% -2.0% -0.7%
Aug 01 ISM Index Jul 50.5 53.0 56.2 56.2
Aug 01 Initial Claims 07/27 387K 365K 367K 362K
Aug 01 Truck Sales Jul - 8.2M 7.3M -
Aug 02 Average Workweek Jul 34.0 34.3 34.3 34.3
Aug 02 Factory Orders Jun -2.4% -2.3% 0.7% 0.5%
Aug 02 Hourly Earnings Jul 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Aug 02 Nonfarm Payrolls Jul 6K 50K 66K 36K
Aug 02 Personal Income Jun 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Aug 02 Personal Spending Jun 0.5% 0.8% 0% -0.1%
Aug 02 Unemployment Rate Jul 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 5.9%
Aug 05 ISM Services Jul 53.1 56.0 57.2 57.2
Aug 07 Consumer Credit Jun $8.4B $8.5B $9.5B $9.5B
Aug 07 Export Prices ex-ag. Jul 0.2% NA -0.1% -0.1%
Aug 07 Import Prices ex-oil Jul 0.0% NA 0.1% 0.1%
Aug 07 Wholesale Inventories Jun 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Aug 08 Core PPI Jul -0.3% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
Aug 08 Initial Claims 08/03 376K 375K 391K 387K
Aug 08 PPI Jul -0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Aug 09 Mich Sentiment-Prel. Aug - 89.0 88.1 -
Aug 09 Productivity-Prel Q2 1.1% 0.6% 8.6% 8.4%
Aug 13 FOMC Meeting - - - - -
Aug 13 Retail Sales Jul 1.2% 1.5% 1.4% 1.1%
Aug 13 Retail Sales ex-auto Jul 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
Aug 14 Business Inventories Jun 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Aug 15 Capacity Utilization Jul 76.1% 76.1% 76.0% 76.1%
Aug 15 FOMC Minutes 6/26 - - - -
Aug 15 Industrial Production Jul 0.2% 0.0% 0.7% 0.8%
Aug 15 Initial Claims 08/10 388K 370K 382K 376K
Aug 15 Philadelphia Fed Aug -3.1 5.0 6.6 6.6
Aug 16 Building Permits Jul 1.698M 1.670M 1.706M 1.700M
Aug 16 CPI Jul 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Aug 16 Core CPI Jul 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Aug 16 Housing Starts Jul 1.649M 1.690M 1.695M 1.672M
Aug 16 Mich Sentiment-Prel. Aug 87.9 88.0 88.1 88.1
Aug 19 Leading Indicators Jul -0.4% -0.5% -0.2% 0.0%
Aug 20 Trade Balance Jun -$37.2B -$37.4B -$37.8B -$37.6B
Aug 20 Treasury Budget Jul - -$32.0B $2.8B -
Aug 22 Initial Claims 08/17 389K 380K 391K 388K
Aug 26 Existing Home Sales Jul 5.33M 5.70M 5.10M 5.07M
Aug 26 New Home Sales Jul 1017K 985K 953K 1001K
Aug 27 Consumer Confidence Aug 93.5 98.0 97.4 97.1
Aug 27 Durable Orders Jul 8.7% 1.0% -4.5% -4.1%
Aug 28 Consumer Confidence Aug - NA 97.1 -
Aug 29 Chain Deflator-Prel. Q2 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Aug 29 GDP-Prel. Q2 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
Aug 29 Help-Wanted Index Jul - 47 47 -
Aug 29 Initial Claims 08/24 403K 385K 395K 389K
Aug 30 Chicago PMI Aug 54.9 52.5 51.5 51.5
Aug 30 Mich Sentiment-Rev. Aug 87.6 88.0 87.9 87.9
Aug 30 Personal Income Jul 0.0% 0.4% 0.7% 0.6%
Aug 30 Personal Spending Jul 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% 0.5%