Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of June 12 And June 19

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.

     
 

Forecast

Prior Observation

   

Week of June 12

       

June 12

       

Treasury Budget - May

-$87.0B

182.4

-87.0

 
         

June 13

       

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - May

103.5

104.5

104.0

 
         

Producer Price Index - May

0.1%

0.5

0.1

 

PPI Core

0.2

0.4

0.2

 
         

June 14

       

Consumer Price Index - May

0.0%

0.2

0.0

 

Core CPI

0.2

0.1

0.2

 
         

Retail Sales - May

0.2%

0.4

0.2

 

Retail Sales, ex Autos

0.3

0.3

0.3

 
         

Business Inventories - April

-0.2%

0.2

-0.1

 

FMOC

1.125

0.875

1.125

 
         

June 15

       

Initial Unemployment Claims

240K

245

242

 

Philadelphia Fed Survey Index

25.0

38.8

27.0

 

NY Fed Manufacturing Index

5.0

-1.0

5.0

 
         

Export Prices -  May

0.2%

0.5

0.1

 

Import Prices

0.0

0.2

0.0

 
         

Industrial Production - May

0.0%

1.0

0.2

 

Capacity Utilization

76.7

76.7

76.8

 
         

NAHB Index - June

69

70

70

 
         

June 16

       

Housing Starts - May

1.225M

1.172

1.221

 

Building Permits

1.250

1.229

1.249

 
         

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - June (p)

97.1

97.1

97.1

 
         

Week of June 19

       

June 20

       

Current Account - Q1

-$129.0B

-112.4

   
         

June 21

       

Existing Home Sales - May

5.500M

5.570

   
         

June 22

       

FHFA Home Price Index - April

0.5%

0.6

   

Leading Indicators

0.3%

0.3

   
         

June 23

       

New Home Sales - May

590K

569

   
   

Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, and widely published columnist. He is the five time winner of the MarketWatch best forecaster ...

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