Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of March 20 And March 27

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data 

 

Forecast

Prior Observation

Consensus

 

Week of March 20

       

March 20

       

Chicago Fed National Activity Index

0.10

-0.05

   
         

March 21

       

Current Account - Q4

-$128.3B

-113.0

-128.1

 
         

March 22

       

Existing Home Sales - February

5.580M

5.690

5.555

 

FHFA Housing Market Index - January

0.4%

0.4

0.5

 
         

March 23

       

Initial Unemployment Claims

241K

241

240

 

New Home Sales - February

0.555M

0.555

0.565

 
         

March 24

       

Durable Good Orders - February

1.2%

2.0

1.5

 
         

Week of March 27

       

March 27

       

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index

21.0

24.5

   
         

March 28

       

International Trade in Goods - January

-$67.5B

-69.2

   
         

S&P Case/Shiller Index - January

       

Twenty City M/M

0.0%

0.3

   

Twenty City M/M - SA

0.8

0.9

   

Twenty City Y/Y

5.6

5.6

   
         

Consumer Confidence Index - March

113.0

114.8

   

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index

15.0

17

   
         

March 29

       

Pending Home Sale Index - February

107.9

106.4

   
         

March 30

       

GDP - Q4 (f)

1.9%

1.9

   

GDP Implicit Price Deflator

2.1

2.0

   
         

Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index

14

14

   
         

March 31

       

Personal Income - February

0.4%

0.4

   

Personal Spending

0.2

0.2

   
         

Chicago PMI - March

57.4

57.4

   

Michigan Consumer Sentiment - March (f)

97.6

97.6

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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