Housing Starts, Building Permits Expected to Rise -- Data Week Ahead

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

DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS

(ET)

Monday 0830 NY Fed Empire St Mfg Svy Jul 15.0 (5) 19.8

Tuesday 0830 Import Prices Jun -0.2% (5) -0.3%

1000 Housing Mkt Index Jul 67 (7) 67

Wednesday 0830 Housing Starts Jun 1.15M (11) 1.09M

-- percent change Jun +5.5% -5.5%

0830 Building Permits Jun 1.19M (6) 1.17M

-- percent change Jun +1.7% -4.9%

Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Jul 15 244K (8) 247K

0830 Phila Fed Mfg Svy Jul 20.0 (5) 27.6

1000 Leading Index Jun +0.4% (6) +0.3%

(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)

Write to Tim Merle at dataweekahead@wsj.com

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 0830 Import Prices Jun -0.3% (10) -0.3%

1000 Housing Mkt Index Jul 68 (13) 67

Wednesday 0830 Housing Starts Jun 1.16M (20) 1.09M

-- percent change Jun +6.4% -5.5%

0830 Building Permits Jun 1.20M (12) 1.17M

-- percent change Jun +2.6% -4.9%

Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Jul 15 243K (14) 247K

0830 Phila Fed Mfg Svy Jul 20.0 (11) 27.6

1000 Leading Index Jun +0.4% (12) +0.3%

(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)

Write to Kristin Blakeslee at dataweekahead@wsj.com

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July 17, 2017 14:09 ET (18:09 GMT)