Nonfarm Payrolls Expected to Rebound -- Data Week Ahead Update
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 Employment Cost Index Q3 +0.7% (20) +0.5%
0900 S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Aug +6.0% (6) +5.8%
HPI (Y/Y)
0945 Chicago PMI Oct 60.0 (12) 65.2
1000 Consumer Confidence Oct 121.3 (22) 119.8
Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs Oct +190K (10) +135K
0945 Markit Mfg PMI Oct 54.5 (3) 54.5*
1000 ISM Mfg PMI Oct 59.0 (24) 60.8
1000 Construction Spending Sep -0.1% (20) +0.5%
N/A Auto Sales Oct 17.5M (20) 18.57M
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Oct 28 235K (18) 233K
0830 Productivity (Preliminary) 3Q +2.8% (21) +1.5%**
0830 Unit Labor Costs (Prelim) 3Q +0.6% (21) +0.2%**
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Oct +315K (24) -33K
0830 Unemployment Rate Oct 4.2% (24) 4.2%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages*** Oct +0.2% (19) +0.45%
0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Sep $43.5B (21) $42.4B
0945 Markit Services PMI Oct 55.9 (3) 55.9*
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Oct 58.0 (22) 59.8
1000 Factory Orders Sep +1.2% (20) +1.2%
*Oct. Flash Reading
**2Q Revised Reading
***All private-sector workers
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Tim Merle at dataweekahead@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 30, 2017 14:12 ET (18:12 GMT)